State Heroes
Korean War
1951
Private First Class James F. Sand
Towner County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:5th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: October 24, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private First Class Marion E. Hudecek
Slope County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:9th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 12, 1951 / Age:
1951
Captain Orin L. Stenehjem
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: November 09, 1951 / Age: 19
Died in service in Austin, Texas
1951
Private First Class Clyde R. Colvin
Ward County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:17th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 22, 1951 / Age:
1951
Corporal Eugene R. Van Steenvoort
Devils Lake, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:38th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 01, 1951 / Age: 19
He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died while a prisoner on June 1, 1951.
1951
Corporal Clarence E. Opperud
Divide County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 04, 1951 / Age: 23
1951
Private Van W. Paulson
Korean War
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:47th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 21, 1951 / Age: 21
Died in service in Williston, ND
1951
Corporal Dennis Harold Brady
Eddy County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 17, 1951 / Age: 19
He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on May 17, 1951 and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.
1951
Private First Class Mylo S. Aaser
Nelson County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: June 06, 1951 / Age: 21
Was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy near Chorwon, North Korea.
1951
Private First Class Lloyd F. Selby
Burleigh County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:8th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: July 11, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private Harvey E. Swartzel Jr.
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 02, 1951 / Age: 19
Died in service in Chattanooga, Tennessee
1951
Private First Class Robert Lee Wanner
Belfield, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Weapons Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion, 1st Marines
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: September 16, 1951 / Age: 21
1951
Private Marvin L. Eggleston
Benson County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:23rd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 07, 1951 / Age:
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
1951
Sergeant Louis A. Simonson
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 20, 1951 / Age: 33
Died in service in Holland, Michigan
1951
2nd Lieutenant Keith A. Jensen
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:52nd Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 16, 1951 / Age:
Killed in Action
Buried in Block 14, Lot 5, Grave3, Addition 3 Forest Hill Cemetery, Anoka, MN
Name is on Korean War Veterans Memorial in DC
Name is on ND All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND
1951
Master Sergeant Ivan Levi Montgomery
Minot, ND
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:522nd Engineer Base Depot Battalion
Date of Loss: November 20, 1951 / Age:
Non-hostile death.