State Heroes
Korean War
1952
Petty Officer 3rd Class Harlan Gay Goodroad
Jamestown, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Patrol Squadron 731, USS Onslow
Date of Loss: July 31, 1952 / Age: 25
His aircraft was on routine patrol out of Iwakuni, Japan over the Yellow Sea, when it was attacked by Chinese fighters and crashed.
1952
Private Harold D. Newman
Ward County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 15, 1952 / Age:
1952
Sergeant Kenneth G. Eley
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 15, 1952 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Korea
1952
Sergeant Ellis R. Nell
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:18th Engineers Combat Battalion
Date of Loss: July 29, 1952 / Age: 21
Died in service in Germany
1952
Private First Class Harold O. Georgeson
Benson 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: March 09, 1952 / Age:
1952
Private First Class Ignatius Spotted Bear
McLean County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team
Date of Loss: June 22, 1952 / Age: 23
He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy at the "Punch Bowl" near Hean Myon, North Korea on June 22, 1952 by enemy artillery fire.
1952
Private Second Class Roy Vernon Schlenker
Montpelier, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Clearing Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Medical Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 14, 1952 / Age: 21
He drowned while swimming in the Han-Tan River near Chong-Gong-ni, North Korea.
1952
Sergeant First Class Herbert F. Parker Jr.
Arnegard, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: I Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion, 223rd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:40th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 15, 1952 / Age:
Killed in Action while fighting in North Korea
1952
Private First Class Allen Gene Stenerson
Park River, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Marines
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: August 09, 1952 / Age: 23
1952
Private Marvin George Conica
Mandan, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:185th Combat Engineer Battalion
Date of Loss: May 12, 1952 / Age:
Non-hostile death.
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:
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 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
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
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