State Heroes
Korean War
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
Sergeant Gernard Wieland
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 14, 1951 / Age: 22
Died in service in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
1951
Electronic's Technician Ardell E. Aason
Korean War
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: September 29, 1951 / Age: 23
Died in Service in Saint Inigoes, Md
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
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
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
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 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
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.
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
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
1951
Sergeant First Class Flint B. Richards
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 30, 1951 / Age: 39
He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on February 12, 1951 and died while a prisoner on April 30, 1951.
1951
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