In God We Trust
Army Surgeon General’s Battle Casualty Report (Reister) -
(Casualty types and when they occurred)
Army Casualties in the Hoengsong/Chiyong-ni/Wonju/Chaum-ni area
(Shows the name of every man who was killed there from February 12 through February 14, 1951.)
Casualties - December 30, 1945
(Pre-Korean War - 93rd ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad)
Casualties - January 01-December 31, 1953
(Elsewhere Around the World - American Veterans Who Did Not Die in Korea)
Casualties of Ship Sinkings & Damage to Vessels (Deaths at sea)
Casualties in Hill 303 Massacre
(Names of 41 Americans murdered by North Koreans in Aug. 1950)
Casualty Database (DoD): Department of Defense listing of all known Korean War casualties
Casualties not in Department of Defense Database
Apparent errors of omission discovered by research
Clark County, Kentucky Casualties -
"In Defense of Humanity", compiled by Michael F. Tyler
Cleaver Casualty Analysis -
(PDF File)
Combat Casualties by Major Units
(Division losses)
Combat Casualty Figures -
(Participating nations - Compare casualty figures)
Coshocton Train Wreck Casualties -
(List of casualties in a troop train accident in Ohio in 1950)
Current U.S. Casualty Statistics -
(Most current government war statistics - PDF File
from: http://web1.whs.osd.mil/mmid/CASUALTY/KOREA.pdf )
Deaths for 1954 Only
(US deaths in Korea and around the world during the 1954 timeframe only)
"Deadliest" Casualties -
(Battles with the highest casualties, black casualties; day & month with highest casualties, etc.)
E-2-5 Marines -
(List of E-2-5 KIA and WIA in Korea 1950-53]
Ethyl Fulton Estate Card File -
(Contents of approximately 250 cards with names and service details of U.S. Korean War soldiers killed or missing in action--most from the Seattle, Washington area)
41 Independent Commando Royal Marines -
(Royal Marines & Royal Navy Personnel KIA, DOW, Died in Captivity)
1st Cavalry, 7th Cavalry Regiment Casualties 1950-1953
Flash Flood Fatalities (Inje, Korea, August 18, 1952)
Globemaster Crash Casualties (Larson AFB) -
(Names of all of the deceased and wounded casualties of the December 1952 Globemaster crash at Larson AFB, Moses Lake, Washington.)
Globemaster Crash Casualties (Tachikawa JP)
(Names of all 129 deceased casualties of the June 1953 Globemaster crash near Tachikawa Air Base in Japan.) (COMING SOON)
How They Died -
(In-progress construction of database explaining how various Korean War casualties died. Please add to it.)
Individual Deceased Personnel Files -
(How a serviceman died; where he died, his unit assignment and much more...)
Iowans Killed in Action in the Korean War (Photo Album)
(Photos in an era newspaper)
Katusa Casualties -
(Death numbers for Koreans assigned to the US Army)
Korean War/Vietnam War Casualty Comparison -
(Comparing two unpopular wars)
Kum River Casualties -
(killed 14 July 1950)
Marines: G-3-1 Casualty List -
(G-3-1 American Marines are sacrificed in Korea)
Marty O’Brien’s Casualty Book -
(American KW casualties - an in-depth study for the serious scholar)
McCain KIA Book
(Confirmed Korean War casualties listed by home state)
Merchant Marine Casualties -
(Mariners listed as Korean War non-battle casualties by the American Battle Monuments Commission.)
Non-Battle Accidents
(Featuring names, dates, and biographies)
North/South Korean & Chinese Casualties -
(Necrometrics.com, Chinese casualties by province, KATUSA casualties)
Office of Public Information News Releases -
(Department of Defense News Releases - US Casualties in Korean Area)
Operation Glory
(After the cease fire, United Nations officials negotiated for the return of the remains of deceased war dead on both sides.)
Outpost Harry Casualties
(List of 15th Infantry soldiers killed defending Outpost Harry April-June 1953)
POW Casualty Figures -
(Prisoners of war died horrible deaths in Korea.)
25th Reconnaissance Company, 25th Infantry Division
(Casualties 1950-53)
Rensselaer County, New York War Dead -
(Posted in memory of Ken Page & Rensselaer KWar Dead)
SS Toya Maru -
(American military men who died in the capsize of a Japanese ferry 1954)\
Truck Accident Fatalities
(Overturns, fires, crashes, etc.)
USMC Helicopter Fatalities -
(List of 32 USMC Helicopter Crewmembers and Passengers KIA in Korea)
US Naval Academy's Korean War Casualties -
(Navy elite die in Korea)
USS Bennington (CVA-20)
(List of dead and injured in launching catapult explosion May 26, 1954)
USS Hobson
(List of the casualties & survivors of the tragic sinking of the Hobson in 1952)
VFW Story: Untold Story of Casualties -
(Excellent story clarifying casualty figures and more)
Virginia Military Institute -
(Graduates 1950-54 who died during the Korean War)
War Correspondents -
(Correspondents killed in action from June 25 to December 25, 1950)
West Point Graduates as Korean War casualties -
(Army elite die in Korea)
| Age | Killed in Action | Died of Wounds | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 and Under | 4,297 | 405 | 4,702 |
Total deaths - 4,702
Killed in action - 4,297
Died of wounds - 405
Total deaths - 11,984
Killed in action - 10,835
Died of wounds - 1,159
Total deaths - 2,506
Killed in action - 2,264
Died of wounds - 242
Total deaths - 1,019
Killed in action - 911
Died of wounds - 108
Total deaths - 353
Killed in action - 316
Died of wounds - 37
Total deaths - 105
Killed in action - 103
Died of wounds - 2
Total deaths - 17
Killed in action - 14
Died of wounds - 3
Total deaths - 4
Killed in action - 3
Died of wounds - 1
Total deaths - 620
Killed in action - 620
The compilations of Korean War Air Force casualties found on this page of The Korean War Educator are derived from the original research of Kenneth E. Page of Troy, New York. A Navy veteran during the Korean War from 1951 to 1955, Ken actively researched information about Korean War casualties until his sudden death at the age of 69 on February 7, 2002. The casualty figures shown here include Battle and Non-Battle Deaths from 1950 to 1954.
1950 - 1,528 casualties sorted by date of death (PDF File)
1951 - 2,442 casualties sorted alphabetically (PDF File)
1952 - 2,545 casualties sorted alphabetically (PDF File)
1953 - 402 casualties sorted by date of death (PDF File)
1954 - 195 casualties sorted alphabetically (PDF File)
1954 -
[KWE Note: The information found on this page was copied from www.alamancelibraries.org.]
Corporal Barrett was wounded in action in Korea on November 10, 1950 while serving with the 24th Infantry Regt., 25th Infantry Division and died of his wounds 2 days later. Cpl. Barrett was born in 1927 and entered the service while living in Alamance County. Cpl. Barrett was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Source: American Battle Monuments Commission website
Private First Class Barrett, brother of Don and Joseph Barrett of Burlington and son of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Barrett of Church Hill, Tennessee, was reported missing in action in Korea in July 1950 while serving with the 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division and later declared dead. Pfc. Barrett was born in 1924 and entered the service in July 1949 while living in Alamance County. In addition to his parents, he is survived by 1 sister and 5 brothers, including Clay Barrett of the U.S. Army in Texas. Pfc. Barrett was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Source: Times-News March 20, 1952 and American Battle Monuments Commission website
Sergeant Bunting, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Bunting of Graham, NC, was reported missing in action in Korea while serving with the 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken prisoner while fighting the enemy near Chochiwon, South Korea on July 11, 1950 and forced to march to North Korea on the “Tiger Death March” He died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni, North Korea on January 31, 1951 at the age of 23 years. Sgt. Bunting’s remains were never recovered, and the Army and his family did not learn the details of his death for a number of years after the end of the conflict. Sgt. Worth Bunting’s younger brother, Sgt. James R. Bunting, entered the army just 1 month after his brother and served 9 months in Korea early in the war. He was wounded there in October 1950 and later was stationed with the Air Force in Germany.
Sgt. Worth Bunting’s name is inscribed on the Memorial to the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. He was awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Source: Times-News January 4, 1951 and September 12, 1953 and American Battle Monuments Commission website
Sergeant First Class Heritage, son of Mr. John W. Heritage of Ford St, Burlington and the late Mrs. Lenora Heritage was born in 1919 and was a veteran of World War II. He attended Burlington High School and had been in the Army for 9 years. Sgt. Heritage left for Korea from Fort Lewis, Washington in July 1950. He was killed in action in Korea on November 28, 1950 while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea. Sgt. Heritage was a member of Company B, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. Sgt. Heritage’s remains were never recovered. He is survived by one daughter, Gail, one son, Franklin, a brother Mr. W. W. Heritage of Illinois, and his step-mother Mrs. Minnie Heritage. Sgt. Heritage was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Source: Times-News January 30, 1951 and American Battle Monuments Commission website
Private First Class Lee, son of Mrs. and Mrs. J. S. Lee of Elon College, NC, was killed in combat in Korea on August 29, 1951 while serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. Pfc. Lee entered the service in January 1951, trained at Parris Island, SC and Camp Pendleton, California and arrived overseas in Korea on August 5. The 20-year-old Marine had been in the war zone for 3 weeks at the time of his death and was serving gas an ammunition carrier for a machine gun crew.
Before entering the service, Pfc. Lee attended Anderson School and worked at the Ossipee Weaving Plant of Burlington Mills. Survivors include his parents who live on the Reidsville Highway, 3 sisters, and 2 brothers. Pfc. Lee was a member of Camp Springs Methodist Church. He was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Source: Times-News September 7, 1951 and American Battle Monuments Commission website
Private First Class Manuel, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.L. Manuel of Burlington, Route 6, was wounded in combat near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 30, 1950 at the age of 18 years and died the next day. Pfc. Manuel had been wounded previously by shrapnel wounds in the arm in early September 1950 and retuned to duty on October 13. He enlisted in the Army in January 1949, trained in South Carolina and Washington State, and sailed for Korea from Fort Lewis, Washington, in July 1950. At the time of his death, he was serving with the 82nd Infantry Division, 7th Battalion. Survivors include his parents, 2 brothers James and Edgar, and a half-bother, Garland Beal, of Swepsonville. Pfc. Manuel was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Source: Times-News January 3, 1951 and American Battle Monuments Commission website
Corporal Martin was taken prisoner while fighting the enemy near Chochiwon, South Korea on July 10, 1950 and died on July 16, 1952 while a prisoner of war at Camp 3 near Chang-Song, North Korea. Cpl. Martin was born in 1929 and was a member of the 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He entered the service while living in Leaksville, North Carolina, but had lived in Alamance County. Cpl. Martin was awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Source: American Battle Monuments Commission website
Private May, son of Otis F. and Minnie Horner May of Glen Raven, was killed in action in Korea on February 3, 1951 at the age of 21 years while serving with Company E, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. Pvt. May enlisted in the Army in July 1950 and trained at Ft. Knox, Kentucky and Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. He sailed for Korea in December 1950 and was killed after only a few days at the front. Aside from his parents, he is survived by 1 sister, 1 brother, and three grandparents—Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Horner and Mrs. Nora May of Glen Raven. A military funeral for Pvt. May was held at Pinecroft Baptist Church with burial in Pine Hill Cemetery. Private May was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Source: Times-News January 3, 1952 and January 9, 1952 and American Battle Monuments Commission website
Sergeant Ray, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Ray of Route 2, Burlington, was killed in action in Korea on February 20, 1951 while attacking the enemy during “Operation Thunderbolt” near Wonjou, South Korea.. At the time of his death, he was serving with the 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. Sgt. Ray was born at Danville, Virginia on August 14, 1930. He attended Glencoe School and was employed by Glencoe Mills before enlisting in the Army in August 1948. He was sent to Japan in January 1949 and went to Korea last August. Aside from his parents, Sgt. Ray is survived by 1 brother, 2 sisters, and a grandmother—Mrs. Mary Ray of Danville, Virginia. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church here. Sgt. Ray was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Source: Times-News March 25, 1951 and American Battle Monuments Commission website
Private First Class Stockard, son of Cramer F. and Mrs. Annie Love Stockard and grandson of the late J. Cicero Stockard of Alamance County, was killed in action in Korea on November 11, 1951 while serving with Company G, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. Pfc. Stockard was born on July 1, 1930, graduated from Alexander Wilson High School in 1948 and attended Burlington Business College before enlisting in the Marines in March 1951. He served as a machine gunner and was wounded on September 12, 1951 and later returned to duty. Survivors include his parents, 1 sister, and his maternal grandfather, Robert Love of Route 1, Graham. Funeral services were held at Glenhope Baptist Church with burial in Mt. Hermon Church Cemetery. Pfc. Stockard was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Sources: Times-News February 18, 1952 and American Battle Monuments Commission website
Private First Class Wilder was killed in action in Korea on September 2, 1950 while serving with the 29th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was born in 1932 and was age 18 years at the time of his death. Pfc. Wilder was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Source: American Battle Monuments Commission website
Sergeant Winstead, son of W.A. Winstead of Route 1, Graham and the late Mrs. Mollie Ida Winstead
was killed in action in Korea on May 22, 1951 at the age of 22 years. Sgt. Winstead was a medic with the Medical Company, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team and he was killed while tending his wounded comrades near Taesong, South Korea. Sgt. Winstead attended Maple Avenue School and worked for Burlington Mills before he entered the service in 1947. He had been in Korea for almost a year at the time of his death. In addition to his father, he is survived by 3 sisters, 3 brothers, and 2 half-brothers, Mark and Mack Flores. There are plans to have Winstead’s remains returned to Burlington for local burial. Sgt. Winstead was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Source: Times-News June 13, 1951 and American Battle Monuments Commission website
Private First Class Worth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Worth of Route 1, Haw River, was an African-American soldier who was killed in action in Korea on May 24, 1953 while serving with the 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was born in 1930 and was a native of Alamance County. In addition to his parents, Pfc. Worth is survived by two brothers, Broadrick D. Worth and Floyd M. Worth, one grandmother, Mrs. Harriette McBroom, and one great-grandmother, Mrs. Artelia McBroom. The funeral was held in August 1953 at Melville Congregational Christian Church with military rites conducted at Maxwell Chapel. Pfc. Worth was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Source: Times-News June 13, 1953 and July 31, 1953 and American Battle Monuments Commission website
Private Wright was seriously wounded in action in South Korea on September 3, 1950 and died of wounds later that day. Pvt. Wright was serving with the 72nd Medium Tank Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division at the time of his death. He was born in 1931. He was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Source: American Battle Monuments Commission website
Army Non-Battle Casualty Names (From Marty O'Brien's Book) -
(Large PDF file)
Army Surgeon General’s Battle Casualty Report (Reister) -
(Casualty types and when they occurred)
Army casualties in the Hoengsong/Chipyong-ni/Wonju/Chaum-ni area -
(Shows the name of every man who was killed there from February 12 through February 14, 1951.)
In memory of the five members of 93rd Ordnance (Bomb Disposal) Squad presumed killed in Korea on December 30, 1945. These men were attempting to dispose of Japanese bombs in the area of Yonan, Korea. All are listed as Missing in Action/Presumed Dead.
(Elsewhere Around the World - American Service Men and Women That Did Not Die in Korea)
Adams, 1Lt. Robert D. - died August 2, 1953 in a vehicle accident in New York.
Arbogast, Pfc. Chester - died November 17, 1953 in a paratrooper/C119 accident over Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Baker, Pvt. Arnold L. - died November 17, 1953 in a paratrooper/C119 accident over Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Baker, Cpl. Carl Richard - died August 15, 1953 in a vehicle accident in Virginia.
Baker, Pvt. James K. - died August 13, 1953 in a truck accident in West Germany.
Baker, TE3 Maynard Gerald - died April 28, 1953 in an automobile accident in San Francisco, California while serving in the U.S. Navy.
Ball, AB3 Charles Thomas - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Beach, Pvt. Frank Colvin - died September 2, 1953 in a drowning accident in North Carolina.
Bedford, ADC James Robert - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Belson, Sgt. Eugene G. - died of other causes in Georgia on October 11, 1953.
Beyer, Capt. Frank E. - died July 29, 1953 when his plane was shot down off the coast of Russia.
Bielecki, SN Thomas Harry - died October 16, 19 53 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Blaszczyk, Pvt. John H. - died December 4, 1953 in an automobile accident in North Carolina.
Brown, MSgt. Francis L. - died July 29, 1953 when his plane was shot down off the coast of Russia.
Capper, AOM1 Joseph Patrick - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Cerminaro, Sgt. Michael J. - died December 1, 1953 in an automobile accident in Pennsylvania.
Clark, Capt. Leo Burr - died November 17, 1953 in a paratrooper/C119 accident over Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Conrad, AB3 Roland Maurice - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Crespy, AMMN George David - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Czyz, Capt. Edmund J. - died July 29, 1953 when his plane was shot down off the coast of Russia.
Daly, Pvt. Richard - died September 10, 1953 in a motorcycle accident in Massachusetts.
Daw, Pvt. Edward C. - died September 2, 1953 in a drowning accident in North Carolina.
DeRose, Lt. Leonard Michael - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
DiBartolomeo, T1 Rudolph - died October 16, 1953 in an automobile accident in New York.
DiPasqua, 2Lt. John Joseph - died July 30, 1953 in an airplane crash in California.
Dreier, DC3 Norbert H. - died December 20, 1953 of other causes in Virginia.
Ellis, Sgt. Robert Harvey - died August 4, 1953 in an airplane crash west of Ireland.
Fasano, Pvt. Bramie R. - died September 2, 1953 in a drowning accident in North Carolina.
Faulkner, AMMN Gerald Norwin - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Ferree, Maj. Jack D. - died August 21, 1953 in an aircraft accident in North Carolina.
Fields, A1C Clyde Hale Jr. - died March 21, 1953 of other causes while serving in the Air Force in Denver, Colorado.
Fischer, ENS Charles Thompson - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Foos, CM3 Elmore E. - died July 18, 1953 in an automobile accident near Brownsville, Texas, while sightseeing.
Freier, MM3 Leland Paul - died August 15, 1953 in an automobile accident in Virginia.
Gabree. Sgt. Donald W. - died July 29, 1953 when his plane was shot down off the coast of Russia.
Gagas, Lt. William Achilles - died October 16, 1953 in a ship accident in Boston, Massachusetts.
Gentilcore, Sgt. Robert E. - died November 14, 1953 when he was killed by a hit and run driver in North Carolina.
Gilstrap, CPO Ralph K. - died October 12, 1953 in an accident on the New York Central Railroad in New York.
Glover, Cpl. George Washington - died November 17, 1953 in a paratrooper/C119 accident over Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Goulet, A1 Roland E. - died July 29, 1953 when his plane was shot down off the coast of Russia.
Hackett, AN Jackie Paul - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Hadley, Raymond E. - died June 18, l1953 while serving in the Air Force in Japan.
Halterman, l;2Lt. Norman Harold - died December 24, 1953 in an aircraft accident in the Sea of Japan. Body not recovered.
Hanson, Pvt. Kenneth Orval - died December 22, 1953 in an automobile accident in Alabama.
Harrelson, AOM3 Arthur Danvis Jr. - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Hartley, AB2 Warren Vincent - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Hedley, Pvt. James T. - died in a drowning accident in North Carolina on September 2, 1953.
Hildreth, lAB3 James Arlin - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Hill, SSgt. Donald G. - died July 29, 1953 when his plane was shot down off the coast of Russia.
Holland, Lt. Robert G. - died August 19, 1953 in an aircraft crash in Maine.
Holt, MMC Elmer Clarence - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Howe, A1C Edwin D. - died December 11, 1953 in an airplane crash in Texas.
Hroch, 1Lt. Merlyn Eugene - died October 1, 1953 in an aircraft accident in Maine.
Huffman, Sfc. Everett H. - died suddenly on September 4, 1953 in Germany.
Hunter, Capt. Walter Norman - died August 4, 1953 in an air crash west of Scotland.
Jackson, AN Nathan Eugene - died October 16, 1953 in a ship accident in Boston, Massachusetts.
Johnson, Pfc. Clarence C. - died November 17, 1953 in a paratrooper/C119 accident over Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Kadlec, AN Leo Francis - died October 16, 1953 in a ship accident in Boston, Massachusetts.
Kammerud, Pvt. Otis Jerome - died September 26, 1953 in an automobile accident in Colorado.
Kautz, A3 Edward William - died September 13, 1953 in an automobile accident in South Dakota.
Kavanagh, Pvt. Otis Jerome - died October 5, 1953 in an aircraft accident in Texas.
Keenan, AB2 Gregory - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Keith, Capt. James G. - died July 29, 1953 when his plane was shot down off the coast of Russia.
Kidd, Capt. Gerald Steele - died August 14, 1953 in an airplane crash over Japan.
Kirchofer, AVN CDT Walter A. Jr. - died August 21, 1953 in an aircraft collision in Alabama.
Lintz, AOM3 Riley Gene - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Mack, 2Lt. Bruce W. - died September 10, 1953 in an airplane crash in Luzon, Philippines.
Macomber, MMC Walter Eugene - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Mallory, Charlie - died November 17, 1953 in a paratrooper/C119 accident over Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Mayer, 2Lt. Ronald L. - died December 9, 1953 when the C119 he was in crashed near Newton Falls, Ohio due to an electrical failure.
Mayhew, AOM3 Kenneth Joe - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
McCaig, 2Lt. Stanley R. - died November 17, 1953 in a paratrooper/C119 accident over Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Meister, Capt. Adam George Jr. MD - died November 17, 1953 in a paratrooper/C119 accident over Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Mills, SN Sidney - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Mole, Col. Harry H. - died November 23, 1953 of other causes in California.
Montrose, Cpl. Leroy Neal - died November 17, 1953 in a paratrooper/C119 accident over Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Mountain, AOMN Fulton Thomas - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Mumford, Sfc. Walter C. - died September 17, 1953 of other causes in New Jersey.
Myers, Ltjg. Thomas Joseph - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Nelson, ADMN Neil Higgins - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Osborn, Lt. Col. John W. - died May 15, 1953 in a plane crash in West Germany while serving in the Air Force.
Patterson, AOMN Joe Albert - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Peets, Pvt. Frank Bennett - died September 2, 1953 in a drowning in North Carolina.
Pellerin, AD2 William - died November 10, 1953 in an aircraft crash west of San Diego, California.
Perrine, A2C Carlton Lee "Corky" - died November 17, 1953 in a paratrooper/C119 accident over Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Pond, Pvt. Charlie R. - died September 2, 1953 in a drowning in North Carolina.
Quinn, AB George John Jr. - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Radlein, A2 Earl W. Jr. - died July 29, 1953 when his plane was shot down off the coast of Russia.
Randall, Lt. Clinton Howard - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Ransford, AMM2 Robert B. - died December 30, 1953 of other causes in South Dakota.
Red Paint, Pvt. Noah - died June 3, 1953 of other causes at Ft. Liberty, North Caroline while serving in the Army.
Reed, Pvt. John Foster - died September 2, 1953 in a drowning accident in North Carolina.
Risen, Pvt. Edward George - died November 17, 1953 in a paratrooper/C119 accident over Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Runowicz, BMC Taddeus - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Sanderson, Capt. Warren J. - died July 29, 1953 when his plane was shot down off the coast of Russia.
Sanford, Pfc. Archie Dale - died August 14, 1953 when he was attacked by Communist Huk rebels in the Philippines.
Shadof, Pvt. Kenneth - died November 17, 1953 in a paratrooper/C119 accident over Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Singleton, A2c D.G. - died November 17, 1953 in a paratrooper/C119 accident over Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Slater, ST2 Earl Hilmer - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Slye, TSgt. Donald R. - died December 6, 1953 in an automobile accident in Illinois.
Sosa, Pvt. Ramiro Hernandez - died November 17, 1953 in a paratrooper/C119 accident over Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Speece, A1C Robert W. - died September 12, 1953 in an automobile accident in England.
Spicer, Pvt. Donald F. - died September 12, 1953 in a drowning accident in North Carolina.
Stainaker, Capt. Robert Eldon - died July 29, 1953 when his plane was shot down off the coast of Russia.
Sweitzer, SN Alan M. - died September 5, 1953 in a head-on vehicle accident in Rhode Island.
Tauss, Lt. Robert Seymour - died December 22, 1953 when he was killed in the line of duty at Alexandria, Lousiana. He was a former pilot in Korea.
Taylor, Pfc. Jerry - died November 17, 1953 in a paratrooper/C119 accident over Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Terry, Sgt. Darrell Edward - died November 13, 1953 in a drowning accident while serving in the Army. He was lost at sea.
Tobert, Pvt. Ellis - died August 7, 1953 when he was stabbed in New York.
Treber, CDR William Ogden - died August 18, 1953 of hepatitis while serving in the Navy at Bethesda, Maryland.
Troiano, Pvt. Peter Jr. - died September 2, 1953 in a drowning accident in North Carolina.
Turney, Pvt. Dan A. - died September 2, 1953 in a drowning accident in North Carolina.
Weber, Cpl. Dale W. - died December 26, 1953 in an automobile accident in Wisconsin.
Werve, Ltc. Matt William - died August 12, 1953 of unknown causes in Germany.
Wiggins, Capt. Lloyd C. - died July 29, 1953 when his plane was shot down off the coast of Russia.
Winslow, SN James Lynn - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Wooley, SN William David - died October 16, 1953 in a ship explosion in Boston, Massachusetts.
Woods, A2 James E. - died July 29, 1953 when his plane was shot down off the coast of Russia.
Zecher, 1Lt. Albert McKinley - died September 3, 1953 in a vehicle accident.
Ziegeweid, Maj. Eugene Joseph - died August 2, 1953 after becoming ill in Germany. He died at Walter Reed in Washington, DC.
Zuba, PO3 Stanley R. Jr. - died July 30, 1953 in a plane crash in the Philippines.
Yoeman, SSgt. Robert Eugene - died August 4, 1953 in an airplane crash west of Scotland.
Following is a list of men who were never found after their ships went down or were damaged off of the Korean shores during the war years. It was submitted to the Korean War Educator by Ed Clanton of Lumber Bridge, NC. Tom Moore originally sent the list to Clanton. The names of two more casualties of the sinking of the USS Sarsi were supplied to the KWE by Tom Wilbeck. For further details about the Sarsi, visit the USS Sarsi website at http://www.uss-sarsi.org. The names of two more casualties of the damage to the USS Small were supplied to the KWE by Don Wayman, thanks to Sarah Munier Williamson (sister to Joseph Munier who lost his life in the incident) drawing our attention to Don's list. If any visitors to this web page have informational reports, photographs of the ships or their casualties, obituaries, personal memories of a casualty, etc., you are encouraged to submit them to the Korean War Educator.
In August of 1950, members of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division were involved in the defense of the Pusan Perimeter in the southern-most part of South Korea. On August 17 of that year, the enemy tied the hands of 41 Americans behind their backs with wire, and then they murdered them. The crime was known as the Hill 303 Massacre. Following is the 1st Cavalry Division’s report and investigation of the crime, in which the casualties of that massacre are listed, along with their rank and serial number. The original format of the report did not include tables.
Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division (Infantry)
APO 201, Korea
23 August 1950
Subject: Report and Investigation of War Crime (Preliminary)
To: Commander in Chief, Far East, APO 500
Attention: Staff Judge Advocate
Headquarters Company, 2D Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment
Company "E", 5th Cavalry Regiment
Company "G", 5th Cavalry Regiment
Company "H", 5th Cavalry Regiment
Medical Company, 5th Cavalry Regiment
Company "H", 5th Cavalry Regiment
Company "H", 5th Cavalry Regiment
Company "F", 5th Cavalry Regiment
Medical Company, 5th Cavalry Regiment
Slaying occurred and bodies recovered from 39.700-55.700. (Survey by Division Artillery) for slayings of 17 August 1950, and 40.3-55.6 for 3 bodies located on 20 August 1950.
who had their hands tied behind their backs with W130 field wire at time shooting occurred. Prior to shooting of these prisoners most means of identification tags and personal effects had been removed by the perpetrators of the crime.
Both Prisoners of War now detained at EUSAK 100 near Pusan.
as being an officer present with captors during almost three (3) days captivity of victims and as having given a command to North Korean soldiers involved just before they opened fire on victims. Believed to be member of North Korean 206th Regiment, 105th Division.
as a North Korean soldier present during the captivity and as firing an automatic weapon in the killing. This PW identified himself as a member of North Korean 1st Company, 206th Regiment, 105th Division.
Photographs of scene of 17 August 1950, killings taken by Signal Corps photographers, Sergeant Wyatt, 13th Signal Company, 1st Cavalry Division, Life-Time photographer, Henry G. Walker, Acme News photographer, Stanley Tretick. Photographs of suspects Kim and Chon taken by Captain Perham, 13th Signal Company, 1st Cavalry Division. Signal Corps photographs have not yet been received. Photographs by Life-Time and Acme News Pictures have been requested by letters from Major Brown, dated 18 August 1950.
The testimony of witnesses Rudd, Day, and Manring, identify PW Kim as officer present and giving order to North Korean soldiers at time fire opened in mass killing. Same testimony identifies PW Chon as North Korean soldier firing automatic weapons at killing.
Testimony of CWP Hirai, Exhibit 10, who interviewed PW Kim and Chon on 17 August 1950, at 5th Cavalry Regimental CP, and testimony of Cpl. Maze, Exhibit 12, would indicate that nature of wounds of these two PWs would render improbable the participation of PW Kim as per testimony of eye witnesses Rudd, Day and Manring.
(signed) Robert E. Brown Major, 0-52098, JAGC, HQ, 1st Cav Div. Investigator
Casualty Database (DoD) -
(Department of Defense listing of all known Korean War casualties)
Occasionally researchers discover that a Korean War casualty was inadvertently left off the Department of Defense online casualty listings. Sometimes information on the listing is incorrect. Please note the discrepancies that are listed below.
The record on Robert Pressler is a bit difficult to understand. The list (as it comes from DoD database) states:
Pressler, Robert H. (RA33114359) was KIA on 1950/08/11. His unit is listed as 55th QM Dep Base HqHq Co. To better understand what his unit was, here is the DSC citation he received for his actions that day:
Headquarters, Eighth U.S. Army, Korea: General Orders No. 68 (September 15, 1950)
Home Town: Prince Georges, Maryland
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Robert H. Pressler (RA33114359), Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving with 8066th Mechanized Reconnaissance Platoon attached to the 89th Medium Tank Battalion, 29th Regimental Combat Team, 24th Infantry Division. Sergeant Pressler distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces near Chinju, Korea, on 11 August 1950. Sergeant Pressler was assigned duty as the driver of a gasoline truck refueling tanks for the 89th Medium Tank Battalion in the front lines. On arriving at the front lines, Sergeant Pressler learned of a tank which had ran out of gas behind enemy lines and, accompanied by a small squad of infantry in a truck, went forward into enemy territory. During the advance the small convoy was ambushed by two hundred enemy. During the firefight which followed, Sergeant Pressler ordered the rest of the men to leave and remained in his position, placing accurate fire on the enemy, which delayed their advance, enabling the rest of the men to withdraw. During this action Sergeant Pressler was killed in action. [KWE Note: Discrepancy submitted by researcher Merry Helm.]
GO 72, 17 Jan 1951, lists MSG Jack E Watkins, RA18244513, Co C, 5th RCT, as KIA on 2 Nov 1950. He is not on any of the online casualty lists. I have added him to mine, along with the Silver Star he received for actions that day. I sure hope he was included at the Korean War Monument. - Merry Helm
"Master Sergeant Jack E Watkins, RA 18244513, Infantry, U.S. Army, a member of Company C, 5th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division distinguished himself by courageous action near Kunu-ri, Korea on 3 November 1950. During an attack on enemy high ground positions the platoon on his flank was pinned down by intense machine gun and automatic weapons fire. Seeing that the entire attack was being disorganized by this fire, he left his position of relative safety and made his way, through a hail of withering fire, in an attempt to rally the beleaguered troops. Taking command in an attempt to eliminate the source of the enemy's fire. While proceeding up a small draw the squad was ambushed by a large enemy force and in the ensuing fire fight Sergeant Watkins was killed. His courageous actions, unhesitant devotion to duty and exemplary leadership reflect the greatest credit on himself and the United States Infantry. Entered military service from Sherman, Texas." [KWE Note: Watkins is apparently listed in the NARA records, attributed to the 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th ID, but his Silver Star citation lists him with a different division. Discrepancy submitted by researcher Merry Helm.]
These databases were used as the research basis for Dr. Ecker’s book, Korean Battle Chronology, Published by McFarland & Co., Jefferson, NC, 2005)
During World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, all 50 states suffered thousands upon thousands of casualties. The sources of the following information came from the "World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, June 1946"; "Battle Casualties of the Army, 30 September 1954"; and "List of Casualties Incurred by U.S. Military Personnel in Connection with the Conflict in Vietnam, 30 September 1975." The statistics for World War II (including Army Air Forces) and Korea are U.S. Army casualties only. Casualty figures for Vietnam are for all services except the U.S. Coast Guard. After these figures were calculated and recorded, there were instances of recovery of remains or declarations of death that would alter each state's casualty total.
| State | World War II | Korean War | Vietnam War |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 5,114 | 2,458 | 1,181 |
| Alaska | 91 | 22 | 55 |
| Arizona | 1,613 | 731 | 604 |
| Arkansas | 3,814 | 1,779 | 579 |
| California | 17,022 | 7,642 | 5,448 |
| Colorado | 2,697 | 831 | 608 |
| Connecticut | 4,347 | 943 | 589 |
| Delaware | 579 | 195 | 120 |
| Dist. of Columbia | 3,029 | 461 | 235 |
| Florida | 3,540 | 1,894 | 1,897 |
| Georgia | 5,701 | 2,689 | 1,548 |
| Hawaii | 689 | 1,346 | 271 |
| Idaho | 1,419 | 381 | 207 |
| Illinois | 18,601 | 5,535 | 2,876 |
| Indiana | 8,131 | 2,884 | 1,510 |
| Iowa | 5,633 | 1,647 | 818 |
| Kansas | 4,526 | 1,215 | 613 |
| Kentucky | 6,802 | 3,142 | 1,037 |
| Louisiana | 3,964 | 2,055 | 870 |
| Maine | 2,156 | 667 | 331 |
| Maryland | 4,375 | 1,631 | 992 |
| Massachusetts | 10,033 | 2,559 | 1,300 |
| Michigan | 12,885 | 4,736 | 2,597 |
| Minnesota | 6,462 | 2,100 | 1,043 |
| Mississippi | 3,555 | 1,485 | 627 |
| Missouri | 8,003 | 2,944 | 1,380 |
| Montana | 1,553 | 363 | 259 |
| Nebraska | 2,976 | 801 | 385 |
| Nevada | 349 | 105 | 143 |
| New Hampshire | 1,203 | 399 | 218 |
| New Jersey | 10,372 | 2,433 | 1,435 |
| New Mexico | 2,032 | 592 | 391 |
| New York | 31,215 | 7,072 | 4,033 |
| North Carolina | 7,109 | 2,965 | 1,573 |
| North Dakota | 1,626 | 556 | 192 |
| Ohio | 16,828 | 5,823 | 3,021 |
| Oklahoma | 5,474 | 1,896 | 973 |
| Oregon | 2,835 | 728 | 686 |
| Pennsylvania | 26,554 | 7,699 | 3,066 |
| Rhode Island | 1,669 | 470 | 200 |
| South Carolina | 3,423 | 1,725 | 883 |
| Tennessee | 6,528 | 2,687 | 1,274 |
| Texas | 15,764 | 5,192 | 3,316 |
| Utah | 1,450 | 436 | 353 |
| Vermont | 874 | 269 | 100 |
| Virginia | 6,007 | 2,980 | 1,268 |
| Washington | 3,941 | 1,221 | 1,012 |
| West Virginia | 4,865 | 2,814 | 713 |
| Wisconsin | 7,038 | 2,331 | 1,132 |
| Wyoming | 652 | 200 | 116 |
| Panama Canal Zone | 21 | 4 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 368 | 3,120 | 342 |
| American Samoa | -- | -- | 4 |
| Guam | -- | -- | 70 |
| US Virgin Islands | -- | -- | 15 |
| US at large | -- | 1 | -- |
| US possessions | -- | 86 | -- |
The USS Magpie was sunk by a mine off the shores of South Korea on 1 October 1950. The following information was submitted to the Korean War Educator by Navy veteran Ed Clanton of Lumber Bridge, North Carolina. It is an Action Report providing information about the loss of the ship while on minesweeping duty off Chusan Po, Korea. The ship's forward portion
Loss of USS Magpie, 1 October 1950
Brief narrative report of loss of USS Magpie while on minesweeping duty off Chusan Po, Korea. Ship’s forward portion exploded and after section settled by the head when Magpie struck a mine. 12 survivors.
10 October 1950
USS Dixie (AD 14)
From: CARPENTER, Vail P., BMC, 393 08 57 US Navy
To: Secretary of the Navy
(1) Commander Mine Division Fifty-two
(2) Commander United Nations Blockading and Escort Force, Far East
(3) Commander Naval Forces, Far East
(4) Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet
(5) Chief of Naval Operations
Subject: Loss of the USS MAGPIE (AMS25)
Reference: US Navy Regulations 1948, Article 0778
As senior survivor of the USS MAGPIE (AMS25), my version of the MAGPIE loss is as follows: At about 1700, minus 9 zone time, 1 October 1950, I was on watch on the fantail, during mine-sweeping operations. The starboard sweep gear and magnetic tail were streamed. Three hundred fathoms of sweep wire was in use. We were in approximate position latitude 36-30 N., longitude 129-30 E., off Chusan Po, Korea, and on a southerly course. Steaming at ten knots. The USS MERGANSER (AMS26) was stationed about five hundred yards astern and to starboard of the MAGPIE. At about this time there was a tremendous explosion forward and the entire forward portion of the ship, forward of the stack, appeared to explode. The remainder of the ship immediately started to settle by the head. During this period I took shelter under the towing winch but could see forward. After the debris stopped falling I assisted in launching the port after ten-man life raft. After that I proceeded as far forward as I could to the break abreast of the stack, on both port and starboard sides, with the view of assisting any survivors or saving the ship. I encountered no one. After this inspection I abandoned ship, port side, to assist BENNETT, 365 32 49, EMFN, USN, who was in the water and shouting for help. BENNETT was injured and unable to adjust and inflate his life jacket. I assisted BENNETT to the raft and both of us boarded the raft. After being in the water and on the raft for a period of about thirty minutes, the USS MERGANSER (AMS26) Wherry towed us to the MERGANSER.
There were twelve survivors: CARLOCK, Dale T., 344 79 03, FN, USN; CARPENTER, Vail P., 393 08 57, BMC, USN; DOBBS, Thomas D., 325 16 58, ETSN, USN; ESPINOZA, Leo L., 369 20 83, SN, USN; KEPFORD, James W., 345 02 15, FN, USN; McCLAIN, James H., 569 02 59, FN, USN; HARRISON, William E., 234 41 27, GM3, USN; BENNETT, Alex W., 365 32 49, EMFN, USN; BENSON, Richard B., 325 74 34, SN, USN; BLASSINGAME, Henry A., 581 07 35, CSSA, USN; KASTENS, Howard L., 344 82 35, USN; SANDERS, Howard W., 570 94 48, QM3, USN. The first seven survivors are now quartered on board USS DIXIE (AD14). The last five were transferred by USS MERGANSER to USS REPOSE (AH16) at Pusan, Korea for treatment. I do not know what disposition was later made of them.
To the best of my knowledge all records and logs were lost, except pay accounts which were on board the USS DIXIE (AD14). Pay account of HARRISON, W.E., 234 41 27, USN, were lost with the USS MAGPIE. It is understood that Commander United Nations Blockading and Escort Force, Far East, had ordered an investigation to inquire into the circumstances resulting in the sinking of the USS MAGPIE and the injury or loss of the members of her crew. - (signed) VAIL P. CARPENTER
1. LT. (jg) Warren R. Person, USN, Pacific Grove, CA
2. LT. (jg) Donald V. Wanee, USN, Gardena, CA
3. ENS. Robert E. Wainwright, USN, North Andover, MA
4. ENS. Robert W. Langwell, USN, Indianapolis, IN
5. Robert A. Beck, BMC, USN, Richmond, CA
6. Richard D. Scott, BM1, USN, Peru, IN
7. Seth D. Durkee, QM1, USN, Cashmere, WA
8. George G. Cloud, EN1, USN, Oakland, CA
9. Lloyd E. Hughes, CS1, USN, Ottawa, KS
10. Roy A. Davis, HM1, USN, Russellville, KY
11. Cleveland G. Rogers, SO2, USN, Foxworth, MS
12. Richard A. Coleman, YBN3, USN, Lewistown, MT
13. Vincente Q. Ferjaran, SD3, USN, Asan, Guam
14. Charles R. Bash, RDSN, USN, Dixon Valley, PA
15. Theodore A. Cook, QMSN, USN, Sacramento, CA
16. Stanley L. Calhoun, EMFN, USN, Pembroke, KY
17. James C. Dowell, EMFN, USN, Stockton, CA
18. Harry E. Ferrell, ENFN, USN, Cleveland, OH
19. Charles T. Horton, CSSN, USN, Columbiana, AL
20. Eugene P. Krouskoupf, SN, USN, Zanesville, OH
21. ???
These casualty figures were found on Skulman.nu website at www.skalman.nu. They were posted on two different entries on the Korean War Message Forum under "Chinese Troops."
Sichuan: 30789
A Study of Clark County Soldiers Who Gave Their Lives in World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War" Presented to the City of Winchester [Kentucky], June 07, 2005 - Compiled by Michael F. Tyler
[KWE Note: The text and photographs found on this casualty page are credited to Michael F. Tyler of Winchester, Kentucky. They are from the Korean War segment (pages 33-37) of a manuscript entitled, "In Defense of Humanity" compiled by Tyler when he served as an intern for the City of Winchester. Few city governments in the United States care enough about their veterans to commission a research project to honor its local veterans. The Korean War Educator commends Winchester and Mr. Tyler for this excellent and worthy project. The full text of "In Defense of Humanity" can be found on the Winchester website at www.winchesterky.com.]
I began this project after being hired as an intern by the City of Winchester. Mayor Dodd Dixon requested that I research the lives and service of Clark County soldiers who sacrificed their lives serving their country. This includes soldiers of both World Wars, as well as the Korean and Vietnam Wars. During my research, I found the names of additional soldiers that were not listed on the doughboy monument, located behind the Clark County Courthouse. Their exclusion was often due to moving to or from Winchester, or the absence of any family members here. I have tried to include everyone who ever lived in or had close ties to Winchester.
In order to research the lives of these 136 individuals, many of whom died nearly a century ago, it was necessary to draw from a wide range of sources. Primary biographical resources used were letters and obituaries printed in The Winchester Sun, as well as interviews with the soldiers’ friends and family members, whose names I have listed on the contributors page. Basic facts and military records were obtained through the National Archives and Records Administration, as well as through the Department of Military Affairs in Frankfort. The American Battle Monument Commission’s database was also very useful in locating often hard to find information.
Barnett, Raymond E.
Corporal Barnett was killed in action on July 10, 1950, while serving in Korea. A veteran of World War II, he reenlisted in the Korean War, and was a member of the 45th Regiment, Company G. Barnett, the son of Annie Lee and Clint Barnett, had attended Winchester High School, and was survived by his father, four brothers, Earl, Robert, Clinton, and Oliver Barnett, as well as two sisters, Mrs. Elsie Tapp, and Mrs. Della Puckett. His services were conducted by Reverend Clarence Walker of Lexington, Kentucky, and he was buried in the Winchester Cemetery.
Brandenburg, Clifton
Son of Curtis and Cora Willis Brandenburg, Private First Class Brandenburg was killed in action while serving in Korea, on September 16, 1952. He was a member of the Central Baptist Church. Brandenburg was survived by his parents, a sister, Annie Frances Brandenburg, and a brother, Pfc. Charles Ray Brandenburg. His services were conducted by Rev. Paul Fox and Rev. Claude Shimfessel, and he was buried in the Winchester Cemetery.
Byrd, Wendell Forrest
A native of Clark County, Captain Byrd was serving as pastor of a church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, when he was called into the Korean War. He was already a veteran of World War II. Capt. Byrd was killed on October 27, 1951, when he reportedly accidentally tripped a mine while hunting in Korea, near the Hwachon Reservoir. A member of the Headquarters and Service Company, 13th Engineer Combat Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, he was awarded the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. Byrd was survived by his mother, Mrs. G. M. Byrd, his wife, Ruth Sample Byrd, his daughter, Lou Byrd, a brother C. K. Byrd, and five sisters, Mrs. Lula Young, Mrs. Mable Brumbaugh, Mrs. A. T. Rowe, Mrs. S. S. Myers, and Mrs. David Cropp.
Clemens, John J.
Private First Class Clemens was killed in action while serving with the U. S. Army in Korea, on September 19, 1951. He had been a member of the 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. Pfc. Clemens was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, and the National Defense Medal.
Combs, Anthony
Private First Class Combs entered the army in June, 1950. He had been in Korea for a year when he died of severe wounds caused by missile fire while in action, on October 14, 1951. Combs had reportedly rushed through an open area while under enemy fire, attempting to drive the lead truck in a convoy, thus allowing the parked convoy to move toward safety. He received the Bronze Star for his actions. Combs was survived by his mother, Mrs. Gladys Goolman, his father, Mr. Woodrow Combs, his step father, Mr. William Goolman, and his half brother, Larry Goolman. Military services were held for him in the Winchester Cemetery, presided over by the Rev. Claude Shimfessel.
Davis, Russell G.
Private First Class Davis was killed in action on August 7, 1950, while serving in Korea. He was a member of the 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. Davis was awarded the Purple Heart among other awards, and was survived by his parents, Mr. And Mrs. Asa and Mary Davis, McClure Road, as well as six brothers and six sisters.
Lambert, James O.
Second Lieutenant Lambert was serving with the Army in North Korea when he was declared missing in action on October 2, 1952, and dead on January 7, 1954. He had trained at Fort Benning, Georgia, and was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division. Lt. Lambert was awarded the Purple Heart among other awards.
Henry P. Lewis
Corporal Lewis was serving in North Korea with the 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, when he was killed in action on September 16, 1952. He was survived by his wife, Mrs. Betty Green Lewis, and was awarded the Purple Heart among other awards.
Logan, Carl D.
Private Logan was with Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, when he was killed in action on September 6, 1951, in North Korea. He was survived by his parents, Mr. And Mrs. B. F. Logan, of Jeff, Kentucky, and a brother, Claude Logan. Pvt. Logan was awarded the Purple Heart, as well as several other awards for his service.
Palmer, Billy
Private First Class Billy Palmer had been in the Army since January 3, 1951, and was serving on the Island of Okinawa, Japan, when the building in which he was sleeping caught on fire. He sustained second and third degree burns, and died five days later, on February 26, 1952. Palmer was survived by his wife, Mrs. Betty Jane Palmer, and his mother, Mrs. Hazel Ervine, Hamilton, Ohio. His services were conducted at the Epperson Church of God in Estill County, Kentucky, and he was buried in the Winchester Cemetery.
Prewitt, Jack L.
Sergeant Prewitt was a native of Montgomery County, Kentucky, and was a 1945 graduate of Lafayette High School in Lexington, Ky. He served three years in World War II before his year and a half of service in Korea. Sgt. Prewitt was killed in an aircraft explosion off the coast of Japan, on April 9, 1952. He was survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson L. Prewitt, three brothers, Fred, William, and Robert Prewitt, as well as two sisters, Susan and Carolyn Prewitt. Prewitt had been a member of Epworth Methodist Church in Lexington, Kentucky, however, his memorial services were conducted at the First Methodist Church in Winchester.
Pritchett, Arnie R.
Private Pritchett had given three years of service in the U. S. Army before he was killed in action on February 4, 1951, in South Korea. He had been a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. Pritchett received the Purple Heart and many other awards for his sacrifice, and was survived by his mother, Mrs. Cordie A. Larrison, his father, Elijah Pritchett, three brothers, Gilbert, Staff Sgt. Truman, and Pvt. James Pritchett, as well as two sisters, Barbara Jean Pritchett and Mrs. Cora Holland. His services were conducted at the Lexington Cemetery by Rev. John W. Basham.
Rogers, Joseph Lee
Private First Class Rogers served a year in the U. S. marines after graduating from the Clark County High School in 1950, where he had been a star basketball player. He sustained serious phosphorous burns while fighting in Korea, on May 28, 1951, two weeks after his 19th birthday, and died from those burns on June 16. Rogers was survived by his wife, Mrs. Patricia Douglas Rogers, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fritz and Hattie Rogers, three sisters, Mrs. H. H. Hensell, Mrs. Ettie Landry, and Mrs. Clay S. Gaunce, and his brother, Fritz Rogers, Jr. His services were conducted at the Winchester Cemetery by Rev. A. Dalton Leath, of First Baptist Church, Winchester. Rogers received many awards, including the Purple Heart, for his sacrifice.
Smith, Willie
Corporal Smith had been a member of Battery B, 38th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was classified as missing in action on November 30, 1950, in Kunu-ri, North Korea, but was not officially declared dead until December 31, 1953. Smith was awarded the Purple Heart and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal, among others.
Spurlock, John Warren
Private First Class Spurlock had been a member of the 82nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. On December 1, 1950, as he was fighting near Kunu-ri, North Korea, he was taken prisoner, later dying on February 26, 1951, reportedly of starvation. Spurlock was awarded the Prisoner of War Medal, among many others. He had been employed by the Richard Seed Company on Colby Road, in Winchester. Spurlock was survived by two younger brothers, one of which served in the Air Force.
Steele, Carl Cole
Carl Steele was a graduate of the Winchester High School, and served in the Air Force for five years. After serving in Japan for eighteen months as an Airman First Class, he was killed on June 18, 1953, in an airplane crash near Tokyo, Japan, that claimed 129 lives. Steele had been flight engineer of a C-124A Globemaster transport, with the 22nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 374th Troop carrier Group. Awarded many medals for his service in Korea, he was survived by his wife, Mrs. Beatrice McGuire Steele, his mother, Mrs. O. F. Baxter, his sisters, Betty Steele, and Mrs. Georgia Barnett, as well as five brothers, Fred, Luther, Charles, John, and Travis Steele.
Stewart, Leon S.
Private First Class Stewart had been in the Army for a year, and had served in Korea for four months with the Heavy Mortar Company, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. His company was near “Outpost Harry,” in North Korea, assisting the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, when he was killed in action on June 11, 1953. Stewart had attended the Winchester High School, worked as a newsboy for The Winchester Sun, and was employed by the Winchester Dairy before entering the Army. He was survived by his Mother, Mrs. Mina Stewart, three sisters, Mrs. Shirley Adams, Mrs. W. L. Berry, and Mrs. Ernest Pasley, as well as three brothers, Cecil, John, and S1/c Jesse Stewart. Pfc. Stewart was awarded the Purple Heart, and many other awards and medals for his service in Korea. His funeral services were conducted at Scobee Funeral Home by Rev. J. C. Everman. Military rites were also performed for Stewart at the Winchester Cemetery.
Todd, Marion Hisle
Sergeant Todd served in South Korea with the 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was a veteran of World War II, and had reenlisted in the Army in January, 1948, before being killed in action on February 6, 1951. Sgt. Todd was awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, and the Oak Leaf Cluster for his service. He was survived by his parents, Everett Todd, and Mrs. Joseph Carter, and a brother, Eugene Todd. Todd’s services were conducted by Rev. A. Dalton Leath and Rev. Reed Carter, and he was buried in the Lawrenceburg, Kentucky Cemetery. He had been a member of Simpsonville Baptist Church in Lexington, KY.
Cleaver Casualty Analysis -
(PDF File)
[KWE Note: KIA = Killed in Action; WIA = Wounded in Action]
Source: 2nd Infantry Division Bulletin, Winter 1999
7,094 KIA
16,575 WIA
4,004 KIA
25,864 WIA
3,905 KIA
10,858 WIA
3,811 KIA
12,086 WIA
3,735 KIA
7,395 WIA
3,048 KIA
10,186 WIA
2,160 KIA
7,939 WIA
1,200 KIA
369 WIA
867 KIA
3,188 WIA
834 KIA
3,170 WIA
458 KIA
1,576 WIA
442 KIA
1,656 WIA
376 KIA
1,457 WIA
258 KIA
174 WIA
[Listed by branch of service, number of deaths, percentage of total deaths]
Combat Casualty Figures -
(Participating nations - Compare casualty figures)
Coshocton Train Wreck Casualties -
(List of casualties in a troop train accident in Ohio in 1950)
Current U.S. Casualty Statistics -
(Most current government war statistics - PDF File
from: http://web1.whs.osd.mil/mmid/CASUALTY/KOREA.pdf )
Deaths for 1954 Only
(US deaths in Korea and around the world during the 1954 timeframe only)
"Deadliest" Casualties -
(Battles with the highest casualties, black casualties; day & month with highest casualties, etc.)
DMZ Casualties -
(Lists of Americans who died in Korea after the cease fire)
(List of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division KIA and WIA in Korea 1950-53)
"One who will go where his colors go, without asking, who will fight a phantom foe in jungle or mountain range, without counting, and who will suffer and die in the midst of incredible hardship, without complaint, is still what he has always been, from imperial Rome to sceptered Britain to democratic America. He is the stuff of which legends are made... He has been called United States Marine."
August 1950:
Robert E. Carlson
Paul G. Baenen
Chadwick O. Burns
Jack L. Post
Ernest A. Deleon
Creed L. Eads
James W. Gebhardt
Walter A. Maciorowski
Laurence E. Masters
Peter Medunic
Howard L. Jackson
Raymond L. Tuttle
September 1950:
William B. Hobbs Jr.
Harold M. McKenna
Robert L. Morrow
Ralph K. Gries
William D. Raynor
George H. Shope Jr.
Burl R. Youse
Donald E. Weston
Duane G. Lucas
James H. MacDonald
Donald F. McKeever
November 1950:
John R. Kerivan
R.A. Jackson
December 1950:
Bobby D. Lucas
David C. Walsh
Will Warlie
April 1951:
Anthony J. Greeley
June 1951:
Richard A. Butterey
Charles A. Miller
Ralph J. Papa
Ernest J. Hightower
Thomas R. Higgins
Leonard J. Hundshamer
September 1951:
Robert W. Conway
Jack Drexler
James Padilla
Thomas H. Johnson
Albert R. Semple
Nolan E. Ford
Henry C. Hodde Jr.
John M. Murphy
October 1951:
William H. Gorsuch
November 1951:
Florencio G. Flores
December 1951:
Robert A. Schick
February 1952:
Donald W. Sommerville
Thomas E. Reifsteck
Alfred A. Smalley
March 1952:
Joseph J. Meyer
Vincent A. Cassano
April 1952:
Davey L. Hinson
James H. Hopper
Frank J. Jeffs
Paul G. Meckstrote
Robert C. Rulyer
William A. Hathook Jr.
Allen E. Hunter
James J. Rone
June 1952:
Andrew W. Zossetti Jr.
July 1952:
William R. Greer
August 1952:
James H. Jack
Thomas A. Hubbard
Arthur L. Ross
Albert J. Keppler
November 1952:
Anthony G. Morrison
Buddy E. Allison
John H. Arter
Ruben Rodriguez
January 1953:
James T. Griswold
February 1953:
Chester R. Radziszewski
Benjamin R. Hudson
March 1953:
Edward Kokott
Edward P. Scheider
Charles Martin
Maurice I. Boggess
William E. Davis
William B. Hinkle
John C. Lemaster
Jewel R. martin
Ray E. Parks
Ross E. Roe
Donald C. Colburn
Theodore B. Hirsch
Donald S. Nichols
Robert F. Bonnett
Charles R. leach
Quinton V. Hall
Ronald D. Murphy
Harry Johnson
Carlton C. Stephens
April 1953:
Gilbert F. Luna
[KWE Note: The following wounded were only those hospitalized for wounds. There were other E-2-5 Marines who were wounded in action in Korea, but not seriously enough to be hospitalized.]
*Indicates twice in same month.
In March of 2004, the Korean War Educator found an item for sale on ebay.com called "Detailed Korean War U.S. Soldier Card File." The KWE was the successful bidder on that card file, which contained approximately 250 cards with names and service details of U.S. Korean War soldiers killed or missing in action. All of the servicemen had some sort of tie to the Seattle area. The card file was compiled around the time of the Korean War by Ethyl Fulton, who was key in organizing the Seattle War Memorial. Each card contains the name, rank, division, date and circumstances of death, as well as next of kin. It includes soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division, Army - Rifle Squad Leader, 25th Division - Machine gunners, Marine Fighter Pilots, Air Force Jet Pilot, members of the 1st Marine Division, Army Intelligence, Army - 38th Regiment, 2nd Division, Air force, and many more. Battle details include: Naktong River near Anshu, domestic air crashes, Massacre Valley, Changjin Reservoir sector, crash in Korean waters after take off from carrier, MIA's, crash in waters near Kwajalein Island, and more. There are also several newspaper clippings dated 1951 detailing Korean War issues and casualty counts.
Ethyl Fulton was one of Seattle's unsung heroes. The mother of a son who was killed in action during World War II, Mrs. Fulton devoted hours upon hours of her time to check the long list of King County's war dead so that their names could be inscribed on a city memorial to them. She carefully compiled, checked, and re-checked names of Seattle veterans to accomplish this task. It is not as yet known why her card file of Korean War casualties ended up on ebay.
Contents of approximately 250 cards with names and service details of U.S. Korean War soldiers killed or missing in action--most from the Seattle, Washington area.
Adler, J. Merle - 1st Lt., Air Force Pilot, 26 years old, died May 7, 1951 in North Korea while on a mission. He was with the 98th Bomb Wing from Fairchild AFB, Spokane. Next of kin – Mrs. Beverly Adler (wife) and two sons, Daryl (4) and Merle (5). 11048 2nd Ave. NE, Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Spokane. Lt. Adler went overseas to Japan in 1951. He had flown 20 combat missions and had won the Air Medal. He had formerly lived in Spokane. He was a pre-medic student at the University of Washington where he met his wife. He was a member of the Grace Methodist Church. His mother lives in Spokane.
Anderson, David G. - 2nd Lt., Army, 66th Field Artillery Group, Ft. Lewis. 28 years old. Died May 5, 1951, plane crash at Yakima, WA. Next of kin – Mrs. Betty Mae Anderson (wife), Christina and Stephen, 223 Sixth Ave., Kirkland, WA., Mr. Melvin A. Anderson (father), Kirkland. Buried in Kirkland Cemetery, Kirkland, WA. Lt. Anderson was a former postal clerk in Kirkland, his home. He was a former Seattle area National Guardsman. His family moved to Ft. Lewis when his unit was called back into active service Sept. 11, 1950. He was a private pilot and was killed shortly after taking off from Yakima, WA. W/O Tuck was killed with him.
Anderson, Graham George - Cpl., Army, with the 6219th Reception Center. 42 years old. Died April 24, 1951 at Madigan Hospital after a short illness. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Anderson, 805 27th Ave., Seattle, WA. Born in Illinois. Place of burial – Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, WA. Cpl. Anderson received his education in Faro, ND and moved to Seattle in 1930. Before entering the service he worked as a baker here. He was a veteran of eight years in the Army, including service in Europe. Three sisters survive him in Seattle and one in California. Two brothers in Seattle, one in Maple Valley, one in Minnesota. Cpl. Anderson was stationed at Fort Lewis.
Andriesen, Johannes M. - Capt., Air Force, C-47 pilot. 31 years old. Died Nov. 7, 1951, plane crash while on duty in Alaska at Elmendorf Air Base, Anchorage. Next of kin – Mrs. Arlowyne Andriesen (wife), Lawrence Bruce & Darrell Scott, 3926 Densmore Ave., Seattle, Mrs. Marie G. Hamren (mother), 542 E. 81st, Seattle, WA, J.M. Andriesen (father), Redwood City, CA, Mrs. Adriana J. Wise (sister), Seattle. Born – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Military services at Washelli Cemetery. Capt. Andriesen graduated from Roosevelt High School. He joined the Air Force in 1941 and served in Texas and Nebraska as an instructor during World War II. He returned to his job with the Pacific Tel Co. after the war. A member of the National Guard, he was recalled to active duty in May 1951 and was stationed in Alaska.
Astley, Charles A. Jr. - PFC, US Marine Corps, 22 years of age. Died Aug. 18, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Astley, 4139 51st6 Ave. S.W., Mrs. Nina Astley (wife) in Atlanta, GA. Place of birth – Seattle. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle. Pvt. Astley attended Jefferson Grade School, James Madison Junior High and West Seattle High Schools. He joined the Marine Corps when he was 17 years old and served in Europe, Italy, France and the occupation forces in Greece. He re-enlisted in September 1949. Also surviving him is his daughter Jean Kathleen and his brother, Robert W. Astley.
Avey, John A. Jr. - Pfc., Air Force, radio operator. 20 years of age. Died Sept. 4, 1951, plane crash, Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. John A. Avey, 8343 Jones Ave., Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Washelli Cemetery, Seattle. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Pfc. Avey joined the Air Force in 1950. He attended Ballard High School before enlistment. Survivors also include three brothers, Chadwick, Michael & Jeffery.
Ayers, George - Pfc., Army. 22 years of age. Died May 22nd in Korea. Next of Kin – Mrs. Alice Ayers (mother), Seattle, WA. Burial in Calvary Cemetery, Seattle.
Brinsmead, John C. - Lt. Col, Army, 2nd Infantry Division. 39 years old. Died Sept. 27, 1950 in action in Korea, Naktong River near Anshu, Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Blanche Brinsmead (wife), Alice Ann, Andrea, and John Jr., 1437 Hinds St., Seattle, WA, brothers & sisters in Seattle, WA. Born at Ft. Robinson, NE. Buried in Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle. Attended University of Washington 1936. Formerly managed restaurants for the Manning Co. and the Green Apple Pie Restaurant. Veteran of World War II. Returned to active duty in July 1947.
Bronele, Dominic A. - Pvt., Army, infantry. 21 years of age. Died June 12, 1953, Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Florence Bronele (wife), 4503 45th Ave. S.W., Seattle, WA.; Mr. and Mrs. N.J. Bronele (parents). Born Canyon City, CO. Place of burial – Calvary Cemetery, Seattle, WA. Pvt. Bronele came to live in Seattle 7 years ago. He was graduated from Franklin High School. He had served in Seattle before joining the Army. A sister, Mrs. Ralph Caddy, and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Triano also survive him.
Brown, Clarence James - Sergeant, Army, rifle squad leader, patrol. 21 years of age. Died April 7, 1952 in action in Korea. Had completed 95 patrols in February. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Brown, 4407 52nd Ave., S.W., Seattle, WA., & sisters Donna and Shirley. Born Toppenish. Place of burial – Forest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle. Sergeant Brown (Jimmy) left school after the 9th grade at James Madison Junior High to enlist in the Army. He was 15 at the time. He served 11 months in Italy. Returned to the U.S. then was sent to Germany where he was stationed for 35 months. Then back to the U.S. He went to Korea. Was due back in the U.S. in June. His desire was to return to Germany to marry Miss Frieda Spiessl of Germany.
Blair, George E. - Airman, Air Force. 20 years of age. Died March 20, 1953, air crash near Oakland, CA. Next of kin – Mr. David Blair (father), 5206 California Ave., Seattle, WA., Mrs. Fern Blair (mother) deceased. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Airman Blair graduated from Roosevelt High School. He was bound on his second overseas tour of duty at the time of the crash, having served previously in Europe. Other survivors include a brother Gordon D. of Providence, R.I. and grandmother Mrs. Jesse Blair of Seattle.
Bothell, Gordon D. - Lt. J.G., Navy. 32 years of age. Died November 1952, accident in California. Next of kin – Mrs. Mary Zelda Bothell (wife), three sons – James, Larry and William, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Bothell, Port Orchard, WA. Place of birth – Bothell, WA. Place of burial – Navy section, Washelli, Seattle. Lt. Bothell had been attending the Naval Air Training School at El Centro, CA when the accident occurred which ended in his death. Lt. Bothell served in the second World War in the Pacific Asiatic theatre aboard the aircraft carrier Randolf. He had spent most of his life in the Bothell area. Other survivors are two brothers Robert E., Bellevue, and Lee W. of Cape May, NJ.
Boswell, George Leo - Pfc., USMC, 1st Marine Division. 21 years of age. Died August 17, 1950, results of wounds suffered in the Korean War. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. George G. Boswell, 902 S.W. 102nd St., Seattle, WA; Charles (brother, Seattle, WA). Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Forest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle, WA. Attended Mountain View Grade School and Highline High School. Private Boswell won the championship of the 1st Marine Division in boxing, also of the 11th Naval District. He also won the West Coast Naval boxing championship.
Boyk, Wayne J. - Sgt., Army. 31 years of age. Died Feb. 12, 1951 in action in Korea, probably in Massacre Valley. Next of kin – Mrs. Thelma Boyk (wife), 1124 14th Ave., Seattle, WA.; Mrs. Linnie Boyk (mother), Everett; Mr. John Boyk (father), Seattle. Born – Everett, WA. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle. 1Sgt. Boyk had resided in Seattle for several years. Employed at the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. He served 27 months in the Pacific during World War II. He re-enlisted in the army in 1948 and had been in Korea since August 1950.
Baker, Robert E. - Cpl., Air Force, propeller specialist. 20 years of age. Died Sept. 7, 1951 in Alaska at Eielson when a B-17 bomber crash-landed after an aerial explosion. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Baker, 2703 Belvidere Ave., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Washelli Cemetery, Seattle. Cpl. Baker had been in the Air Force for three years. He attended West Seattle High School before joining the Air Force. He also attended Jefferson Elementary and James Madison Junior High. He enlisted in the Air Force in January 1949 and had been stationed in Alaska for 15 months.
Barthel, Walter Burr - Ens., Navy. 24 years of age. Died July 27, 1952 in a crash of a B-25 Air force bomber near Arthur, Nebraska. Next of kin – Mrs. H. Barthel (mother), 801 Spring St., Seattle, and Georgia (sister), Seattle. Place of birth – Everett, WA. Place of burial – Jefferson National Cemetery, St. Louis. Memorial services at Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle. Ens. Barthel was a graduate of Highline High School and the University of Washington. Before joining the Navy he was widely known as a disc jockey conducting KING’s Club 1090. He attended officer candidate school in Newport, RI. Was commissioned July 25 and was on his way home on leave when he was killed. He had been awarded the Legion of Honor DeMolay. Past master counselor of Highline Chapter and of the State.
Barton, John E. - Pfc., Army infantry. 22 years of age. Date of death announced March 24, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Almeda R. Barton (mother), 4238 Graham St., Seattle, WA, and Capt. Philo Barton (father), 5128 Morgan St., Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli Cemetery, Seattle. Attended Franklin High School before enlisting in the Army 1945. He served in Germany and reenlisted in July 1949. His last letter to his mother was written Christmas Day.
Bedient, Roy E. - M/Sgt., Army, Security Agency. 28 years of age. Died May 10, 1952, accident in Tokyo, train. Next of kin – Mrs. Ethel Bedient (mother), 3610 Densmore Ave., Seattle; Mrs. Bertha Bedient (wife), Middletown, OH. Born – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle. Sgt. Bedient entered the Army in 1943. He had been a student at Garfield High School. He served with the field artillery battalion in Germany in World War II and was wounded and awarded the Bronze Star for bravery. He remained in the Army and eventually was sent to Korea where he was wounded twice. Then was assigned to Tokyo. A sister, Mrs. Grace Lee, also survives Sgt. Bedient.
Benton, Daniel F. - Sgt 1st class, Army infantry. 24 years of age. Died April 23, 1951 in action in Korea. Death reported May 28, 1951. Next of kin – Mrs. Ursula Benton (wife), Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Benton, 12303 16th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA. Born – Spokane, WA. Place of burial – Acacia Memorial Park, Seattle, WA. Sgt. Benton had been in the Army about five years. He was due home on rotation and scheduled to leave the day after he was killed. He married in Germany during service there. His sisters, Miss Marjory at the family home, Miss Pauline of Vanderhoof, B.C. and Mrs. Helen Hartman of Los Angeles, survive. Attended schools in Canada. Lived and worked in Seattle.
Bevens, Perry McPhail - Pfc., USMC. Died October 1950 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bevens, 8529 Stone Ave., Seattle, WA.
Blair, Larry L. - Pfc., Army. Date of death – November 1950 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Viola Bass (mother), Rt. 2, Woodinville, WA.
Binek, Donald Harold - Cpl, USMC, Co. G, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. 21 years of age. Died June 20, 1952 in action in Korea. Next of kin – John J. Binek (father), 1567 29th Ave. W., Mrs. Ralph Benecke (sister), Seattle, John J. Binek (brother), Seattle. Cpl. Binek was born in Brainerd, MN. Place of burial – Owatonna, MN. Memorial services at Forkner’s Chapel, Seattle. Corporal Binek enlisted a year ago and had been in Korea seven months. He came to Seattle in 1940. After attending Queen Anne High School, he worked in Alaska as a construction mechanic. Before enlisting he was in the Naval Reserve at Sand Point. Also survived by Alexander Binek (brother), Valdez, AK, and Mrs. Gordon Loney (sister), Brainerd, MN.
Churchill, John William - Sgt., Army, 1st Cavalry Division. 22 years of age. Died March 14, 1952 in an accident where he was electrocuted in Pusan, Korea, by high tension power line while on duty. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Lawrence R. Churchill, Chimacum, WA, who until a year ago were residents of Seattle. Place of birth – Bruno, MN. Place of burial – Washington Memorial Park, Seattle, WA. Sgt. Churchill passed up rotation from Korea to stay in Korea for another six months. He had suffered combat wounds and had been assigned to a "safe" rear echelon position when he met with the accident that caused his death. He came to Seattle in 1933. He graduated from Cleveland High and attended Central Washington College of Education. He enlisted in august 1950. Member of Masonic Lodge and Kappa Delta Pi. Mrs. Fred Grabos (sister) and grandparents Mr. And Mrs. Rodenberger of Seattle survive him.
Clapp, Richard E. - Pvt., Army. 19 years of age on March 19th. Date of death – Sept. 2, 1950, in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. B.A. Clapp, 3502 Holly St., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Attended Franklin High School and Brighton Grade School. Pvt. Clapp enlisted in the Army in July 1949. He volunteered for duty in Korea.
Cole, Ralph R. - Cpl., Army, 45th Infantry Division. 23 years of age. Declared missing November 24, 1952. Declared dead January 7, 1954 in Korea while on patrol. Next of kin – Mrs. Sophie Cole (mother), 2203 E. 82nd St., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Body not found. Cpl. Cole attended Olympic View School and Roosevelt High School. Cpl. Cole’s mother refuses to believe her son is dead. She thinks he might be somewhere in the Far East.
Costantino, Pasqualino (Pat) J. - Pfc., USMC, 1st Marine Division. 20 years of age. Died Nov. 5, 1952 of wound received in line of duty in Korea on night patrol duty. Next of kin – Mrs. Julia Costantino (mother), 909 Davis Place, Seattle, WA; Mr. Angelo Costantino, 3520 Genesee St.; Lucia – sister. Born – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Calvary Cemetery, Seattle. Received the Purple Heart. Pfc. Costantino attended Seattle Prep and was graduated from Franklin High School in 1950. He joined the Marines immediately after and went to Korea three months ago. He had been wounded and received the Purple Heart earlier in his Korean duty. He had been popular at school and had played football. Other relatives, all of Seattle, survive.
Cressman, Barry H. Jr. - Marine Corps, 1st Division, hospitalman. 21 years of age. Died Sept. 24, 1950 in action at Seoul, Korea, during the Inchon Landing. Next of kin – Mrs. Doris Jean Cressman (wife), Bremerton, WA. Chief hospital and Mrs. Barry H. Cressman, 3055 W. 69th St., Seattle, WA and 3200 W. 68th St., Seattle. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – returned to San Francisco then to Seattle to Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Went overseas with the Marine Corps August 16th, the day he married. He participated in the Inchon landing with the 1st Marine Division. Later – a street at St. Albans Naval Hospital was named for Barry Cressman Jr.
Cross, George R.D. - Capt., USMC. Death reported as Oct. 10, 1952 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Cross (wife) and three children, all of Seattle; Maj. & Mrs. George C. Cross (parents), Marysville, Snohomish County. Capt. Cross was with the Seattle Police Force3 before reentering the service.
Cruice, Gerald - Pvt., Army, 140th Tank Battalion. 23 years of age. Died Feb. 12, 1951 in an accident at Camp Cooke, CA. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. James J. Cruice, 1425 42nd Ave. N., Seattle, WA. Buried – Forest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle, WA. Pvt. Cruice was formerly assistant director of the Salvation Army Boy’s Club in Seattle. A brother, Sgt. James Cruice, 3rd Marine Corps, is in Bremerton Naval Hospital recovering from wounds received in the Korean War.
Dale, Buford Larkin - Sgt., USMC (14 years service). Died Dec. 1, 1950 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Mildred B. Dale (wife), 8519 24th Ave. N.W., Seattle, WA, at home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Clifford. Place of birth – Columbia, MS. Attended University of Washington and Metropolitan Business College. Veteran of World War II.
Damon, Robert Vinson - Sgt., Marine Corps, 7th Regiment of the 1st division. 29 years of age. Died April 10, 1951 in action in Korea in an attack on an enemy hill position. Next of kin – Mrs. Charlotte Damon (wife), Robert Jr. and Kathleen, Cove, Vashon Island, home of her parents. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle. Sgt. Damon graduated from Seattle Pacific College. He was preparing for a teacher degree at the University of Washington when called in to service with his reserve unit. He served three years with the Marine Corps in the South Pacific during World War II. His parents, Prof. and Mrs. Verne L. Damon of Sterling College, live in Sterling, KS.
Darchuck, Edward Dale - Pfc., USMC, 1st Marine Division. 19 years of age. Died Aug. 18, 1950 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred M. Darchuck, 10734 18th Ave. SW, Seattle, WA. Born – Scaber, MT. Place of burial – Washelli Cemetery, Seattle, WA. Attended Highline High School. Edward Darchuck joined the Marines 2½ years ago and went overseas August 1st. His brother Albert, a Marine Pfc., is also in Korea.
DeWalt, Stuart A. Jr. - Pvt., Army infantry, rifleman. 21 years of age. Died April 23, 1952 in action in Korea, probably by enemy snipers. Heartbreak Ridge. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. Stuart A. DeWalt Sr., David H. DeWalt (brother), Mrs. Betty Bishop (sister), all of 6025 E. 64th St., Seattle. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle. Pvt. DeWalt lived all of his life in Seattle. He attended Cleveland High School. For two years, before joining the Army, DeWalt made summer trips to Alaska aboard the Coast Geodetic Survey vessel Explorer. He joined the Army last summer and went overseas in January. He was due to be assigned to the rear for a rest. Before entering the Army, he had been employed at the Boeing Airplane Company.
Dickerson, Calvin S. - Pvt., Army, 9th Regt., 2nd Infantry Division. 23 years of age. Death announced April 16, 1951 in action in Korea. He was killed March 8, 1951. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. Marion E. Dickerson, 17040 34th South, Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Edwardsville, IL. Place of burial – Washington Memorial Park. Highway 99. He attended High Line High School and then graduated from Edison Tech. School. Dickerson served in the Navy in World War II as a gunner. Other survivors are his sister Barbara and two brothers Edward and Richard.
Drennen, Hugh - M/Sgt., Army. Previously reported missing. Declared dead January 8, 1954 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Ann M. Drennen (wife), 411 Jefferson St., Seattle, WA.
Eddy, John F. - Sgt. 1st Class, Army, 5th Ranger Co., 25th Infantry Division. 31 years of age. Died April 10, 1951. Died of wounds suffered in the Korean War. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Eddy, 1117 S.W. 148 St., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Seattle. Place of burial – Washington Memorial Park, Highway 99. He attended Highline High School. His brother Thomas L. Eddy died in World War II. Sgt. Eddy was in the 82nd Airborne division when the Korean War started. He volunteered for Korean service. In the Second World War he was in Alaska, then in Ie Shima, near Okinawa. He had been in the Army for 10 years.
Ellis, Donald R. - Pvt., Army. Died in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Donald Ellis (wife), Rt. 3, Bothell, WA. His body arrived in San Francisco on June 4th, 1951.
Enas, William E. - Cpl., Army. 23 years of age. Died Nov. 29, 1950 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Margaret M. Smith (mother), 2808 E. 72nd St., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Tacoma, WA. Attended schools in Tacoma and Seattle. Came to Seattle in 1939. Enlisted in the Army in August of 1947.
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Ferguson, James T. - Cpl., Army. 21 years of age. Died June 17, 1952 at Kumsong, Korea. Was with an ambushed patrol under heavy fire. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. James W. Ferguson, 4860 14th Avenue S.W., Seattle. Twin sister – Mrs. Robert Jovich. Cpl. Ferguson graduated from West Seattle High School where he had been an outstanding athlete – baseball, basketball and football. He had planned a career of baseball and had been signed by the New York Giants. He was working his way to that point by playing in the minor leagues. His father was presented with his son’s Silver Star for extreme gallantry on May 8, 1954.
Fisk, Donald Dean - Navy, Tech. 3/C, dental. 21 years of age. Died April 28, 1952 at San Francisco of illness while aboard the aircraft carrier Sitkoh Bay. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Fisk, 6561 Fourth NE, Seattle, WA; sisters Patricia, Dorothy, and Mrs. Betty McKnight. Place of birth – Grover, CO. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle, WA. Donald Dean Fisk had lived in Seattle for 20 years. He attended Roosevelt High School. He had been in the Navy since 1948 and had been overseas for 18 months.
Flack, Alan D. - Cpl, Army. 27 years of age. Died July 27, 1952 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mr. L.D. Flack (father), 3232 40th Ave. S.W., Seattle; Mrs. A.A. Flack (mother), 2637 ½ 42nd SW, Seattle; Harold (brother) in the Navy and James in Oregon. Sister Mrs. Gladys Keyser, Seattle. Birthplace – Seattle. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, WA. He attended Fauntleroy Grade School and Madison Junior High. He was in the Navy and saw duty on destroyers in the Pacific in the second world war. He enlisted in the Army in 1950. He also attended Bellevue High School, then worked for Sears Roebuck Co. Member of Post 2713 VFW.
Fleming, Isaac - Cpl., Army. 27 years of age. Died February 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Audrey Fleming (wife), 517 23rd Ave., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Detroit, MI. Cpl. Fleming had been in the Army 8 years. He had resided in Seattle 3 years.
Furukawa, Isaac - Sgt., Army, 1st Cavalry Division. 24 years of age. Died July 25, 195o in action in Korea while attempting to run an enemy road block. Next of kin – Mr. Koshiro Furukawa (father), 930 26th Ave., Seattle, WA; Hiroshi Furukawa (brother), 310 27th North, Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Sunnyside, WA. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle. Isaac Furukawa, veteran of World War II, of the famed Japanese American 442nd Infantry in Europe, rejoined the Army in April 1948. He had lived in Seattle since 1945. five brothers of this family were World War II veterans. Attended University of Washington and Edison Technical School.
Floyd, John Curtis - 2nd Lt., Air Force, navigator. Died December 17, 1950 near Honshu, Japan while en route to Korea. Plane crash. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. Burnham G. Floyd, Bellevue, WA, Rt. 2., Box 56. Place of burial – Feb. 10, 1951 at Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli. Attended Overlake High School. Veteran of the Second World War, Air Corps. Discharged 1945. Returned to active duty in 1948. Went overseas in November 1950. Attended University of Washington.
Foster, Robert A. - Pvt., Army, 17th Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. 18 years of age. Died Sept. 3, 1951 in action in Korea. Silver Star awarded posthumously. Next of kin – Mrs. Emily Langlands (mother), 207 Fontanelle St, Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Washington Memorial Park, Highway 99. Pvt. Foster’s brother-in-law, Sgt. Frank Obzina,. Was killed in Korea Nov. 29, 1950. Pvt. Foster had been in the Army since May 1950. He attended Cleveland High School before enlisting. His brothers Jack and William are both in the Service – Jack in the Navy and William in the Army. Besides his sister, Jean Obzina, he is survived by another sister, Mrs. Edna Chadwick of California.
Funk, Orval - 1st Lt. Air Force. 30 years of age. Died Aug. 7, 1952 in a take off accident over Japan on a combat mission to Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Hildegarde Funk, Sebring, FL, sisters in Seattle – Mrs. Gladys Light, Alice Johnson, Hazel Nanthrup and Lucille. Place of birth – Towner, ND. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle. Veteran of World War II, recalled to active service in the Air Force last year. He was on his 25th mission when killed. He worked in Seattle for the Austin Construction Co. During World War II he saw action at Guam and Okinawa. He was a navigator and bombardier. Other sisters – Mrs. Dorothy Burks of Ala. & Mrs. Frances Sidmore of Mont.
Furseth, Lester J. - Pfc., Army, Infantry, radio man. 21 years of age. Died Dec. 1, 1952 in action in Korea by machine gun. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Oswald J. Furseth, 5618 20th Ave. N.E., Seattle; Mrs. Edward G. Roe (sister), 11404 8th Ave. N.E. Seattle. Place of birth – Olympia, WA. Place of burial – Washelli Cemetery, Seattle. Pfc. Furseth came to Seattle in 1944 and graduated from Roosevelt High School. He entered the Army in 1952. He was awarded the Silver Star posthumously for the heroic task of rescuing a wounded man in battle and attempting to rescue another, ending in his own death.
Garland, Albert W. - Pvt., Army, 38th Inf. Regt, 2nd division. 26 years of age. Death reported Aug. 13, 1951 in action in Korea. Later, it was reported that he died May 18, 1951. Next of kin – Mr. nd Mrs. Albert Garland, Enumclaw, WA; Mrs. Theodore Fallen (sister), Enumclaw, Richard Garland (brother), Enumclaw. Place of birth – Buckley, WA. Place of burial – Evergreen Cemetery, Enumclaw, WA. Pvt. Garland had lived in Enumclaw most of his life. He graduated from Enumclaw grade and high schools. He joined the Army in September 1950 and went overseas in January 1951.
Gebhardt, Ervin A. - Pvt., Army. 20 years of age. Died Oct. 26, 1951. Wounded Oct. 20 and died the same day in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Alma T. Gebhardt (mother), 1167 ½ Mercer St., Seattle, WA. Pvt. Gebhardt graduated from Queen Ann High School in 1948 and attended the University of Washington a year then worked at the Boeing Airplane Co. before enlisting in the Army. He had been in Korea since Sept. 11th and in the Army since Feb. 1951.
Glenn, Robert L. - Cpl., Army. Died in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Ida Glenn (wife), 2716 Washington St., Seattle, WA.
Gossett, William Bennett - Cpl, USMC, 1st Marine Division. 21 years of age. Died Sept. 26, 1950 in action in Korea at Seoul. Next of kin – Mrs. Wm. B. Gossett (wife), California; Mr. and Mrs. B.A. Gossett, Renton, WA, 117 Meadow St. Place of birth – Tacoma, WA. Place of burial – Greenwood Cemetery, Renton. His body arrived in San Francisco April 23rd. He attended schools in Renton, graduated from Renton High in 1947. Attended Seattle University for a short time. Cpl. Gossett had lived most of his life in Renton. He was employed in the Seattle office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation before joining the Marines in 1948. He had married just prior to leaving for Korea in July.
Halverson, Verlyn S. - Pfc., Army, machine gunner, 1st Cavalry Division. Date of birth: December 21, 1930. Date of death: April 24, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Sam Halverson (father), 3509 E. 147th St., Seattle. Two sisters – Shirley of Seattle and Darlene of Montana. Place of birth: Montana. Pfc. Halverson was awarded the Silver Star for his gallantry on that April Day in 1951. He remained behind and machine gunned the enemy while his division retreated. He enlisted in the Army in 1948 and was sent to Japan then to Korea at the outbreak of hostilities.
Hamerquist, Charles E. - Pfc., Army, machine gunner, 25th Division. 21 years of age. Died Sept. 15, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. T.F. Buckman (mother), 610 Aloha St., now 7932 16th Ave S.W., Seattle, WA. Place of birth: Portland, OR. Place of burial – Washelli Cemetery, Seattle, WA. Pfc. Hammerquist was killed the day after he wrote his mother that he was in the front line. He had been in Korea two weeks. He had lived in Seattle nearly all of his life. He graduated from Lincoln High School and then entered the College of Puget Sound in Tacoma. Surviving besides his mother and stepfather, who was his pal, is his grandmother Mrs. Annette Bevry of Seattle.
Hammerel, Ambrose B. - Pfc., Army. Death reported May 26, 1951. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hammerel of Spokane, formerly of 3611-1/3 Rainier Ave, Seattle, WA.
Haskell, Gordon E. - Major, USMC, Marine fighter pilot. 32 years of age. Died Oct. 2, 1952 in a Korean engagement on a flight from an aircraft carrier. Next of kin – Mrs. Laura Haskett (wife) and one and a half year old daughter Lynda, 16515 Fremont Ave., Seattle, WA, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon S. Haskell (parents). Place of birth – Seattle. Place of burial – Washelli Cemetery, Seattle, WA. A veteran of four and a half years in the Second World War, Major Haskell was recalled to active service in October 1951. He went overseas May 1952. He was graduated from Roosevelt High School. He was employed at the Seattle Times before being recalled to duty. The Major was well known in golfing circles. He was golf champion at the Jackson Park Golf club for three years. A brother John W. Haskell also survives. Also Richard, both of Seattle.
Hausmann, John B. Jr. - Pfc., USMC, 1st Marine Division. 18 years of age. Died August 1950 in Tokyo of wounds received in the Korean War. Next of kin – Mr. John B. Hausmann (father), 1213 Lucille St., Seattle, WA. Attended schools in California. Employed by his father in December 1949 in Seattle. Joined the Marines in April 1950.
Hawley, Richard E. - Cpl., USMC. 21 years of age. Died Aug. 12, 1950 in action in Korea at Chinju. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Everett Hawley, 905 18th Ave., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Portland, OR. Place of burial – Calvary Cemetery, Seattle, WA. Attended O’Dea High School and Garfield High School. Altar boy at the Immaculate Church. Had lived in Seattle most of his life. Joined the Marines 2½ years ago. Corporal Hawley’s mother lost her first husband in World War One.
Hemsher, William C. - Pfc., Army. Died in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Jessie N. Hemsher (wife), 3010 Seventh Ave., North Renton.
Hendricks, Joseph L. Jr. - Pfc., Army, Army intelligence. 18 years of age. Died July 20, 1950 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Hendricks, Rt. 2, Box 2373, Edmonds, WA (formerly of Seattle). Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Attended Edmonds High School. Pfc. Hendricks was the first soldier from the Seattle area reported missing in Korean action. He joined the Army January 14, 1949. He left Seattle for Japan June 16, 1949 and went to Korea July 1950. The Hendricks family lived in Seattle recently.
Hedin, Louis M. - Pvt., Army, 38th Regt., 2nd Div. 24 years of age. Died March 15, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. August L. Hedin, Rt. 3, Enumclaw, WA. Sister – Mrs. Shirley Fuller of Tacoma. Place of birth – Alden, MN. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Sumner, WA. Pvt. Hedin was a former Enumclaw High School pupil. He was a merchant mariner in the Second World War. Member of Crescent Lodge No. 109 F&AM, Enumclaw. Pvt. Hedin had lived in Enumclaw since he was a year old.
Hickey, John Edward - Air Force, Airman 3/c. 21 years of age. Died April 28, 1952 plane crash in Korea after a ferry mission. Next of kin – Mrs. Lillian Kastrup (mother), 6904 47th SW, Seattle; Mr. John Edward Hickey Sr. (father), Seattle. Place of birth – Seattle. Place of burial – Forest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle. Born and reared in Seattle, Airman Hickey was graduated from West Seattle High School. He enlisted in the Air force in January 1951. He was sent overseas in July 1951 and had planned to be home on furlough in August of this year. His plane, a B-26 Bomber, crashed on a wet air strip in Korea. Also surviving him are his sisters, Mrs. Beverly Sawicki and Mrs. Dorothy Rhodes of Seattle and his brother Michael D. Hickey, a Navy veteran of World War II.
Hill, Wayne R. - Cpl, USMC, 1st Marines. 19 years of age. Died 3 days before the Truce was signed in Korea. Wounded fatally by a shell fragment. Next of kin – Mrs. Zona Bussey, mother, 4528 44th Ave. S.W., Seattle, WA and Helsey Hill (father), Spokane, WA. Place of burial – Forest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle, WA. Former Bellevue High School student. He went to Korea in 1952. A sister, Diane Hill of Seattle, and a half-brother, William, of Spokane also survive.
Hogan, Kenneth A. - Pvt., Army. Date of birth – June 1, 1922. Date of death – Sept. 9, 1950 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. James Hogan, 1245 SW 149th St., Seattle, WA; sister, Mrs. Irene Lackey of Alderwood, WA, brothers Robert and James. Place of birth – Seattle. He attended school at the Burien Grade School and Highline High where he left in his sophomore year to join the Army Oct. 1949. He was stationed in Okinawa before being sent to Korea. There he was taken Prisoner of War. The last his parents heard was July 27, 1950. Not until Feb. 18, 1954 was he declared officially dead.
Hall, Thomas B. - Col., Air Force. Officially reported dead January 1954. Previously reported missing in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Verna Hall (wife), sons Tony (9) and Christopher (7), 2706 Broadway N., Seattle.
Hoolahan, Patrick William - Cpl. USMC, 1st Marine Division. 22 years of age. Died Oct. 27,1 950 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Dorcas Vanderveer (mother), 3206 61st SW, Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Wonsan, Korea. Attended Bryant School, Greenwood School, Seattle University. Served with the Marines during the Second World War. Total of service in the Marines – 3 years.
Hoy, Thomas Samuel - Pfc., Marine Corps. 21 years of age. Notice of death published Sept. 27, 1951. Killed in Korea, probably at Heartbreak Ridge. Pfc. Hoy was killed Sept. 21. Next of kin – Mr. and Mrs. Dwight L. Hoy, 10524 Ashworth Ave., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Wahpeton, ND. Place of burial – Washelli Cemetery, Seattle, WA. Pfc. Hoy had lived in Seattle most of his life until he went into military service. He had been overseas for seven months. He attended Oak Lake School and graduated from Lincoln High School where he was a member of the Hi-Y. He was platoon honor man of his unit during training at Camp Pendleton. Previous to his enlistment he had been with Sears Roebuck and Co. as mail order clerk. Sisters and brothers live in Seattle.
Ihly, Steven R. - Cpl, Army, 378th Combat Engineers. Date of birth – May 15, 1933. Date of death – April 19, 1951 in action in Korea from a grenade explosion. Next of kin – Mrs. Herman Parent (mother), 2319 N. 62nd St.; Herman Parent (step-father), Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Spokane. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle. Steve attended Green Lake Elementary school, John Marshall Junior High School and Lincoln High School. He enlisted in the 770 Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Ft. Lewis. Later transferred to the 378th Combat Engineers. His father Steve L. Ihly lives in Seattle as does his brother Gary.
James, Larry Patrick - Pfc., Army, 5th Cavalry Division. Born – December 21, 1931. Died – Sept. 22, 1950 in action in South Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Laura Nichols (mother), Rt. 1, Box 453, Auburn, WA. Place of birth – Taholah, WA. Place of burial – Auburn Cemetery. Pvt. James, of Indian origin, was a pupil at the Auburn High School before entering the Army. He lived in Auburn 11 years. His brother, Russell, has been missing in action in Korea since Dec. 2nd. Two younger brothers survive and his father Michell James of Taholah.
James, Leo J. - M/Sgt., Army. 22 years of age. Died Nov. 28, 1950 in Korea. Previously reported missing. Officially reported dead Jan. 7, 1954. Next of kin – Mrs. Katherine James (wife), 9228 8th Ave. N.W., Seattle, WA. Body not found. The James couple had been married only two weeks when Sergeant James was sent overseas August 1950.
Johnson, Richard B. - Sgt., Army. 18 years of age. Died in hospital of wounds received in action in Korea on Sept. 12, 1951. Next of kin – Ernest B. Johnson (father), Baytown, TX, formerly of 4046 Seventh Ave., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Missoula, Mont. Place of burial – Missoula, Mont. Sgt. Johnson lived for many years in Seattle. He attended Edmond Meany School and Garfield and Lincoln High Schools. Sgt. Johnson wrote his father that he was in a tough position in Korea and a few days later he was killed. His sister, Mrs. Ernestine McMath, lives in Inglewood, CA and his brother in Montana.
Jones, Floyd L. - Pfc., Army. Reported Killed July 30, 1952. Previously reported missing in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Malissa Jones (wife), 306 Maynard Ave., Seattle, WA.
Jones, Samuel L. - 1st. Lt. Died in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Marianna B. Jones (wife), 1111 38th Ave. N., Seattle, WA.
Karlson, Gene R. - Cpl, USMC, Marine Attack Sqdr. No. 323. 23 years of age. Died Sept. 25, 1953 result of the war in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Ingred Karlson (mother), brother Walter, 15622 Pacific Highway South, Seattle. Place of burial – Washington Memorial Park, Seattle, WA. Cpl. Karlson became ill while serving with the Marines in Korea. Other survivors – sisters – Mrs. Sigrid Miklausch and Miss Kathleen Karlson.
Keller, Robert W. - Pvt., Army, 5th Cavalry Division. 18 years of age. Date of death – Oct. 4, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Wilma J. Keller (wife), daughter Linda (7 weeks old), 7606 6th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA; Mr. And Mrs. E.R. Keller, brother Joseph 13034 1st Ave. NE Seattle; brother Clair, 19, in the Navy at Pearl Harbor. Place of birth – Fargo, ND. Place of burial – private services at Washelli Cemetery. Pvt. Keller had lived in Seattle for 11 years. He attended Lincoln High School. Joined the Army Jan. 1951. He was prominent in football. A memorial service dedicated to his memory was held at the Catholic Memorial Field. He played for a boys club team last year.
Kloth, Marion J. - Lt. Col, Army, Military Adviser. 42 years of age. Died May 17, 1952 in an accident due to battle fatigue suffered in Korea. Died in Alexandria, VA. Next of kin – Mrs. Sally Kloth (wife), Alexandria, VA; Robert E. and Cecil L. (brothers) Seattle and Arthur O. of San Francisco. Place of birth – Seattle. Place of burial – Arlington National Cemetery. At the time of his death, Lt. Col. Kloth was on leave from Walter Reed Hospital where he had been having treatment for battle fatigue. He was graduated from Lincoln High School and the University of Washington. He formerly lived at 2414 Bigelow Av. N. Seattle. He was awarded the Silver Star and Oak Leaf cluster for his Korean service. He was a veteran of World War II.
Korte, Joie - Pfc., USMC. Died January 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Joie Korte (wife), 2935 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA.
Kostoff, Milford L. - 2nd Lt., Army, 24th Infantry Division. 25 years of age. Died Aug. 9, 1950 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Milan Kostoff, 307 Lynn St., now 503 Valley St., Seattle, WA. Brothers and sisters in Seattle. Place of birth – Jamestown, ND. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle. Lt. Kostoff, a World War II veteran of the Marine corps, joined the army a year ago. Went overseas July 27th. Kostoff’s wife, Coleen, is living in Alaska with her parents. He attended Queen Anne High School and Seattle University.
Kuper, David H. - Cpl, Army. 22 years of age. Reported missing July 20, 1950 and confirmed dead January 1954 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Hazel Larson (mother), 8111-12th Avenue, Seattle. Place of birth – Michigan. Body not found. His brother Donald is a student at Cleveland High School and a sister lives in Michigan.
Liljegreen, Mary Eleanor - Lt (j.g.) Navy – nurse. 25 years of age Aug. 31st. Died Sept. 19, 1950 in a Navy transport plane crash near Kwajalein Island in the service of her country. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Carl J. Liljegreen, 824 Broadway, Seattle, WA. Graduate of West Seattle High School and Seattle University. She trained at the Providence Hospital School of Nursing. Miss Liljegreen had been stationed in Oakland and Bremerton during the time she served in the Navy. Brother and sister both were in the service.
Linne, Roy W. - Pfc., Army infantry. Born January 23, 1933. Died March 16, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin – father deceased; Mrs. Olga Linne (stepmother), 10530 Whitman Ave., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Seattle. Place of burial – Pacific Lutheran, Seattle. Attended Lincoln High School. Brothers Robert and Bert survive him. His father, Harold Wm. Linne, died January 1950.
Lipshitz, Kenneth C. - Sgt., Army, 7th Infantry Division. 21 years of age. He died Dec 5, 1950. Previously reported missing. Officially reported as dead from action in Korea on January 7, 1954. Next of kin – Mrs. Anne Morris Lipshitz (mother), 413 24th Ave S., Seattle; Mrs. Mae Lipshitz (wife) and son live in Portland, OR. Body not found. Sgt. Lipshitz attended Garfield High School and served in the Merchant Marine before joining the Army in early 1950. His mother refuses to believe her son is dead. He’ll be back, she says.
Lockhart, Jack N. - Tech Sgt., Marine Corps. 45 years of age. Died Dec. 1, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Adeliza Lockhart (wife), Elsinore, CA; Mrs. Estelle Schank (sister) Seattle, Robert and David (brothers) Seattle, Mrs. Bessie Kraus (sister) Canada. Place of birth – Kansas. Place of burial – Calvary Cemetery, Seattle. Sgt. Lockhart, a veteran of the Second World War, was wounded in the South Pacific. He was transferred to that area from China where he had been stationed. His wife, also in China, was taken prisoner by the Japanese and spent the remainder of the war in a detention camp. He enlisted in the Marines in Seattle in 1924.
Lockwood, Carlton - 19 years of age. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. George Lockwood, 11242 Occidental Ave., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Everett. Place of burial – body not found. Attended Highline High School and Renton High. Sisters Shawn and Marla.
Longtin, King W. - Lt., Navy, Air Force, USNR pilot. 29 years of age. Died April 21, 1951 in a crash landing in Japan. Next of kin – Mrs. Betty J. Longtin (wife), 4552 6th Ave., NE, home of her parents, Mr. And Mrs. E.J. Nelson, Seattle. Place of birth – Teaneck, NJ. Raised and educated in Teaneck, NJ where his parents, Mr. And Mrs. Benjamin Longtin, live. He had been in the naval reserve for the past nine years serving during World War II as a Navy pilot. Married in Seattle five years ago and built a home at 1504 E. 103rd St., Seattle.
Lundervold, Winston - Pfc., Army, Co. E, 180th Inf. Regt. 20 years of age. Died June 17, 1952 in action in Korea’s western front. Next of kin – Mrs. Katherine Lundervold (mother), 814 E. Howell St., Seattle; Mrs. Thomas Turner, Navy Wave, Pier 91, his sister and brother Larry both of Seattle. Place of birth – Upham, ND. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle. Pfc. Lundervold came to Seattle in 1950 and entered the Army the same year. He received training in the paratroopers and in radio communication before he volunteered for active duty in Korea. He had been wounded but returned to combat. He would have been 21 thirteen days before he was killed.
Lyden, Wallie G. - Pvt., Army, motor pool. 19 years of age. Died March 10, 1952 in Tokyo, Japan. Next of kin – Mrs. Mildred Lyden (mother), Wapato, Yakima County, formerly of 329 Queen Anne Ave., Seattle. Place of birth – Port Angeles, WA. Place of burial – Evergreen Cemetery, Seattle, WA. Pvt. Lyden moved to Seattle with his family in 1942. He attended Queen Anne High school before enlisting in the Army in 1949. Surviving besides his mother are two brothers Dewey and Donald both of Wapato; a sister Mrs. Allen J. Olson, Richmond Beach, WA and his grandparents Mr. And Mrs. Frazer Matthews of Seattle.
Lansing, Melvin E. - Sgt., army. 22 years of age. Died April 24, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs.. John N. Lansing, 3040 S. 158th St. (latter address 2916 S. 200th St.) Seattle, WA. Sgt. Lansing joined the Army four years ago while his family was living in Kansas. They now live in Seattle.
Larson, Richard Eugene - Cpl, Army. 21 years of age. Died Oct. 19, 1951 in action in Korea. Previously reported missing in action. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Ole J. Larson, Box 210, Auburn, WA; Mrs. Ray Hardin (sister), 615 SW 139th St., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Washelli Cemetery, Seattle, WA. Richard was born in Seattle and was graduated from Cleveland High School. He joined the Army in August 1950 and went overseas in March 1950. Besides his parents and sister he is survived by two brothers, Army PFC Howard and Russell of Auburn. His brother Army PFC Gordon died in Cabanatuan Prison Camp in World War II. He was 22 years.
Laundry, William R. - Pfc., USMC. 19 years of age. Died F4eb. 1, 1953 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Vance Harris (mother), 3020 22nd Ave. S., Seattle, WA; Henry J. Laundry (father), Wyoming. Place of birth Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Pfc. Laundry came to Seattle in 1942. He attended St. Mary’s school, Franklin High School and Edison Tech. He joined the Marine Corps last April after three years in the National Guard in Seattle. He had been in Korea since Oct. Other survivors are – brother Walter H. and five sisters Mrs. Gloria Cloutier; Mrs. Dorothy Duell; Patricia, Judith and Helen, all of Seattle.
Layton, Donald - Airman Apprentice, Navy, Air Force. 19 years of age. Died April 21, 1951 crash landing near Japan. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Roy Layton, 17403 8th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA. Graduate of Roosevelt High School. Enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1950. He had been flying missions over Korea as an ordnance man and tail gunner.
Mackey, Robert K. - 2nd Lt., Army, Co. C, 3rd Inf. Div, 15th Regt. 23 years of age. Died April 16, 1953 near Unjan-ni, Korea. Next of Kin – Mrs. Karel Mackey (mother, Mr. And Mrs. Glen Mackey, Seattle, WA now of Reno, NV; Mrs. W. Douglas Mottley (sister), 11539 22nd Ave., NE, Seattle. Place of birth – North Dakota. After an attack on his patrol and though wounded and unable to walk, Lt. Mackey crawled back to the support element to get medical aid for his men. After getting medical aid he insisted on returning to his men pleading that he could not leave his men alone. He was awarded the Silver Star posthumously. His father received the Star recently for his dead son. Lt. Mackey graduated from Broadway High.
Maitland, George A. - Pfc., Army infantry. 23 years of age. Died Oct. 26, 1952. Previously reported missing and officially reported dead Jan. 7, 1954 in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Violet Ogden (mother), 1510 W. 87th St., Seattle, WA Body not found. Pfc. Maitland’s brother Lloyd Ogden was in the Army in Korea at the time George disappeared and made every effort to find some trace of his brother.
Manty, Walter N. - Sgt., Air Force, 110 Radar Calibration Flight in Alaska. 33 years of age. Died Nov. 7, 1951 at Anchorage, Alaska, in an air crash. Next of kin – Mrs. Mildred R. Manty (wife), 229 Tobin Ave., Renton, WA; Mrs. Hannah Oja (mother), Renton, WA. Place of birth – Astoria, OR. Place of burial – Washelli Cemetery, Seattle. Sgt. Manty, a veteran of 10 years in the National Guard. He had lived in Seattle for a number of years and in Everett. He worked for the Boeing Airplane Co. before being called to active duty with the Air Force last May. During World War II, he served in India with the 412 Air Service Squadron as a flight engineer. His sister, Mrs. Lawrence Jones, also lives in Renton as does his half brother Matt A. Hill and another half brother, Julius, lives in California.
Marett, Natherene C. - Sgt., Army, 38th Inf. Regt., 2nd Div., Regular Army. 19 years of age. Reported dead June 2, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Ildefonso (Catherine) Costello (mother, 4504 23rd SW, Seattle, WA. Place of birth – South Carolina. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle. He had been in Korea since last August and before that in Germany. He attended the Puget Sound Naval Academy on Bainbridge Island. Had lived in Seattle since 1945. He was previously reported wounded Nov. 27, but returned to action. His stepfather is a steward in the Navy and is now in Korean waters.
Mason, Alwin L. - Cpl, Army, 7th Division artillery, Buffaloes. 20 years of age. Died Sept 2, 1951 in action in Korea. Silver Star awarded posthumously. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. L.D. Mason, 326 W. 46th St., Seattle, WA; sisters – Mrs. June Weber and Kathleen Mason. Birth place – Seattle. Place of burial – Forest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle. Cpl. Mason joined the Army in January 1949. He was stationed in Japan a year and a half before going to Korea in September 1950. He was due to return home on rotation the later part of September. He had been acting as artillery reconnaissance Sgt. Cpl. Mason attended James Monroe Junior High and Edison Tec School. His unit had shifted 70 times in Korean battle. His group was one to reach the Manchurian border in the drive last year.
Mason, Ralph E. - Cpl., Army, Cavalry Division, machine gunner. 20 years of age. Died Sept. 5,1950 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Wyatt A. Wood (sister), 1711 E. 89th St. (home of Cpl. Mason), Seattle, WA. Mr. Norman E. Mason (father) Sedro Wooley, WA. Place of birth – Pueblo, CO. Place of burial – when returned from Korea, he will be buried in Pueblo, CO where his mother is interred. Attended Burlington Grade schools, Roosevelt High School, Seattle. Cpl. Mason joined the Army a year and a half ago in Seattle. Mrs. Wyatt’s brother, Air Force, was lost in the Caribbean Oct. 1943.
Matheson, Douglas N. - 1st Lt., Air Force, pilot, jet plane 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing. 25 years of age. Died April 9, 1951 in a mission in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Hector N. (Avilda P.) Matheson (mother), 7503 Sunnyside Ave., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Lethbridge, Alt. Canada. Place of burial. Body not Found. Later found and returned to USA and is buried at Washelli, Seattle. Roosevelt High graduate, University of Washington – prominent in boxing and hockey and a talented musician – cellist – Lamda Chi Alpha. During World War II, he served as a flight officer and rejoined the Air Force in 1948. He came to Seattle with his parents when 2 years old. He had been in Korea two months before his death. His sister, Mrs. Lewis Richie, and brother Malcolm survive him.
Mayfield, Charlie Jr. - Pfc. Army, 24th Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. 26 years of age. Died Sept 5, 1950 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Mary E. Mayfield (wife), 1039 ½ Main St., Seattle; latest address – 161 28th Avenue. Buried at Washelli Cemetery, Seattle. Mayfield, a veteran of nine years’ service in the Army, went overseas last August. He was reported missing Sept. 5th. Three children also survive him, William, Rodney, and Casandra. His parents – Mr. And Mrs. Charlie Mayfield.
Merrick, Richard Charles - Commander, Navy flier. 39 years of age. Died May 18, 1951 in action in Korea while on a bombing and strafing mission. Next of kin – Mrs. Mary Jane Hilen Merrick (wife), 2 sons, Richard and Scot, 2409 Lake Washington Blvd., Seattle, WA. Place of burial – memorial rites at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Seattle, May 29, 1951. University of Washington graduate, was commander of Naval Air Group 19. He was the second air group commander to lose his life since the outbreak of the Korean War. A Navy career man since his graduation in 1934, Commander Merrick was a fighter pilot in the Aleutions and aboard the aircraft carriers during World War II. His Naval Service included duty with the Bureau of Aeronautics in Washington and at Boeing Airplane Co.
Micheau, Gordon G. - M/Sgt., Army. Died October 1950 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Shirley Micheau (wife), Rt. 4, Box 781, Bellevue, WA.
Middleton, Rex B. - Navy – Sonarman 1/C. 26 years of age. Died Oct. 7, 1951 when the American destroyer Ernest g. Small, struck a probable enemy mine in Korean waters. Next of kin – Mrs. Bernice Middleton (wife), 10050 68th Ave. S., Seattle, WA Middleton, a World War II submarine service veteran, was called to active duty again on Sept. 8, 1950. He expected to be released from active duty December and hoped to return home this month. He had studied electrical engineering at the University of Washington and had worked at a mail order house in Seattle. His parents – Mr. And Mrs. Ben Middleton, live in Spokane. A daughter, two years old, also survives him.
Miller, Earl K. - Pvt., Army, 2nd Infantry Division. 21 years of age. Died Sept. 3, 1950 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Jody Miller (wife), 711 Crockett St., Seattle, WA (home of Mrs. Josephine Harrington. Mrs. Miller resides with her parent.). Place of birth – Collegeville, PA. Place of burial – Washelli Cemetery, Seattle, WA. Mrs. Miller’s address: 2213 1st Ave. His parents are in Collegeville, PA. Pvt. Miller had been in the Army three years. He served one year in Alaska and two at Fort Lewis, WA.
Miller, Floyd Gay - Pfc., Marine infantry, 1st Marine Division. 21 years of age. Died Aug. 30, 1951 of wounds in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Peggy Moore Miller (wife), Rep. Floyd C. Miller (father), 2303 N. 62nd St., Seattle; Mrs. Bradley Brown (mother), Raymond, WA. Place of birth – Seattle. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle. Pvt. Miller attended Roosevelt and Lincoln High Schools. He and Peggy Moore were married a week before he went overseas. Pvt. Moore had served a three year enlistment in the Coast Guard. Address: c/o Mrs. Margaret K. Moore, 7737 37th Ave. NE, Seattle.
Miller, Russell R. - Cpl., Army. 23 years of age. Died Nov. 17, 1950. Wounded and died the same day in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Jane E. Miller (mother), 734 N. 66th St., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Canada. Corporal Miller came to Seattle 5 years ago from Spokane. He was serving his second enlistment.
Monegan, Walter C. Jr. - Pfc., USMC, 1st Marine Division. 20 years of age. Died Sept. 20, 1950 in action in Korea (Seoul). Next of kin – Mrs. Betty Clark Monegan (wife). McIntire. 920 17th Ave., Seattle. Son, Walter III. Place of birth – Reading, MA. Place of burial – Arlington National Cemetery. Had been stationed at Sand Point. A veteran of four years in the Marines. Walter C. Monegan (father), Long Beach, CA.
Mork, Edgar B. - Cpl, USMC. Previously reported missing. Declared dead Jan. 8, 1954 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Mork (wife), 3521 Brandon St., Seattle, WA.
Meyers, Ronald Dean - [also listed as Myers]. Sgt., Army, 7th Division, 32nd HQ group. 25 years of age. Died Sept. 24, 1950 of wounds received during the drive on Seoul, Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Ronald Meyers (wife), Yokohama. Mrs. George Meeks (mother), 8025 Ravenna Ave., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Wichita, KS. Was in the Navy in World War II for six years. John Meyers (father), Wichita, KS. Sgt. Meyers had lived in Seattle in 1949 with his wife and child.
Modenese, Eugene - Air Force, Airman 1/c. 22 years of age. Died June 18, 1953 at Honshu, Japan when an Air Force C-124 Globemaster crashed. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. M.A. Modenese (parents), sister, Diane, 2816 Eddy St., Seattle, WA; Dorothy Lynch Modenese (wife). Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Seattle, WA. Eugene Modenese was born and brought up in Seattle. He attended Georgetown Elementary School and graduated from Cleveland High then went to Seattle University. He was interested in Mountaineering and Skiing and was a champion at this sport. At Cleveland he was a member of the All-City Ski Team. He planned to make photography his life work and had been employed at Boeings as a photographer. He joined the Air Force in 1951 and was due home a month before his death.
Moloney, Edward J. Jr. - 1st Lt., Army Infantry (temporary). 25 years of age. Died May 27, 1951 reported in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Edward J. Moloney, 208 D St. NW, Auburn, WA. Place of birth – Canada, Eston. Sask. Place of burial – Sumner Cemetery. Catholic service. Lt. Moloney had been a paratrooper in Japan when the Korean War broke out. He transferred to the infantry and was killed while leading his rifle company in action. He had lived in Auburn for ten years, graduated from the Auburn High School in 1943. He was a student leader and a Knight of Columbus. As a paratrooper he was with the Pathfinder Division of the 187th Airborne Division. Veteran of World War II. 4 brothers and two sisters also survive him.
Montgomery, Lowell Gene - S/Sgt., USMC, Air base aircraft mechanic. 20 years of age. Died April 15, 1953 in an accident in Tustin, CA. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Carl d. Montgomery (parents), 7045 Alonzo Ave. NW, Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Inglewood, CA. Military funeral. Sgt. Montgomery graduated from Ballard High School in 1951. He then joined the Marines and was in Korea a year as an aircraft mechanic at a forward Marine base. Other survivors include a sister, Mrs. Sidney Lawrence, and three brothers – Carl E. Edmonds; William T., Seattle, and Gilbert G., Los Angeles.
Moore, William H. - M/Sgt. Army. 39 years of age. Death reported Nov. 10, 1952, plane crash, C-119 "Flying Packet" in Alaska. Next of kin – Mrs. Lillian Moore (wife), Bremerton, WA; Mrs. Hazel Napple (mother), 6232 38th Ave. S.W., Seattle, WA. Sgt. Moore had reenlisted into the Army for the third time only a month ago and had been in Alaska two weeks. He had served in the World War II and had the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star medal and oak leaf cluster for bravery. He reenlisted at the beginning of the Korean War and served eight months. Was released and after 18 months in civilian life went back into the Army.
Morgan, Arlene Jackson - Airman 3rd class, Air Force – Army – gunnery repair Dept. 19 years of age. Died April 14, 1953 in an explosion at Taegu Air Base in S.E. Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Carolyn Morgan (wife) 4431 Cascadia Ave, Seattle; Mr. And Mrs. Frank Morgan (parents) 116 W. Brandon St, Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Baker, OR. Place of burial – Washelli Cemetery, Seattle. Airman Morgan came to Seattle with his parents 14 years ago. He attended Cleveland High School and played trombone in the school band. He joined the Air Force in October 1951, training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX and Lowery Air Force Base, Denver. Other survivors include a sister, Mrs. Jean Shoopman, Seattle, and brothers, Curtis Larson and William Morgan. Airman Morgan had never seen his son, Christian Arlen.
Mouser, Robert W. - Pfc., Army – machine gun unit. 18 years of age. Died Sept. 16, 1950 in action in Korea at the Naktong River. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. O.L. Mouser, 604 W. Howe St., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Nebraska City, NE. Place of burial – Acacia Memorial Park, Seattle, WA. Attended Ballard High School. Enlisted in the Army on March 14, 1949. Pfc. Mouser had lived in Seattle 11 years. He enlisted in the Army in 1949. Engaged to Miss Ihla Culhane, formerly of Spokane. He is also survived by his grandmother, Mrs. C.D. Slusser of Seattle.
Murphy, Brian Patrick - 1st Lt., Air Force pilot. 24 years of age. Died July 8, 1951 in an accident in the USA at Richardson, TX. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Neil J. Murphy, 2409 11th Ave. W., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Chicago. Place of burial – Military funeral at Fort Lawton. Catholic. Lt. Murphy was a graduate of United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. He was stationed at Connally Air Force base near Waco, TX. He received an appointment to the Academy after enlistment in the Navy in 1944.
McAbee, Jerry - Apprentice blacksmith, Navy, USS Delta. Born Feb. 6, 1933. Died Oct. 2, 1952 in an accident aboard his ship. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. John H. McAbee, 6009 7th Ave NW, Seattle, WA. Two sisters survive – Mrs. A.E. Garrett and Mrs. R.H. Coppinger of Seattle. Place of birth – Seattle. Place of burial – Evergreen Cemetery, Seattle, WA. Young McAbee lived in Seattle all of his brief life. He attended West Woodland Elementary and James Monroe Junior High. He had been in the Navy since January. The Commander of the USS Delta wrote the parents after the boy’s death and told of young McAbee’s excellent record and his many friends aboard ship.
McAninch, Darrell E. - Air Force, 3rd C. 21 years of age. Died June 18, 1953 at Honshu, Japan when an Air Force C-124 crashed – Globemaster. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. George C. McAninch (parents), 2249 14th West, Seattle, Wa. Place of birth – Spokane, WA. Place of burial – Evergreen Park, Seattle, WA. Darrell McAnich was of the serious type, but vigorous with a special interest in geology which took him on many long trips through the hills. He had a fine collection. Other survivors – brothers, Donald H., Douglas L. and George Jr. and a sister Mrs. Frank Buxton, all of Seattle, WA.
McCormick, Robert E. Jr. - 2nd Lt. Army Air Force. Age 23 years. Date of Death – Aug. 22, 1950 in Korea while on a reconnaissance flight. His 44th mission. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Robert E. McCormick Sr., 9027 W. Shorewood Dr., Seattle, WA; James H. McCormick (brother) escort for his brother. Place of birth – Presque Isle, ME; place of burial – Acacia Memorial Park, Seattle, WA. Lt. McCormick attended school in Shelton for a short time. The family moved to Montana where Robert enlisted in the Navy in 1945. He served in the Philippines until 1946. Discharged and then joined the Air Force. He trained at Randolph Field and Shreveport, LA. He was assigned to a tactical air control squadron. His parents moved to Seattle in 1951.
McKeon, Donald - Pfc. Army. Previously reported missing. Declared dead on Jan. 8, 1954 from action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Martha Lou Gartrell (mother), Issaquah, WA.
McNaughton, John R. - Cpl., Army. Died in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mr. William E. McNaughton (father), 618 2nd Ave., Seattle, WA.
Neville, Fred G. - Pfc., Army. Reported dead Aug. 1, 1951. Reported missing 9/11/50 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mr. Lewis E. Neville (brother), 156 Fulton St., Seattle, WA.
Nicklos, Ronald Clyde - Cpl, USMC, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. 23 years of age. Died Feb. 22, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Marion Nicklos (wife), Kenneth (son), Redwood City, CA.; Mr. And Mrs. William J. Nicklos, 5512 Woodlawn Ave., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Evergreen Cemetery, Seattle, WA. Attended Lincoln High School & University of Washington. Cpl. Nicklos was active in the Wallingford Boys Club. While he attended high school, played basketball and was a star baseball player. In the Marines two years. Called to active duty last fall.
Nolan, John Desmond - Pvt, Army. 23 years of age. Died Aug. 9, 1952 in an accident in Germany while on Army maneuvers. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Michael J. Nolan, 9535 4th Ave NW, Seattle. Brother – Patrick and sisters Maureen, Rosaleen, Colleen and Eileen. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Cavalry Cemetery. Pvt. Nolan attended St. John’s School, O’Dea and Lincoln High Schools. Member of the Associated Boys Club. He had been in the Army since January 1951 and had been in Germany 11 months.
Notsund, Harold N. - Cpl, USMC Reserve, 1st Marines, 7th Regt. 22 years of age. Died March 1 1951 in action in Korea at Hoengsong during heavy fighting. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Nels Notsund, 911 Belmont Ave., Seattle, WA. Cpl. Notsund came to Seattle with his parents in 1945 from Chicago. He attended Edison Tech and the University of Washington. He enlisted in the Marines in 1946 and served four years. Called to active duty in October. His grandmother, Mrs. Brita Tveit, lives in Norway. The Corporal’s brother Reider joined the Marines after learning of his brother’s death.
Obzina, Frank - S/Sgt, Army Air Force, aerial gunner, B-26. 32 years of age. Died Nov. 29, 1950 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Jean L. Obzina (wife), 15577 Ninth Ave. NE, Seattle, WA; Mrs. Ida Foster (mother), 806 Union St., Seattle. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Seattle. Attended Broadway High School and Roosevelt High School. Veteran of World War II – 40 missions. Had completed 75 missions in Korea.
Odenbaugh, Thomas D. - Lt., USMC. Previously reported missing. Declared dead Jan. 8, 1954 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Odenbaugh (wife), 5311 Henderson St., Seattle, WA.
Oliver, Richard W. - Lt. (j.g.), Navy – Naval Air Training Unit – pilot. 26 years of age. Died Feb. 8, 1953 on a training flight near Alderwood, WA. Next of kin – William c. Oliver (father), 2921 9th Ave. W., Seattle, WA; Mrs. A.E. Green (grandmother), Bellingham, WA. Cremation in Seattle. Pilot Oliver was flying a F8F Grumann Bearcat fighter when his engine failed and the plane crashed and burned. Before entering the service he was co-pilot for California Airlines. Prior to that he was co-pilot and navigator for Pan American Airlines. Oliver was graduated from Queen Anne High School and attended the University of Washington. Member of Delta Upsilon Fraternity.
Olsen, Eugene Page - Pfc., USMC, 11th Regiment. 21 years of age. Died Dec. 7, 1950 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Anna L. Olsen (mother), 1578 E. 175th St., Seattle, WA. Attended Roosevelt High (graduate) and member of Lake Forest Presbyterian Church. He was a drug clerk at Lake City.
Owen, Edward V. - M/Sgt., Army. 26 years of age. Died July 12, 1950 in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Louise Owen Gibbs (mother), 3326 6th Pl., Renton, WA. Sisters – Mrs. Vickie Mann, Bryn Mawr, Mrs. Frances Pierce, Concord, CA. Place of birth – Gunnison, CO. Place of burial – Renton, WA, Evergreen Cemetery. He entered the Army at the age of 16 from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho in 1941, served in the South Pacific during World War II. Was discharged Dec. 1945. Re-enlisted in February of the following year and went to Japan in 1946 to serve with the occupation forces. He was sent to Korea in July 1950. He held three Bronze Stars for bravery in action. He attended schools in Colorado and Idaho.
Painter, Francis E. - Ens., Navy Jet Pilot, Carrier Princeton. Died May 6, 1953 after being struck by anti-aircraft fire in the Sea of Japan after completing a bombing mission. Next of kin – Mrs. Richard E. Painter (mother), 20255 Marine View Dr., Seattle, WA. Father died March 29, 1953. Place of birth – Los Angeles, CA. Place of burial – Body Not Found. Memorial at St. Philomena’s Catholic Church, Des Moines, WA. Ens. Painter had lived in Seattle since he was six months old. He attended St. Anne’s, O’Dea High and Seattle University. Mrs. Painter was notified that her son had been operating under constant alert for 15 days. After being struck the plane exploded and sank. He could not have survived. A brother, Army Captain John H. Painter and sisters Mrs. Ruth Wingerter and Nell Painter survive him.
Parant, George A. - Capt., USMC, signal officer. 32 years of age. Died Aug. 28, 1950 at Cherry Point, NC when a Corsair fighter plane struck him as it landed. Next of kin – Mrs. George (Esther) Parant (wife); George A. Parant Jr., Mrs. Hazel Parant (mother), 452 12th Ave., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Seattle. Place of burial – Calvary Cemetery. Attended Roosevelt High School and the University of Washington. He was a World War II dive bomber pilot. He served throughout World War II and remained in the Marine Corps.
Parise, Angelo Carmel - Sgt., Army, 1st Cavalry Division. Date of birth – Sept. 4, 1928. Date of death – Sept. 3, 1950 in action in Korea at Taegu. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. James G. Parise, Seattle, WA. He also had brothers and sisters in Seattle. Place of birth – New York. Moved from Tacoma, WA in 1932 to Seattle. Place of burial – Calvary Cemetery, Seattle. Attended St. Mary’s School and O’Dea High School. Sgt. Parise had lived in Seattle nearly all his life at the family home. He was formerly employed for the Washington Gear Works.
Parish, John F. Jr. - Pfc., Army. Died Aug. 11, 1950 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mr. John F. Parish Sr., Seattle, WA and Mrs. Estelle Parker (mother), Houston, TX. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Park, Washelli, Seattle.
Pawlik, Antoni M. - Pfc., Army. His death was announced May 21, 1951 in action in Korea. Late date of death was announced as April 26, 1951. Next of kin – Mrs. Donna L. Pawlik (wife), living at the home of her mother, Mrs. Norman VanZile, 5918 Beacon Ave., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Wheaton, IL. Place of burial – Wheaton. Mrs. Pawlik, a native of Seattle, went east to attend the funeral, as did her brother, James Hart. Pvt. Pawlik lived in Seattle for three years. The Pawliks were married in Seattle in November of 1950. Pvt. Pawlik left for Korea March 5, 1951.
Pehling, George J. - Pfc., USMC. 21 years of age. Reported missing a year ago and declared dead April 10, 1954 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. George J. Pehling Sr., 7745 21st Ave. NW, Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Body Not Found. Pvt. Pehling attended Ballard High School. He was in Korea only 14 days when he disappeared during the drive on Vegas and Reno Hills about a year ago, his father says.
Pierce, Edward E. - Pvt., Army Infantry. 17 years of age. Reported missing Nov. 2, 1950 and declared dead January 9, 1954 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Wesley Jordan (mother), 1412 W. 58th St., Seattle; Edward Pierce Sr. (father) with the Army in Alaska. Place of birth – Seattle. Place of burial – Body Not Found. Pvt. Pierce attended O’Dea High School. He went overseas the summer of 1950. He was in the "medics" and was seen carrying a wounded shoulder to the rear lines. That was the last seen of "Skippy", his grandmother, Mrs. David Marier of 1119 W. 59th St. says and believes he still lives and is prisoner somewhere.
Polley, Clay H. Jr. - Cpl, Army. Died Oct. 29, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin - Mrs. Patricia K.R. Polley (wife), 7743 18th Ave NE, Seattle. Daughter Charlotte, 9 months old. Place of burial - Fort Lawton Cemetery, Seattle, WA.
Price, Maylon D. - Lt., Army, Battery A, 980th Field Artillery Battalion. 31 years of age. Died March 12, 1952 in an explosion in Korea after being returned from front line fighting for a rest. Next of kin - Mrs. Darline Price (wife), daughters Leslie, Laurie & Lindsay, 7530 37th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA. Place of birth - Seattle, WA. Lt. Price graduated from Queen Anne High School. He attended the University of Washington. A Thunderbolt fighter pilot during World War II, he completed 133 missions. He served in the South Pacific, Hong Kong, and Formosa. Discharged from the Air Force in 1945. Rejoined the National Guard. Lt. Price received training in radar and electronics and was sent overseas as an instructor. Other survivors: Mr. and Mrs. Maylon D. Price II (parents) and Mr. and Mrs. Mayon D. Price (grandparents), Mrs. Mary Lee Calhoun (sister).
Puetz, Carl R. - Pfc., Army, 1st Cavalry Division. 20 years of age. Died Nov. 21, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin - Mrs. Irene M. Puetz (mother), 9632 Aurora Ave., Seattle, WA. Place of birth - Seattle. Place of burial - Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle. Pfc. Puetz had only been in Korea a month when he was killed in action. Pfc. Puetz attended Oak Lake grade school and Lincoln High School. He joined the Army in the Summer of 1950. His brother Cpl Robert Puetz is also in Korea. Brother Jim is a student at Edison Tec. Cpl. Robert Puetz escorted his brother's body to Seattle, Feb. 26, 1952.
Rauh, William H. - Capt., Air Force pilot, jet plane T33. 30 years of age. Date of death – Aug. 20, 1951 in a plane crash near McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. Next of kin – Mrs. Emma Rauh (wife) and son, William Edwin; Mr. And Mrs. William H.E. Rauh, 2400 Warren Ave., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Billings, Montana. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, WA. Capt. Rauh had called Seattle his home for the past 20 years. He had served in the Air Force 12 years. Had flown 70 missions as a bomber pilot in World War II. 13 soldiers were killed when Capt. Rauh’s plane crashed and 20 injured.
Rhome, Calvin B. - Tech Sgt., Air Force. 26 years of age. Died December 1950 in an auto accident while returning to McClellan Air Force Base near Sacramento. Next of kin – Mrs. Gladys Rhome (mother, Mt. Pleasant, PA. Sgt. Rhome lived at 7035 1st Ave NW, Seattle, with Mr. And Mrs. P.I. Hart. Place of birth – Pennsylvania. He was a World War II veteran overseas in Italy as a bomber crew chief. He came west to live after World War II and had worked in the Photo Engraving Dept. of the Post Intelligencer since 1947. Recalled to active duty in August 1950.
Ridenour, Hugh A. Jr. - Cpl, USMC, machine gunner, 1st Marine Division. 19 years of age. Died May 13, 1952 in action in Korea. Next of kin - Lt. Commander and Mrs. Hugh A. Ridenour, 4124 E. 79th St., Seattle, Staff officer with the 13th Naval District. Place of birth - Waynesboro, PA. Place of burial - Arlington National Cemetery. He enlisted in the Marines last June and was sent to Korea in Feb. Corporal Ridenour graduated from Bullis Preparatory School, Silver Springs, MD. Also surviving him is a younger brother, Charles, A Roosevelt High School pupil.
Robbins, Charles F. Jr. - Pfc., Army Engineers, 2nd Division. 21 years of age. Died Sept. 3, 1950 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. C.F. Robbins, 5117 46th Ave. S., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Calvary Cemetery. He attended St. Edward’s School and O’Dea High School. He had been with the Boeing Airplane Co. for a year before entering the Army in July 1948. He had been in Korea but a month. A brother William also survives.
Rodgers, Gary L. - Pfc., Marines. 20 years of age. Died May 20, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Nancy Rodgers (wife) and daughter Linda Lee, 13804 6th Ave. SW, Seattle, WA; Mr. And Mrs. Clyde Rodgers, Camp Sherman, OR. Place of birth – Oregon. In the spring of 1950, PFC Rodgers was sent to the Philippines and in December of 1950 to Korea. He had been expected home on rotation in July.
Rose, Donald E. - Pvt., Army communications. 19 years of age. Died Feb. 13, 1953 in an accident in King County. Next of kin – Mrs. Barbara Schillar Rose (wife), Kirkland, WA; Mr. And Mrs. Irvin Rose (parents), Bothell, WA, Pfc. Robert Rose (brother). Place of birth Cordova, Alaska. Place of burial – Ft. Lawton cemetery. Pvt. Rose died in a traffic accident just 13 days after he had married. He was moving from Bothell to Kirkland when the accident occurred. Pvt. Rose entered the Army last April and was on his last day at Communications School here. He was a graduate of Kirkland High School and had lived in that area for six years. Both his father and grandfather are retired Army majors.
Rowley, Gerald H. - Navy Seaman. 20 years of age. Died Oct. 23, 1953. Drowned while serving aboard the water tender Pasig in Yokusuka, Japan. Next of kin - Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rowley (parents), 535 N. 80th St., Seattle, two sisters - Joyce and Linda, and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Zachariasen. Place of birth - Seattle, WA. Place of burial - Washelli Cemetery, Seattle, WA. Mr. Rowley had been in Japan since January. He enlisted in the Navy two ears ago. He attended Lincoln High School. He served in the National Guard. When his Guard was deactivated, he was released from the Army for being under age.
Rozyka, Raymond - M/Sgt., Army. 37 years of age. Died July 4, 1950 in action in Korea. Next of kin - Mrs. Raymond Rozyka (wife), 621 16th Ave. N, Mrs. Andrew Gardner (mother-in-law), 621 16th Ave N., Seattle, WA.
Rydberg, Phillip W. - Pfc., army. Reported dead Feb. 13, 1950 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Magdalene Clyde (mother), Auburn, WA.
Sagdahl, Rolf J. - Pfc., Marines. 21 years of age. Died April 10, 1951. Reported dead April 22, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin: Mr. And Mrs. John M. Sagdal, 9043 11th Ave., NW, Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Acacia Memorial Park. Graduate of Ballard High School. He had been in the Marine Corps for two years. Pfc. Sagdahl was a well known singer in his high school days. He appeared in high school plays and musicals and was a soloist with the First Lutheran Church. A brother Lloyd also survives.
Santistevan, Herman E. - Pvt., Army, 23rd Infantry Regiment. 21 years of age. Died Feb. 15, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Pauline Rupert (mother), 2924 Lanham Way, Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Monta Vista, CO. Pvt. Santistevan enlisted June 27 two days after the outbreak of the Korean War. He had lived in Seattle 5 years and had attended O’Dea High School. Then he worked at the Boeing Airplane Co. before joining the Army. His brother Donald, 19, enlisted the day after he did and is in Korea.
Scarsheim, Hugo Vernon - Ens., Navy, Air Force. Born March 5, 1928. Died Dec. 24, 1950 near the Chosin Reservoir, Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Agda Eggen (mother), 1421 E. Thomas St., Seattle, WA; Mr. Martin Scarsheim (father). Place of birth – Chicago. Place of burial – Body Not Found. Plane disintegrated. Ens. Scasrsheim attended Lowell Grade and graduated from old Broadway High. After graduating he signed in Navy V-8. Went to California for a year, to Washington for two, to Corpus Christi and Pensacola Air Fields. He sailed on the SS Princeton, Nov. 9, 1950 for Korea. His last mission was Christmas Eve.
Schillereff, Raymond - Maj., Air Force pilot, F-86 jet fighter. 34 years of age. Died Aug. 10, 1951 in an aerial collision over Hill Air Force Base at Ogden, Utah. Next of kin: Mrs. Raymond Schillereff (wife), Presque Isle; Mrs. John J. Schillereff (mother), 7253 W. Grenlake Way, Seattle, WA. Major Schillereff was one of the first Air Force pilots to shoot down a Russian built Yak fighter plane in the Korean War. The major was on his way home to attend the funeral of his father when his plane and a B-26 bomber collided at 5000 feet. His three sons also survive him and four brothers and two sisters, all of Seattle.
Schmid, Arvid Lee - Airman, Naval Air Force. 23 years of age. Died Nov. 26, 1952 at Bremerton, WA Naval Hospital. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Benjamin Schmid, 8234 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA; Mr. Edward Schmid (brother), Seattle. Place of birth – Barlow, ND. Place of burial – Evergreen Park Cemetery, Seattle, WA. Airman Schmid, veteran of 100 helicopter rescue missions, came to Seattle with his parents in 1942. He graduated from Broadway High School and was well known in bowling circles before joining the Navy. In Korea he was shot down on his first mission behind the enemy lines. He returned to duty and made 99 more flights, winning the Purple Heart and Republic of Korea citation.
Schoolcraft, William R. - Sgt. 1/C, Army, Engineer Battalion, 40th Infantry Division. 24 years of age. Died Feb. 18, 1952 in action in Korea. Next of kin: Elmer R. Schoolcraft (father), 2657 S. 146th St., Seattle; Mrs. Dee Upchurch (mother), Post Falls, Idaho. Sgt. Schoolcraft was killed just 14 days after arriving in Korea. Before Korea he had been in Japan in the Army of Occupation for ten months. Sgt. Schoolcraft graduated from Peninsula High School, Gig Harbour. He had lived in Seattle for eight years. He enlisted in the Army in 1950. Awarded the Silver Star posthumously. Other survivors are: brother James and sister Mrs. Robert Kolaroff of Bremerton.
Schroeder, Thomas J. - Navy, Dental Tech 3C. 20 years of age. Died 1950 in the sinking of the hospital ship Benevolence. Next of ken: Mr. And Mrs. Milton Schroeder, 224 K Southeast, Auburn, WA and sister Jean Schroeder.
Schuck, Herbert D. - Sgt., Army. Previously reported missing. Declared dead in action in Korea on January 8, 1954. Next of kin – Mrs. Amelia Schuck (mother), 4416 Genessee St, Seattle, WA.
Scott, William R. Jr. - Major, Air Force. 34 years of age. Died Feb. 25, 1951 in an aircraft accident in Japan while returning from a combat support mission in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. William Scott (wife); children Jeannie and William, Phoenix, AZ; Mr. And Mrs. William R. Scott Sr., North Bend, WA. Place of birth – North Bend, WA. Attended University of Washington. Was an engineering flyer and instructor before World War II. Served in the South American, African and European areas during the war. Also flew the "Hump" from India to China. Sent to Japan a year ago.
Seamster, James Donald - Pfc., Army, 2nd Division. 19 years of age. Died Sept. 6, 1950 in action in Korea near Changnam. Next of kin – Mrs. Louise B. Chernik (mother), 204 N. 54th St., Seattle, WA; Mr. George Seamster (father), Billings, MT. Place of burial – Forest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle, WA. Attended Cooper Grade School and West Seattle High School. Pfc. Seamster had been in Korea less than ___ months though he had been in the Army nearly two years. He disregarded orders to withdraw and warned his unit of the enemy approach.
Seydel, Karle Frederick - 1st Lt., USMC, 11th Marine Regiment. 27 years of age. Died Dec. 7, 1950 in action in Korea in the Changjin Reservoir sector. Next of kin: Mrs. Rosanne Crowley Seydel (wife), Long Beach and formerly of Seattle; daughter Ruth and son Daniel. The family were in Seattle, Nov. 30 to accept the Silver Star awarded posthumously. Place of birth – Denver, CO. Lt. Seydel played football with the Huskies in 1948 and 1949. Enlisted at the University of Washington in 1942. Enlisted in the Marines in 1943. Served in the South Pacific. Returned to the university in 1946 in the Law School. Recalled to active duty in 1950.
Shaw, William F. - M/Sgt., Army. Born Nov. 9, 1920. Died June 3, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. William R. Shaw, 4806 Woodlawn Ave., Seattle, WA. Brother – Edwin, Chicago. Place of birth – Chicago, IL. Place of burial – Military services at family plot in Washelli, Seattle. During World War II Sgt. Shaw served as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division in the Battle of the Bulge. Between the end of World War II and the time he was recalled to active service in June 1950 he was in the refrigeration business in Chicago.
Sheehan, Robert E. - Lt., Air Force pilot jet plane. Died 1954 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Robert Sheehan (wife), two children Kathy (8) and James (5), 14026 Courtland Place, Seattle. His mother now lives in Omaha, NE. Father deceased. Place of burial – Body not Found. A graduate of Garfield High school, he served in the 2nd World War where his plane was shot down in Holland in 1943. He found his way back to England after being missing for several months. The pilot was a Seattle salesman from 1945 until 1951, when he was recalled to active duty. He was declared dead a year after he had been reported missing in Korea.
Sherf, Ernest A. - Pfc., USMC. 24 years of age. Died March 20, 1952 in an accident in San Diego, CA. Next of kin – Mrs. Mildred Sherf (mother), 3058 Portland St., Seattle, WA; Ernest Sherf (father), Seattle; James Sherf (brother) Seattle. Place of birth – Menomonie, WI. Place of burial – Washelli Cemetery, Seattle, WA. Pfc. Sherf came to Seattle in 1941. After graduation from Ballard High School in 1946, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and served a year. Until he was recalled in Oct. 1950, he was employed as a flight attendant by West Coast Airlines, Inc. Pfc. Sherf went overseas in 1950 and returned a year later. He was wounded in action in May 1951. Three sisters also survive Pfc. Sherf.
Shoemaker, Harold W. - Maj., Army. Next of kin – Mrs. Helen E. Shoemaker (wife), 701 31st Ave. S., Seattle, WA.
Shuckhart, Earl Vernon - Cpl, Army artillery. Born July 3, 1926 in Wisconsin. Buried in Semner Died May 19, 1951 in action in Korea. Reported dead June 16, 1951. Next of kin: Mrs. Inga Shuckhart (mother), 112 A St. NW, Auburn, WA. Worked in Kent.
Simonds, Bruce - Lt. Commander, Navy pilot. 33 years of age. Reported dead Nov. 2, 1952 in plane crash in Korean waters after take off from carrier. Next of kin – Mrs. Jeanne Simonds (wife), San Diego; William A. Simonds (father), Honolulu; brothers – Vance, Austin and Chandler, Washington. Place of birth – Seattle. Place of burial – Memorial services in San Diego, CA. Commander Simonds was reared in Seattle. Graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis. He was wounded in the second World War when his ship was bombed and sunk. Other survivors are two aunts, Mrs. Sam Rorrison, Seattle, and Mrs. Charles Greene, Bothell.
Slosson, Howard L. - Pvt., Army. 24 years of age. Died March 20, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Ruby Slosson (mother), Rt. 2, Auburn, WA. Place of birth – Wenatchee, WA. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle. Pvt. Slosson had lived in Seattle from 1942 until he entered the Army on Sept. 15, 1950. Also surviving Pvt. Slosson are his sister Mrs. Sally Stewart, his brothers, Rolland C., Thomas D. and Chief Radio Tech. Floyd J. Slosson USA.
Smith, Doyle E. - Pfc., Army medical unit, 5th Cavalry. 18 years of age. Died Sept. 22, 1950 in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Wm. E. Baun (mother), 1206 Eastlake Ave., Seattle, Wa. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle.
Sparks, Harold - Sgt., Army. 25 years of age. Reported missing Nov. 2 and declared dead January 1954 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Charles Blane (mother), Mrs. Blanche Jennings (grandmother), 2419 1st Ave. W., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Body Not Found. Sgt. Sparks graduated from West Seattle High School in 1946 and went directly into the service. After a tour of duty in Germany he was discharged and reenlisted before the Korean incident. Three sisters also survive – Mrs. Lois Ahrens, 6527 5th Ave. NW, Mrs. Barbara Joslin, 707 Jefferson St., Seattle, and Miss Phyllis Blane.
Spellman, David B. - Capt. Air Corps, paratrooper, 187th Regt. Combat Team. 25 years of age. Died Feb. 4, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Bonnie Tressell Spellman (wife), Burlington, IA; Mr. And Mrs. S.B. Spellman, Hunts Point, Bellevue, WA. Place of birth – Seattle. Place of burial – Calvary Cemetery. Rosary was said for Capt. Spellman at the Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue, Feb. 8. Two years of occupation duty in Japan with the 11th Airborne Division preceded Capt. Spellman’s service as a paratrooper in the Korean War. Seattle Preparatory School, West Point Military Academy.
Spiller, Elmo M. - Pfc., Army Infantry. Born March 1933. Reported missing Nov. 2, 1950 and declared dead January 1954 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Daisy Murray Spiller (mother), 15859 27th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Body Not Found. Pfc. Spiller’s mother refuses to believe he is dead. "I believe he just lost his way," she says. Pfc. Spiller had to have his mother’s consent when he left Lake Washington High School, Kirkland, WA to enlist in the Army. He was in Korea only a month when he was reported missing Nov. 2, 1950. His sisters, Mrs. Harold Peltonen and Mrs. Robert Nash, both live in Seattle.
Storaasli, Paul N. - Capt, USMC, 1st Marine Division. 31 years of age. Died Nov 29, 1950 of wounds received in the Korean War. Next of kin – Mrs. Janet Storaasli (wife), 3325 Lakewood Ave., Seattle, WA, home of her stepfather, H.E. Erickson. Attended University of Minnesota. Capt. Storaasli was the son of Col. Gynther Storaasli of Washington, DC. Capt. Storaasli saw action as a flyer in 1942 in the Pacific in the Second World War.
St. Clair, Benjamin F. - Cpl., Army. 32 years of age. Died Aug 3, 1951 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Mercy E. St. Clair (wife), 6536 6th Ave S., Seattle, WA. His son Michael (23 months) was killed three weeks after his father’s death. Place of birth – Georgia. Place of burial – Calvary Cemetery, Seattle. Corporal St. Clair was an Army veteran of World War II. He re-enlisted in 1948.
Strickler, Paul C. - Pfc., Army, rifleman, 27th Wolfhound Div. 20 years of age. Died Feb. 6, 1951 in action in Korea south of Seoul. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Paul Strickler, 12253 23rd Avenue S., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Seattle. Place of burial – Washington Memorial Park, Highway 99, Seattle. Pfc. Strickler enlisted in the Army July 25, 1950 while he was working in Eugene, Oregon. Previously he had been at sea on grain ships in Korea and Japan. He was shipped to Korea from Camp Roberts, landing in Korea on Christmas Day. Attended Highline High School. Received the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously.
Talkington, Glen J. - Pfc., Army tank battalion. 18 years of age. Died July 24, 1950 in action in Korea. Previously listed as missing. Next of kin – Mrs. Jean Hanson (mother), 4036 8th Ave., NE, Seattle, WA. Twin brother Gene and half sister Vickie. Place of birth – Clarksburg, WVA. The Talkington twins grew up in Seattle. They enlisted in the Army in 1948. Sent to Japan and then to Korea. Gene was wounded on July 23, 1950 and Glen was killed July 24, 1950, making him the first casualty in the Seattle area.
Tall, Donald W. - Pfc., Marine, 5th Marine Regiment. 22 years of age. Died June 13, 1951 in action in Korea along the Imjin River. Next of kin – Joseph E. Tall (father), 622 22nd Ave. N, Seattle, WA, and stepmother. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle. Attended Lincoln High School and Edison Technical School. Donald had been in the Marine Corps since he was 17 years. After three years of active service he applied for entrance into the School of Forestry at the University of Washington. On the day he was accepted as a student he received his call back into the Marines in Oct. 1950. His brother Joseph accompanied his body back home. Joseph had been wounded about the time Donald died.
Thomas, Kenneth W. - Pfc., Army, 2nd Infantry Division. 22 years of age. Died Aug. 16, 1950 in action in Korea. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Walter C. Thomas, 735 Yesler Way, Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Seattle. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle. Pfc. Thomas joined the Army in January 1949 in Spokane. Pfc. Thomas’ brother Donald is at Ft. Donaldson, Alaska, and his two sisters, Mrs. Darlene VanCourt and Beverly Thomas live in Seattle.
Thompson, Harry L. - Pvt., Army, Co. 6, 6219 Reception Center, Ft. Lewis. 20 years of age. Died Feb. 15, 1951 four days after induction into the Army of a cerebral hemorrhage. Next of kin – Mrs. Hattie L. Jeffries (mother), 2304 E. Cherry St., Seattle, WA.
Thuesen, George E. Jr. - Capt., Navy tanker. 41 years of age. Died Feb. 27, 1952 in San Francisco after being flown home from Sasebo, Japan, where he was taken ill. Next of kin – Mrs. Isabelle Marie Coogan Thuesen (wife), formerly of Seattle, now of Walnut Creek and children Jeanine (7) and son Thomas (5). Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – in Seattle from Forkner’s. Capt. Thuesen graduated from Lincoln High. He first went to sea in 1928. During World War II he served in the South Pacific on Navy tankers. He had been a seafarer for 24 years. He made his home in Seattle until 1948 when he moved to Walnut Creek. Also surviving are his parents, Mr. And Mrs. George E. Thuesen, 302 E. 44th St., Seattle. Rothers Wilfred and Louis of Seattle.
Titus, Donald G. - Pfc., Marines, G-3-5. Born August 17, 1929. Died June 1, 1951 in action in Korea near the 38th parallel. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. George F. Titus, 406 W. 45th St., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Pacific Lutheran Cemetery, Seattle. Attended Ballard High School and Everett Junior College. He was a member of the Marine Reserve, recalled to active duty last October 1950. His sisters – Mrs. Vernon Williams and Mrs. David Thompson live in Seattle.
Thornton, Brian B. - Pfc., Marines. 20 years of age. Died Aug 26, 1952 in action in Korea at Bunker Hill. Next of kin – Mrs. Sybil I. Thornton (mother), formerly of 105 14th Ave N., Seattle, now of Tacoma. Father – George J. in Tacoma. Pvt. Thornton was attending St. Martin’s Lacey when he joined the Marine Corps a year and a half ago. Brother George J. Jr. lives in Seattle.
Tuck, Marvin A. - Warrant Officer, Army, 66th Field Artillery, Ft. Lewis. 28 years of age. Died May 5 or 6, 1951 near Yakima, WA in a plane crash accident. Next of kin – Mrs. Maxine Tuck (wife), Ft. Lewis, formerly of 367 W. 48th St., Seattle. Place of birth – Little Rock, Arkansas. Warrant Officer Tuck, an automobile mechanic in civilian life, won the Silver Star for gallantry in action in the second World War. He was a former Seattle area National Guardsman, recalled to active duty Sept. 11, 1950. He was a private pilot and was killed shortly after taking off from Yakima. Lt. David Anderson was killed with him. He is buried at Washelli Cemetery, Seattle. Mrs. Tuck lives with her parents Mr. And Mrs. Frank Shallow now at 367 W. 48th St., Seattle. Mr. Tuck’s sister – Mrs. M.C. Radenbaugh, 302 SW 98th Pl., Seattle. Ellen and Nancy – Marvin Tuck’s children.
Tuttle, Allen H. - Sgt., Army, Battery C of the 2nd Infantry Division’s 38th Field Artillery Battalion. Died Nov. 30, 1950 in a prisoner of war camp in Korea. Report submitted March 11, 1954. Next of kin – Mrs. Rose H. Tuttle (mother), 1640 105th Avenue SE, Seattle. Sgt. Tuttle is listed as from Bellevue, WA.
Van Harn, Henry William - Pvt., Army. 20 years of age. Died Oct. 20, 1950 while prisoner of war. Next of kin – relatives in Holland. Friend – Mrs. Steve Bushy, 309 3rd Ave. N., Seattle, WA. Pvt. Van Harn returned to the land of his birth on a Dutch Merchant Ship which he left and lived in Seattle with friends until he joined the U.S. Army. He was sent to Okinawa and then to Korea. Taken prisoner in Sept. and died in Oct. Pvt. Van Harn lived with the Bushys while in Seattle.
Waldon, Allen D. - Cpl, Air force, Travis Air force Base. 20 years of age. Died April 30, 1951 at Travis Air Force Base, California. Next of kin – Mrs. Virginia Eaton (mother), Clinton, WA, formerly of Seattle. Joyce & Beverly (sisters), Seattle. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle.
Warner, Marvin L. - Pvt., Army. Death reported April 22, 1951. Died of wounds in the Korean War. Next of kin – Mrs. Ellene Warner (mother), Kirkland, WA.
West, Stanley Ray - Sgt., Marine Corps. 29 years of age. Died July 17, 1953 in action in Korea 9 days before the truce was signed. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Clarence O. West (parents), 1653 N. 145th St., Seattle, WA. 11 brothers and sisters. 5 boys served their country in military or merchant marine. Place of burial – Veterans Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle. Marine Sgt. West served in the Navy in World War II. He was recalled to duty in Dec. 1950. He transferred to the Marine Corps and asked for combat duty. He was killed on a night patrol which was ambushed. A brother Robert, who lost a leg Aug. 1952, came from Letterman Hospital to attend the funeral.
Whitaker, Lowell - Ens., Navy. 24 years of age. Died Nov. 19, 1953, Mediterranean Sea, while attempting a landing of a Navy plane on an aircraft carrier. Next of kin – Mrs. G. Ben Buford (mother), 19 W. Thomas St., Seattle. Mrs. Harold Nelson (sister), 2816 11th Ave. W., Seattle, WA. Place of birth – Yakima, WA. Place of burial – Body not Found. He attended San Jose State college, California, and later enrolled at the University of Washington. After he was graduated in 1951, Whitaker worked for the Seattle King County Health Dept., then joined the Navy. He was commissioned after flight training at Pensacola, FL.
White, Cecil W. - 2nd Lt., Army. 32 years of age. Died Oct. 22, 1951 in action in Korea during heavy fighting. Next of kin – Mrs. Linda White (wife), 1504 Taylor Ave., and sons Lewis, Robert and Allan. Place of birth – Modesto, CA. Place of burial – Fort Lawton, Seattle Military Funeral Services. Lt. White had been in the Army 14 years. He served in the South Pacific during World War II. He had been in Korea since Sept. 7. He had lived in Seattle for 10 years. Three brothers live in Modesto, CA, one in the Army and a sister in Modesto.
Wilcox, John B. - S/Sgt. Air Force. 23 (?) years of age. Died June 18, 1953 at Honshu, Japan, when an Air Force C-124 Globemaster crashed. There were 129 casualties. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. M.J. Wilcox, Fairbanks, Alaska, formerly of West Seattle. Place of burial – Possibly in Seattle. Sgt. Wilcox had lived in West Seattle nearly all his life. He attended Lafayette Elementary School and James Madison Junior High. Graduated from West Seattle High in 1949. He married a Sacramento girl just before he left for overseas last January 11th. His parents came from Alaska to make arrangements for the funeral.
Winkler, Harlan R. - 1st Lt., Army, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Division. 28 years of age. Died May 10, 1952 in action in Korea, Heartbreak Ridge. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Arthur W. Winkler, 4721 38th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA. Brother – A.W. Winkler, Seattle. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Washelli, Seattle. Lt. Winkler graduated from Lincoln High School. Army service in the Second World War interrupted his studies at the University of Washington. As an officer with the 79th Division in Europe, Winkler was cited for his leadership in action. After returning to this country he continued his studies at the University, but before his graduation he made the decision to return to active service and was flown to Korea last January.
Wise, Gordon L. - Pfc. Army, 2nd Infantry Division. 19 years of age. Died Nov. 1950 of wounds in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. George Parker (mother), Clara. 6034 Cycle Lane, Seattle, WA. Enlisted in September 1948. 1 5 months in Okinawa.
