State Heroes
Korean War
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 John D. Park
Foster 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 03, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private First Class Louis C. Kelly
Sioux County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:19th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 15, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private William J. Lafrance
McHenry County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:7th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: February 04, 1951 / Age: 21
Awarded the Silver Star posthumously.
1951
Private Tony Dirk
Grant County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:19th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 14, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private First Class Eugene J. Praska
Dickey County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 11, 1951 / Age:
1951
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
1951
Lieutenant Colonel Leland P. Molland
Fargo, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Headquarters Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:15th Air Force
Date of Loss: May 16, 1951 / Age: 32
"Lieutenant Colonel Molland was the pilot of a T-33A Shooting Star fighter with the Headquarters Squadron, 49th Fighter Bomber Group.
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 John R. Ogilvie
Ramsey County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 05, 1951 / Age:
1951
1st Lieutenant Charles Herbert Blomberg
Dickinson, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:36th Fighter Bomber Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:8th Fighter Bomber Group
Date of Loss: July 01, 1951 / Age: 22
While on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, exploded in mid-air and crashed. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.
1951
Private Arne O. Moe
Walsh 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: September 01, 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 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 First Class Meinhardt Rennich
Sheridan County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: G Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:7th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: October 03, 1951 / Age:
1951
Sergeant Martin M. Lund
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 23, 1951 / Age: 20
Died in service in Elizabethtown, Kentucky