State Heroes
Korean War
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
Sergeant Wallace G. McLean
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: October 13, 1951 / Age: 22
Died in service in Bossier City, Louisiana
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 Louis D. Olson
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 30, 1951 / Age: 22
Died in service in Carroll, Iowa
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:
1951
Private First Class Alfred Anderson Jr.
Traill 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 25, 1951 / Age: 20
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 Kenneth Hefta
Traill County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 14, 1951 / Age:
He was captured during the Korean War and interned as a Prisoner of War. He was not among those returned at the wars end, and is listed as Missing in Action. His remains have never been recovered.
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 Glenn A. Schreiner
McLean County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:10th Engineer Combat Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 01, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private First Class Arthur G. Lang
Mercer County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 23, 1951 / Age:
1951
Corporal Lawrence K. Taylor
Ward County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 23, 1951 / Age: 22
1951
Sergeant Kenneth J. McRitchie
Bottineau County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: June 07, 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
Sergeant Martin M. Lund
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 23, 1951 / Age: 20
Died in service in Elizabethtown, Kentucky