State Heroes Total:
3931
Service Branch

Korean War

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

Richard V. Reiter photo 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

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. 

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

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

John Ewain Jr. Wirtz photo 1952

Private First Class John Ewain Jr. Wirtz

Minot, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: October 08, 1952 / Age: 22

He died of other causes near Kumhwa, North Korea.

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

Gus E. Rittmiller photo 1952

Private Gus E. Rittmiller

Korean War

Date of Loss: May 19, 1952 / Age: 20

Died in service in Geiroy, California

Nickolaus Kuntz photo 1952

Private First Class Nickolaus Kuntz

Grant County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: October 22, 1952 / Age:

Ervin E. Mautz photo 1952

Corporal Ervin E. Mautz

McLean County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:14th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 01, 1952 / Age:

Joseph Matt Mathis photo 1952

Corporal Joseph Matt Mathis

Hettinger County, 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: July 19, 1952 / Age: 20

Christopher Ruben Geiszler photo 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.

Korean War, World War II

William F. Tueting Jr. photo 1952

Lieutenant Commander William F. Tueting Jr.

Korean War, World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: March 24, 1952 / Age: 36

Died in service in Silver Springs, Maryland