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Korean War

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:

1950

Private First Class Donald E. Sellers

Stutsman County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 19th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: August 02, 1950 / Age:

1950

Private Vincent J. Eicholtz

Cass County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 29th Regimental Combat Team

Date of Loss: July 27, 1950 / Age:

1950

Corporal Milton P. Billigmeier

Stutsman County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regimental Combat Team

Date of Loss: July 27, 1950 / Age:

He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Hadong, South Korea on July 27, 1950 and was presumed dead on February 24, 1954.

1950

Private Herbert Edward Buik

Wells County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C

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

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

Date of Loss: July 26, 1950 / 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.

1950

Private Michael A. Dworshak

Flasher, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

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

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

Date of Loss: July 25, 1950 / Age:

Seeing an enemy machine gun nest to the rear, Private Dworshak, displaying great presence of mind, swung his automatic rifle around and, at the same time, shoved one man off the tank to keep him from getting hit by the machine gun's fire.

1950

Corporal James E. Trepanier

Grand Forks County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 34th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 20, 1950 / Age:

1950

Private First Class Mike W. Dutchak

Billings County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 19th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 19, 1950 / Age:

1950

Private Duncan Lafrance Thorsteinson

Bantry, ND

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 16, 1950 / Age: 21

Killed in action.

1950

Private Lavern Paul Gohl

Williams County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 16, 1950 / Age:

He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea and forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March." He died while a prisoner at Manpo, North Korea on October 21, 1950. His remains were never recovered.

1950

Lieutenant Colonel Carl C. Jensen

Wells County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3d Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 12, 1950 / Age: 38

Colonel Jensen remained behind and personally directed the withdrawal of all units of his Battalion. When the withdrawal was complete, he himself began to withdraw from the forward position, collecting stragglers as he withdrew.