State Heroes
Korean War
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 Melvin E. Lokken
Barnes 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 20, 1951 / Age:
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 Allen Lyle Mettler
Drake, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: K Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:9th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: February 12, 1951 / Age: 21
He was captured and unaccounted for when the war ended and was listed as Missing in Action. His remains were recovered, identified, and returned to the United Sates in 2006.
1951
Private First Class Robert O. Haugen
Stutsman 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: November 21, 1951 / Age:
1951
Corporal Russell D. Peterson
Nelson County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: C Company
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: March 12, 1951 / Age: 23
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 Duane A. Miller
Richland County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: G Company
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: June 06, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private First Class Michael L. Kennedy
Grand Forks 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: July 07, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private First Class Wallace D. Hande
Rhame, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:372nd Air Force Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: September 13, 1951 / Age: 25
1951
Sergeant First Class Eugene A. De Sautel
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: October 05, 1951 / Age:
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:
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