State Heroes
Korean War
1952
Private Donald L. Monson
Walsh County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:45th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 26, 1952 / Age:
1952
Private Alfred A. Loken
McKenzie County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:45th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 25, 1952 / Age:
1952
Airman 1st Class Beryl D. Maas
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: November 11, 1952 / Age: 19
Died in service in England
1952
Sergeant Richard V. Reiter
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 07, 1952 / Age: 21
Died in service in Japan
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 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
Sergeant First Class Duane E. Kent
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 31, 1952 / Age: 21
Killed in action while fighting the enemy in North Korea.
1952
Private Gus E. Rittmiller
Korean War
Date of Loss: May 19, 1952 / Age: 20
Died in service in Gilroy, California
1952
Airman 1st Class William J. Kalanek
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: June 15, 1952 / Age: 20
Died in service in a car accident in Black Hawk, Colorado
1952
Airman 3rd Class Herman W. Lunde
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: September 11, 1952 / Age: 21
Died in service in Chillicothe, Ohio
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
1952
Lieutenant Commander William F. Tueting Jr.
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: March 24, 1952 / Age: 36
Died in service in Silver Springs, Maryland