State Heroes

1950

2nd Lieutenant Damon J. Larson

Korean War

Branch of Service: Marines

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 5th Marine Regiment

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

Date of Loss: November 28, 1950 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Yudamni, Korea

1950

1st Lieutenant Elon Lewis House

Stark County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 24th Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: November 27, 1950 / Age:

1950

Master Sergeant Archie K. Bellon

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battaloin

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 32nd Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: November 27, 1950 / Age: 37

Killed in the battle of the Chosin Reservoir

1950

Private First Class Elmer Bear

McLean County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E

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

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

Date of Loss: November 26, 1950 / Age:

1950

Lieutenant Colonel James Alfred Rippin

Fort Totten, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 5th Air Force

Date of Loss: November 13, 1950 / Age: 31

His airplane crashed while on a flight from Japan to Korea.

1950

Private Peter White Lightning

Sioux County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 27th Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: November 11, 1950 / Age: 22

1950

Corporal Walter W. Warnke

Grand Forks County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: K Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Battalion, 38th Regimental Combat Team

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

Date of Loss: November 09, 1950 / Age:

Remains have not been recovered.

1950

Sergeant Joseph M. Orr

Ramsey County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 82nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion

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

Date of Loss: September 27, 1950 / Age:

1950

Technical Sergeant Karl Vernon Kludt

McClusky, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Marines

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 548th "Nightfighter" Squadron

Date of Loss: September 24, 1950 / Age: 34

The plane he was in received a direct hit from anti-aircraft, exploded, and crashed into the Han River, very close to a power plant. His body was never recovered. 

1950

Private First Class Orvis A. Haugtvedt

Steele County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 5th Infantry Regiment Combat Team

Date of Loss: September 24, 1950 / Age:

1950

Corporal Myron J. Enger

Traill County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 27th Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: September 17, 1950 / Age:

1950

Corporal Robert J. Smith

Cass County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 5th Cavalry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: September 15, 1950 / Age:

1950

Sergeant First Class Bertil S. Larson

Cass County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 5th Cavalry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: September 14, 1950 / Age: 26

1950

Private First Class Martin J. Glasser

Morton County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 61st Field Artillery Battalion

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

Date of Loss: September 13, 1950 / Age:

1950

Corporal Robert D. Vilandre

Korean War

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 8th Air Police Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 8th Fighter Bomber Wing

Date of Loss: September 26, 1950 / Age: 20

On September 26, 1950, he was aboard a C-54D Skymaster transport departing from Ashiya, Japan when the aircraft crashed into the Sea of Japan.