State Heroes
Korean War
1951
Corporal Eugene R. Van Steenvoort
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 38th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 01, 1951 / Age: 19
He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died while a prisoner on June 1, 1951.
1951
Corporal Robert H. Ortloff
Mountrail County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 9th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 01, 1951 / Age:
1951
Master Sergeant Leo J. Kraft
McHenry County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 187th Airborne Infantry Regimental Combat Team
Date of Loss: May 31, 1951 / Age: 24
1951
Corporal Lawrence K. Taylor
Ward County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 7th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 23, 1951 / Age: 22
1951
Private Donald R. Harmon
Benson County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 38th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 18, 1951 / Age:
1951
Corporal Dennis Harold Brady
Eddy County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 38th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 17, 1951 / Age: 19
He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on May 17, 1951 and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.
1951
Lieutenant Colonel Leland P. Molland
Fargo, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Headquarters Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 49th Fighter Bomber Group
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 15th Air Force
Date of Loss: May 16, 1951 / Age: 32
"Lieutenant Colonel Molland was the pilot of a T-33A Shooting Star fighter with the Headquarters Squadron, 49th Fighter Bomber Group.
1951
Corporal Jacob William Allmaras
New Rockford, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 38th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 13, 1951 / Age: 27
He was seriously wounded by the enemy during an attack at "Line Idaho", South Korea on March 15, 1951 and returned to duty on March 19, 1951.
1951
Sergeant Wilbur C. Stark
Korean War, World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 12, 1951 / Age: 28
Died in service in St. Louis, Missouri
1951
Sergeant First Class Flint B. Richards
Korean War, World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 38th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 30, 1951 / Age: 39
He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on February 12, 1951 and died while a prisoner on April 30, 1951.
1951
Private Fred Beecher Sayre
Traill County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 21st Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 27, 1951 / Age:
He was captured during the Korean War and interned as a Prisoner of War. He was not among those returned at the wars end, and is listed as Missing in Action. His remains have never been recovered.
1951
Private First Class Fred W. Monson Jr.
Williams County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 21st Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 26, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private First Class Kenneth Charging
Elbowoods, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 19th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 26, 1951 / Age:
Disappeared during battle on April 26th, 1951. Held by Chinese Communists in the Chiangyong POW camp.
1951
Sergeant First Class Donald Wayne Arneson
Hillsboro, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 35th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 25, 1951 / Age: 29
He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea. His remains were never recovered.
1951
Private First Class Arthur G. Lang
Mercer County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 19th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 23, 1951 / Age: