State Heroes
Korean War
1952
Sergeant Renfrew D. Bailey
Harvey, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 19, 1952 / Age: 22
He was seriously wounded by the enemy at "Old Baldy", North Korea on July 19, 1952 and died of those wounds.
1952
Private First Class Christopher Ruben Geiszler
Merricourt, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:13th Engineer Combat Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 12, 1952 / Age: 19
He was riding in a truck when it struck a land mine. He was taken to the 8063rd Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH), where he died.
1952
2nd Lieutenant Robert A. Moe
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: December 11, 1952 / Age: 22
Died in service in Holopaw, Florida
1952
Private First Class Leroy James Sherman
Fargo, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: C Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: October 03, 1952 / Age: 20
1952
Private First Class Donald M. Leonhard
Morton County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:37th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 26, 1952 / Age:
1952
Private First Class John Anthony Berg
Grand Forks, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion, 5th Marines
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: January 04, 1952 / Age: 21
1952
1st Lieutenant Donn Herbert Haugen
Grand Forks, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: April 29, 1952 / Age: 25
1952
Private First Class Olai Joseph Twenge
Hatton, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 19, 1952 / Age: 23
He died of severe burns when his bunker caught fire near Kal-Gol, North Korea.
1952
Major Carl Edward Soreide
Bowman, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Marine Attack Squadron 212
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Marine Air Group 12
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Marine Air Wing
Date of Loss: July 23, 1952 / Age: 27
While on a combat mission, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire, exploded and crashed. His remains were never recovered.
1952
Airman 1st Class Courtney C. Furnberg
Fargo, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: July 02, 1952 / Age:
Non-hostile Air Crash.
1952
Private First Class Marvin G. Van Ningen
Bowman County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 14, 1952 / Age:
1952
Sergeant First Class Duane E. Ege
Cass County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:5th Infantry Regiment Combat Team
Date of Loss: February 09, 1952 / Age:
1952
Corporal Allen S. Hewitt
Carrington, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:35th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 30, 1952 / Age: 20
1952
Private First Class Harold Kvam
Williams County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:7th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 26, 1952 / Age:
1952
Private First Class James Nelson Engelhardt
Hebron, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 17th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company
Date of Loss: July 02, 1952 / Age: 20
Non-hostile death.
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
1952
Boilerman 1st Class Robert D. Fowler
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Boxer
Date of Loss: October 01, 1952 / Age: 34
Killed in action on the USS Boxer