Dakota Datebook: Kenneth Charging

Sept. 26, 2018 — Kenneth Charging, a 1946 Elbowoods graduate, entered the military in late 1950 or early 1951. Following five or six weeks of training, he spent a short furlough with his family and was then shipped to the front lines in Korea.

Serving with the 19th Infantry Regiment of the 24th Infantry Division, Charging disappeared during battle on April 26, 1951. Back home, Charging’s fa...