State Heroes
Korean War
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.
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
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.
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:
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:
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.
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:
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
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:
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:
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
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:
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:
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:
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: