State Heroes
Korean War
1950
Corporal Thomas F. Murphy
Cass County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 16th Recon Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: September 10, 1950 / Age:
1950
Private Dale D. Crow
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 38th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 09, 1950 / Age: 17
On 9 September 1950, PVT Dale Duane Crow was involved in an attack against a strongly defended enemy position on Hill 285 near Sibi-ri, south of Taigi, South Korea. It was during this attack that Crow was seriously injured.
1950
Private Milton L. Miller
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 08, 1950 / Age:
Died in Service Camp Carson CO. RCT.
Buried in David D. Nehrenbert Post #32 American Legion Cemetery Row 2 Drake ND
Name is on Korean War Memorial in DC
1950
Recruit Milton L. Miller
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 08, 1950 / Age: 24
Died in service at Camp Carson, Colorado
1950
Corporal Lawrence Clover
Pembina County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 23rd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 05, 1950 / Age:
1950
Private First Class Frank R. Faulhaber
Stark County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 8th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: September 03, 1950 / Age:
1950
Private First Class William D. Johnson
Pembina County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 29th Regimental Combat Team
Date of Loss: September 01, 1950 / Age:
1950
Private First Class Leo F. Engelhart
Towner County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 23rd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 01, 1950 / Age:
1950
1st Lieutenant Jared W. Morrow
Fargo, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 01, 1950 / Age: 27
1950
Corporal Marvin Jerome Myhre
New Rockford, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 6407th Ammunition Handling Unit
Date of Loss: August 23, 1950 / Age: 21
Initial reports indicated he met his death when a vehicle in which he was riding missed a turn and was wrecked near the front lines in Korea. Further investigation determined that enemy sniper fire caused the accident.
1950
Private Thomas C. Odenbaugh
Golden Valley County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 29th Regimental Combat Team
Date of Loss: August 22, 1950 / Age:
1950
Corporal Wilmer R. Pfeifle
Hettinger County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 29th Regimental Combat Team
Date of Loss: August 19, 1950 / Age:
1950
Private First Class Morrlyn Dwight Kranzler
Grand Forks, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 5th Marines
Date of Loss: August 17, 1950 / Age: 19
1950
1st Lieutenant Ward Orville Neville
Zap, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Engineer Combat Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 11, 1950 / Age: 32
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions near the Naktong River while on a search and destroy patrol. In this mission, Neville and his 13 men were attacked by an estimated 200 enemy rifleman.
1950
Corporal Harold R Halvorson
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: August 08, 1950 / Age: