State Heroes
Korean War
1951
Private First Class Fred W. Monson Jr.
Williams County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 26, 1951 / Age:
1951
Master Sergeant Leo J. Kraft
McHenry County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 31, 1951 / Age: 24
1951
Private LaVern L. Nogosek
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:45th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 02, 1951 / Age: 24
Died in service in Sioux City, Iowa
1951
Private First Class Clyde Bearstail
McLean County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 08, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private First Class Seymour R. Adsem
Walsh County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:38th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 31, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private First Class Richard Lloyd Robison
Killdeer, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion, 7th Marines
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: September 25, 1951 / Age: 21
He was seriously wounded while attacking "Yoke Ridge" just west of Hill 924 and above the "Punch Bowl" to create the new "Hays Line" in North Korea.
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
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 Raymond S. Porter
Morton County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: F Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2d Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 10, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private First Class Walter D. Lien
Walsh County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:35th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 29, 1951 / Age: 27
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
Private First Class Clifford T. Gilstad
McKenzie County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Medical Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:7th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: November 10, 1951 / Age:
Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on November 10, 1951. His remains were never recovered.
1951
Private First Class Gene F. Klos
Mercer County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 07, 1951 / Age:
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
1951
2nd Lieutenant Colin L. Campbell
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: December 04, 1951 / Age: 26
Died in service
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