State Heroes Total:
3938
Service Branch

Korean War

Edward Schafer photo 1952

Private Edward Schafer

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 24, 1952 / Age: 23

Died in service in Lebanon, Missouri

Luverne C. Prescott photo 1952

Sergeant Luverne C. Prescott

Walsh County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: October 18, 1952 / Age:

Curtis M. Rasmusson photo 1952

Private Curtis M. Rasmusson

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 05, 1952 / Age: 20

Died in service in Korea

Charles R. Hermes photo 1952

Private First Class Charles R. Hermes

Richland County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:223rd Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:40th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 27, 1952 / Age: 24

Ruben Wahl photo 1952

Corporal Ruben Wahl

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 14, 1952 / Age: 24

Died in service in Ft Campbell, Kentucky

Arby A. Fryer Jr. photo 1952

Private Arby A. Fryer Jr.

Cass County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:120th Engineer Combat Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:45th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 06, 1952 / Age: 18

Alton Elmer Graf photo 1952

Private Alton Elmer Graf

Kintyre, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:45th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: August 18, 1952 / Age: 22

He was listed as Missing in Action when carried away by a flash flood while crossing the river near Inje, North Korea on August 18, 1952 and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. 

Lloyd Marvin Berger photo 1952

Private First Class Lloyd Marvin Berger

Grand Forks, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: February 07, 1952 / Age:

Non-hostile death.  Private First Class Lloyd Marvin Berger was a member of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division and died of other causes on February 7, 1952 near Toch'ang-ni, North Korea.

Carl J. Bichler photo 1952

Private Carl J. Bichler

Pierce County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: October 20, 1952 / Age:

Killed in Action

Henry R. Privratsky photo 1952

Private Henry R. Privratsky

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 21, 1952 / Age: 21

Died in service in Austin, Texas

George Jangula photo 1952

Sergeant George Jangula

Emmons 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: March 30, 1952 / Age: 20

George Percy Martineau photo 1952

Private First Class George Percy Martineau

Pembina, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion, 7th Marines

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

Date of Loss: July 10, 1952 / Age: 26

He contracted hemorrhagic fever while on patrol from Hill 229 near the "Yoke".

Jasper Young Bear photo 1952

Sergeant Jasper Young Bear

McLean County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: September 18, 1952 / Age: 22

Korean War, World War II

Melvin E. Sarkilahti photo 1952

Technical Sergeant Melvin E. Sarkilahti

Korean War, World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st SHORAN Beacon Squadron

Date of Loss: October 16, 1952 / Age: 26

Just after midnight on October 16, 1952, a C-46 Commando (tail number 44-77538) carrying four crew members and twenty-one passengers departed Kangnung Air Base for a night courier flight to Pohang Air Base.

Leore J. Kowarsch photo 1952

Airman 3rd Class Leore J. Kowarsch

Branch of Service: Air Force

Date of Loss: August 09, 1952 / Age: 20

Died in service in Mobile, Alabama in a car accident