State Heroes

Private First Class Earl Purdon Mollerud

Wahpeton, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Air/Navy Gunfire Liaison Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Signal Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Marine Division

Date of Loss: June 08, 1951 / Age: 20

He was killed when his jeep hit a land mine. 

Private First Class Raymond W. Elgland

Logan 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: July 17, 1951 / Age: 33

Private Leonard Thomas

Benson County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:14th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 21, 1951 / Age:

Corporal Donald D. Korte

Dickinson, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division

Date of Loss: October 10, 1951 / Age:

Killed in Action while attacking "Line Jamestown" during "Operation Commando" in North Korea.

Private Leland K. Sime

Rolette County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: I Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:7th Cavalry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division

Date of Loss: November 08, 1951 / Age:

Corporal Leo B. Bertrand

Cass County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 02, 1951 / Age: 20

Private First Class Wallace D. Wherley

Korean War

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: July 11, 1951 / Age: 20

Died in service at Camp Pendelton, CA.

Sergeant Cecil W. French

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 08, 1951 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Korea

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:

Master Sergeant Leo J. Kraft

McHenry County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 31, 1951 / Age: 24

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:

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:

Private David V. Haman

Rolette 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: September 22, 1951 / Age:

Corporal Alfred Lavallie Jr.

Rolette 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: October 10, 1951 / Age: 19

Sergeant Donald P. Cullen

Cass 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: January 07, 1951 / Age:

Sergeant Wilbur C. Stark

Korean War, World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 12, 1951 / Age: 28

Died in service in St. Louis, Missouri