Wood, Harold Harry - Pfc., Army. 19 years of age. Died Sept. 1950. Next of kin – Mr. John W. Wood (father), Rt. 4, Box 105, Renton, WA. Attended Renton High School. Had lived in Renton for ten years. Enlisted after graduation and left Ft. Lawton in July for further training. Had only been in Korea for a few weeks.
Woodcock, Rodney A. - Airman 3rd Class, Air Force. Born February 24, 1931. Died Feb. 24, 1953 in an accident at Spokane’s Fairchild Air Force Air Base. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Henry A. woodcock, 1234 E. 90th St., Seattle, WA. A/3C Woodcock was returning to his base at Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, when the accident occurred. He had been home in Seattle Celebrating his birthday. He graduated from Roosevelt High School and attended the University of Washington for two years. Other survivors are his two brothers, Wesley and Gary.
Woodruff, Delbert D. - Pvt., Army Infantry, Co. F, 15th Inf. Regt., 3rd Division. 21 years of age. Died April 25, 1953 in action in Korea one month after he went into battle. Next of kin – Mrs. Betty Woodruff (wife), 3207 Belvidere Ave., Seattle, WA. Parents – Mr. And Mrs. Charles Woodruff. Place of birth – El Centro, CA. Pvt. Woodruff came to Seattle in 1945. He joined the Army Sept. 10, 1952, trained at Camp Roberts, California. Went overseas March 10th, his 21st birthday and went overseas to Korea 25 days later. Other survivors include a sister Vivian and two brothers, Glynne and Charles. Pvt. Woodruff graduated from Highline High School. Address – 242 S.W. 146th, Seattle.
Woodworth, Richard P. - Ens., Navy communications. 28 years of age. Died April 7, 1952 in an accident in Fairbury, IL while on his way to the Naval Intelligence School in Washington, DC. Next of kin – Mr. And Mrs. Harold E. Woodworth, 844 W. 58th St., Seattle. Brother – Howard W. Woodworth, Seattle. Place of birth – Omaha, NE. Place of burial – Acacia Memorial Park, Seattle, WA. Ens. Woodworth had been in the Navy for nine years. He was a veteran of World War II and after his discharge in 1946 came to Seattle. He attended Seattle University and graduated from the University of Washington in 1950. He was recalled to active duty shortly after the Korean outbreak and was assigned as a communications technician on Guam. He was commissioned in 1950.
Woolery, Clyde L. Jr. - Cpl., USMC, 11th Marine Regiment. 18 years of age. Died Sept. 28, 1950 in action in Korea after the landing at Inchon. Next of kin – Mrs. Ruth Woolery (wife), Lynnea (daughter), 1820 SW 100th St.; Mrs. Lucille Grichuhin (mother), 6211 11th Ave. NW, Seattle. Place of birth – Seattle, WA. Place of burial – Forest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle, WA. Cpl. Woolery was a former Ballard High student. He was called to active duty august 1950. Other schools attended – James Munro, Alexander Hamilton and Lake Burien. Cpl. Woolery had a paper route around Lake Burien for years. His father is deceased.
Wynalda, Martin - Cpl, Army, 7th Armored Division. 21 years of age. Died July 22, 1953 in action in Korea by enemy mortar fire while defending an advanced position on Christmas Hill. Next of kin – Mrs. David Wynalda (mother), Enumclaw, WA (3 miles SW); Father of Martin died July 8th from overwork. Place of birth – Enumclaw, WA. Place of burial – Enumclaw, WA, Evergreen Cemetery. Cpl. Martin died four days before the signing of the armistice. He had been in the service one year and saw almost constant service. He graduated from Enumclaw High School and had been employed at the White River Branch of the Weyerhaeuser Lubmer Co. besides working the small dairy farm of his parents.
Zeumault, Robert L. - Pfc., Army Infantry. 22 years of age. Died June 26, 1953 in combat in Korea. Next of kin – Mrs. Leona C. Zemault (wife), 2211 East Oliver St., Seattle, WA; Mr. And Mrs. R.L. Zemault (parents), 2446 E. Valley St., Seattle. Place of birth – Austin, TX. Place of burial – Seattle, WA. Pfc. Zemault had lived in Seattle 14 years. He graduated from Garfield High School. Had been employed as a civilian electronics technician at Sand Point Air Station. He went into service in Oct. 1952 and went overseas last April. Other survivors are his sister, Miss Lavonia Zemault, and a brother, Airman 3/C of the Air Force.
Good News - Mrs. H.A. Thompson, 404 S.W. 139th St., happily reads letter written by her son, Pfc. Hjalmer (Junior) Thompson, 18, from a North Korean prisoner of war camp. With her [in newspaper photo] are two other sons, Jack, 6, and Joseph, 4. Mrs. Thompson long ago gave soldier son up for lost. - Post Intelligencer
"Junior isn't dead! We just got a letter from him!" These excited words over the telephone brought back to life -- for a Seattle mother -- a son she long ago had given up as killed in action in Korea. The caller was a younger son. The mother, Mrs. H.A. Thompson of 404 S.W. 139th St., was helping her husband, a disabled World War I veteran, at the gas station where he is employed, at 15801 S. Pacific Highway. Their eldest of seven children, Pfc. Hjalmer (Junior) Thompson, 18, had been missing in action since December 3. In January, the young Army Infantryman was reported killed in action.
For months the Thompsons have been getting back all the letters and packages (even Christmas presents) they had sent Junior. Every week, when more mail came back, the parents' despair mounted. Jerry, 16, one of their sons, rushed to the phone after the mailman delivered a letter which had come from a "Chinese Hospital, North Korea." "Junior's a prisoner of war!" Jerry told his mother. "He's all right!" Mrs. Thompson said Tuesday, "I couldn't answer Jerry right away. I was stunned I went home right away." Her husband said, "We know the letter is from Junior. It's in his handwriting and he said things in it that only Junior would ay. He asked about his dog, Pepper." Mrs. Thompson pointed to the initials, "S.W.A.M.L.K's" on the outside of the letter and explained, "That means, 'Sealed with a million loves and kisses."
BECKLEY, W. Va., June 21, 1951 (AP) - A military funeral will be held here Sunday for 19-year-old Pvt. Kenneth Shadrick, the first American infantryman to die fighting for the United Nations in Korea. The Private was cut down by a burst of machine-gun fire from a North Korean tank near Sojong last July 5 - just ten days after the Reds invaded South Korea.
TOKYO, July 11 (AP) - A valley described as "one of the most beautiful in Korea" has been dedicated to Corp. Joseph Mauser of Youngstown, Ohio, who died there. The valley, "somewhere north of the 38th Parallel" has been named Mauser Valley. Members of his company, in the United States 1st Cavalry Division, recently unveiled a stone memorial in his honor. Lt. Duel F. Bunch, company executive officer, said of Mauser: "He died, not dong an outstanding or heroic job, but just doing his job. I only hope that if I am next, I die as bravely as he did."
Mrs. Ethyle Thompson, 1917 Eastlake Ave., never could have imagined that word that her son, Pfc. Robert M. Thompson, had been wounded in Korea, could bring joy to her heart. But such was the case today, for the mother has learned her son will be home soon for the first time in two and a half years and is not wounded seriously. Furthermore, because of a brief shopping tour, the tidings came first from Mrs. Fulton's son instead of the Defense Department. "While I was downtown, a messenger left a message that he had tried to deliver a telegram," Mrs. Thompson explained. "Just before I got home the postman delivered a letter from my boy. He wrote how he had been wounded and that he would be home soon. I had just finished reading it when the telegraph company messenger returned with the official notice." Thompson, 20 has three brothers, Jean and John, both of Seattle and Second World War veterans, and LeRoy, Eugene, Oregon.
Pvt. Kenneth A. Hogan of Seattle, listed as missing in action in the Defense Department casualty list of the Korean War made public Friday, was only 17. Kenneth observed his 17th birthday June 1. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Hogan of 15235 20th Ave. S.W. He last saw them in April, while home on furlough.
Born in Seattle, Kenneth went through the grades at Lake Burien School. He left Highline High School in his sophomore year to enlist in the army in October of 1949. He was stationed on Okinawa before being sent to the Korean War front. His family last heard from him in July, when he was on his way. He was a rifleman in an infantry company. Besides his parents, Kenneth has a sister, Mrs. Irene Lackey of Alderwood Manor, and two brothers, Robert, 18, at the family home at Seahurst, and James L. Hogan, 22, in Seattle. "Kenneth loved the army," Mrs. Lackey said. "He wanted to make it his career."
December 6, 1951
Mrs. Fulton
Dear Madam,
Regarding my request about my son's name on the plaque at the Public Safety Building. Name, Clarence E. Jacobs F 1/C U.S.N. Clarence Edwin Jacobs, full name. Serial Number 3869642. Volunteered Feb. 4, 1944, age 17. Killed in motorcycle accident (while returning to his ship at San Diego). Killed at Montrose, California, June 4, 1946. He had served on S.S. Duncan, from which he had been on a 30 day leave at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Jacobs, 10426-B East Marginal Way, Seattle. He was born at Port Angeles, Washington, attended school at Tacoma, Sumner, Auburn, Thomas, and Cleveland High in Seattle, from which he quit to go in A.T.S. in Fall of 1942, quitting there about Christmas time.
In the fall of 1943, he worked at Boeings for a while, where he joined the A.F.L. union 751. I think he also joined the American Legion while in the service. He served first on the S.S. Kimberly, then was transferred to the S.S. Gerke, and finally the S.S. Duncan. He had been over to Okinawa and Japan in 1945, and had been to Japan in 1946 before being sent home on leave.
I think that covers everything you wanted. His body was returned to Seattle, where he was buried in the Navy Grave Yard at Washelli, on June 15, 1946. Thank you, and if you should wish to contact me concerning this matter at any time, my phone number is EL 4240 (in my son's name) Lewis J. Jacobs. I am his mother, now widowed.
Mrs. Clara Jacobs
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After the cease fire, United Nations officials negotiated for the return of the remains of deceased war dead on both sides. The plan was called "Operation Glory." This section of the Korean War Educator's Casualty page provides information about Operation Glory, thanks to initial contributions by Andy Wolos, Irene Mandra, and Marty O'Brien. Information and photographs are still being sought.
Condensed from Graves Registration Division, Korean Communications Zone (KCOMZ) Historical Summary, Jul-Dec 1954:
Part of the Armistice Agreement signed in Panmunjom in June of 1953 called for the exchange of military war dead on both sides. In the months that followed, members of the U.S. Graves Registration Division in Korea met repeatedly with UN and Eighth Army officials to work out the details for how such an exchange might be effected. The resultant draft plan was approved and signed by all the major parties on the Allied side in early July 1954, and was forwarded to Communist officials. They, in turn, signed the new agreement on July 20th. Together, they also agreed that the exchange of deceased personnel should formally commence on 1 September 1954 and end no later than 30 October, if possible.
Implementation of Korean Communications Zone (KCOMZ) Op Plan 14-54, better known as "Operation Glory", was put into effect on 22 July 1954. United States engineers furnished by the United Nations Command, Military Armistice Commission Support Group, constructed a railhead and reception area. UN Command also provided a battalion from the 1st Signal Unit to establish communications. The Transportation Corps made plans for the evacuation, by rail, of all deceased military personnel on our side. The Quartermaster Corps issued all necessary supplies and materials, and the KCOMZ Quartermaster Graves Registration proceeded with the disinterment of all enemy remains of deceased military personnel interred in South Korea.
In the month leading up to the actual exchange of military remains, the Quartermaster Graves Registration Committee held three additional meetings with the Communist side to discuss the approximate number of deceased involved, examine the signatures of officers who signed receipts for the remains, and to decide how both sides would proceed from the railheads to the reception areas within the demilitarized zone. They were also to discuss the means of identification, use of vehicles in the prescribed areas, and ground rules for photographers and news correspondents.
On 30 August 1954, the disinterment of all enemy deceased military personnel was completed, and all remains delivered and stored at "Glory Railhead," near Munsan-ni, Korea. At 0930 the next day (September 1st) the Chief of KCOMZ Graves Registration Division met his North Korean counterpart at the reception area within the demilitarized zone, and received the first 200 remains of deceased UN military personnel. At 1300 hours, these remains were evacuated to "Glory Railhead", where a ceremony was held. In attendance were several major figures from the United Nations Command, U.S. Far East Command, Military Armistice Commission, and representatives from the Republic of Korea Army. A religious ceremony was conducted by chaplains of the Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish faiths.
The exchange of deceased military personnel between the United Nations in South Korea, and the Communists in North Korea, continued daily, except Sundays, until 21 September 1954. On that day, North Korean representatives turned over 123 remains, and advised UN Graves Registration officials that there were no more to be delivered. The United Nations group continued delivering enemy deceased until 11 October. A final tally showed that 4,023 UN deceased personnel had been received from the North Koreans, and that 13,528 had been delivered to them.
Of the 14,074 remains of deceased enemy military personnel disinterred in the territory of the United Nations Command, 546 were determined to be civilians who died while interned in prisoner of war camps. The government of the Republic of Korea requested that the 546 remains be delivered to them for further delivery to the next of kin, who reside in South Korea. Of the 546 remains, seven were determined to be unknown civilians. The seven remains were interred in Pusan, Korea. The remaining 539 remains were delivered to the Republic of Korea government on 30 October 1954.
At the last formal meeting on October 11th, both sides agreed to continue searching in remote areas, and if additional remains were discovered, they would be returned prior to the end of the month, if possible. The UN Chief of the Graves Registration Committee further advised the North Koreans that the exchange facilities would be left standing for as long as was felt necessary.
For their part, the North Koreans announced that they had disinterred 78 more bodies, which they forwarded to UN officials the next day (October 12th). Then again 66 additional remains were handed over on November 9th. This brought to 4,167 the total number of United Nations deceased military personnel turned over by the North Koreans during Operation Glory.
During Marty O'Brien's research for casualty information, he found the following from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command:
The KPA/CCF turned over 4,167 "sets of remains" during Operation Glory. Anthropologists determined that 4,219 individuals were actually represented. Of the 4,219 remains received, 3,944 were determined to be American. When anthropologists completed their work in February 1956, they had identified all but 416 individuals received during Glory. These individuals were subsequently interred in the Punchbowl Cemetery located in Honolulu, HI. In March 2003, one individual was identified as Ronald Lilledahl, a Marine who fought at the Chosin Reservoir.
Crawford, Pfc. Grady J.
Born December 16, 1928, Grady Crawford was the oldest of two boys. The Crawfords lived in the Lakewood neighborhood of Dallas. Grady lettered in football and was active in boxing and swimming. But his passion was Junior ROTC, where he achieved sharpshooter and marksman medals, according to the 1947 high school yearbook. After graduating in 1947, he enlisted in the Marines. A few years later, his brother, Bill, joined the Merchant Marines and was also a Korean War veteran. The year before Grady arrived in Korea, tragedy struck the family back home. Grady’s father, Walter Grady Crawford, died Nov. 5, 1949, from injuries sustained after a city bus struck him near the intersection of Gaston Avenue and Dumas Street in Old East Dallas. The elder Crawford, who was 54, stumbled after getting off the bus and fell under its rear wheels as the bus pulled away from the curb, according to a front-page article in The News....Grady fought in the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, one of the most historic of the Korean War. The battle is one that has come to define the legacy of the Marine Corps, the details of which are shared with every Marine recruit going through boot camp....Only 21 at the time, Grady was part of the 4th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment of the 1st Marine Division. Assigned to an artillery unit, his mission on Dec. 1 was to provide cover as other Marines evacuated. Grady was last seen that day in the town of Yudam-ni, and the Marines officially listed him as missing. Grady's brother, Bill, who served in the Merchant Marines during the war, often told his daughters that Grady’s best friend in the Marines told him he last saw Grady running over a hill, and “when he looked again, Grady was gone." [Dallas Morning News, September 27, 2019]
Fink, Army Cpl. Roy C.
A special coming back ceremony was held at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport as the remains of Army Cpl. Roy C. Fink, 20, was returned to his hometown for burial. Cpl. Fink had been missing near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea since December 2, 1950. In 1953, Fink was declared deceased by the U.S. Army. His remains were discovered in North Korea decades later and were then identified by the Department of Defense. Friends may visit the Lombardo Funeral Home 885 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst on November 3rd from 4-7 p.m. A funeral service will be held Friday morning at 10 a.m. in the Forest lawn Cemetery Chapel. The following is information from the Department of Defense about the recovery. In late November, 1950, Fink was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. Approximately 2,500 U.S. and 700 South Korean soldiers assembled into the 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT), which was deployed east of the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, when it was engaged by overwhelming numbers of Chinese forces. [November 2, 2016]
Fontenot, Joseph William "J.W."
In February 1951, Fontenot [Whitehall, Louisiana] was assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division when he was captured by enemy forces near Saemal, South Korea. He reportedly died June, 28 1951, while in captivity at Camp 1 near Changsong, North Korea. Fontenot was 20 years old. He was from Whitehall, Louisiana and was assigned to the Army's Company L, 3rd Battalion, 38th Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division in Fort Louis, Washington. He was a Corporal. Before joining the service, Fontenot was a strawberry farmer, along with his father, in Whitehall, LA. His family spent the last 61 years not knowing where he was and if his body would ever be located....He was buried on October 27, 2012 at Whitehall Community Cemetery. [WAFB9, October 24, 2012]
Johnson, Cpl. Gudmund C.
Army Corporal Gudmund C. Johnson, 22, of Red Wing, Minnesota served in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. On November 25, 1950, he was captured by enemy forces near Unsan, North Korea and reportedly died in July 1951 at Pyoktong, a prisoner of war camp. Johnson will be buried on November 9, 2019 in Red Wing.[Fox 9, Red Wing, Minnesota]
Kirtley, Cpl. DeMaret M. - Kaycee, Wyoming (Army)
Lilledahl, Ronald - (USMC)
Lindquist, MSgt. Carl H.
Carl went missing on November 29, 1950 after a battle. He was 32 years old and his hometown was Willmar, Minnesota. In late November 1950, Lindquist was a member of Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. The unit, designated the 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT), engaged with forces of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces (CPVF) in a battle on the east side of the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Lindquist was reported missing in action during the battle, on Nov. 29, 1950.
Newman, Pvt. Lamar Eugene
A native of Griffin, Newman enlisted in the army in 1949. While fighting there in Korea in 1950, he went missing. Letters home to Griffin stopped coming. His family waited years to hear from him. Dotson said his grandparents always held out hope that he was alive. Their best-case scenario was that he was a prisoner of war....Newman’s remains were flown into Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Thursday. Beneath the morning fog, his coffin draped with an American flag was greeted by the Georgia National Guard, the Patriot Guard Riders, the Delta Honor Guard and his surviving family. Tears were shed and his coffin was escorted back to Griffin by men on motorcycles with the Red, White and Blue flying high....According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Newman went missing on Nov. 27, 1950 during a battle near the village of Kujang, North Korea. He was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, and taking part in a defensive operation there, the agency said. Newman’s division suffered heavy losses and many soldiers were killed, captured or went missing. Newman never returned to the Army’s base. Before Newman left for the war, he asked a woman to marry him. Carol Morris and Newman never shared an altar. She was there Thursday morning when his remains arrived in Atlanta. "It's sad, but I'm so glad he's home," Morris told Channel 2 Action News. "It's been a long time." [AJC Atlanta News] Newman's remains were identified in November of 2019. He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin.
White, Charles A. Jr.
June Chuvalas will never forget the day her brother left for war, more than 60 years ago. It was May 1950. June was a teenager, and her brother, Charles A. White Jr., was 20 years old. He had enlisted in the U.S. Army in McConnelsville, after he was rejected in Columbus for flat feet. By September that year, he would be across the Pacific Ocean, fighting in the Korean War. And by December, he officially would be declared MIA. The day he left, he told June, "Don't worry about me. I'll make it back." Charles died in 1951 in a POW camp in North Korea....According to the American Battle Monuments Commission, Charles was taken as prisoner Dec. 3, 1950, and died of malnutrition and dysentery while a prisoner at Camp 1 on the south bank of the Yalu River in North Korea. He was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge, Prisoner of War Medal, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. Charles was buried in the New Lexington Cemetery. [Times Recorder, New Lexington, July 9, 2015]
Williams, MSgt. Olen Williams
The remains of a soldier who went missing during the Korean War have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial, the Defense Department announced Wednesday. Army Master Sgt. Olen Williams, of Verbena, Ala., is to be buried Sunday with full military honors near his hometown in Clanton, Ala., according to a statement released by the Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office. Williams was 37 when he went missing. In late 1950, Williams and elements of the 31st Regimental Combat Team were establishing a defensive line near a small village in Sinhung-ni, North Korea, when they were attacked by enemy forces, the statement said. Williams was reported missing in action after the battle. [Stars & Stripes, June 6, 2013]
Winchester, Pfc. William Junior
Winchester was a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He died as a prisoner of war at the age of 20. He and his wife, Millie Ann Cowan, were parents of a son James. Upon identification, Winchester's remains were returned to Lima, Ohio, and he was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Awbrey G. Norris (US Army Retired) of Winter Springs, Florida, served in Korea from October 1953 to December 1954. He was stationed at Munsan-ni, Korea, near the DMZ where he was assigned to the UNCMAC Support Group. During his tour of duty there, he had the opportunity to take slide pictures of the scenes and events taking place in his area, including quite a few involving Operation Glory. Awbrey scanned and sent two of them to the Korean War Educator.
This list of 15th Infantry soldiers killed defending Outpost Harry (April-June 1953) was compiled by Martin Markley of Fullerton, California. Raw information for the compilation was provided by Lt Col. Mike Slater.
POW Casualty Figures -
(Prisoners of war died horrible deaths in Korea.)
25th Reconnaissance Company, 25th Infantry Division
(Casualties 1950-53)
Rensselaer County, New York War Dead -
(Posted in memory of Ken Page & Rensselaer KWar Dead)
On September 26, 1954, an advance party of American soldiers from the 99th Field Artillery Battalion of the 1st Cavalry Division Artillery lost their lives in the capsize of this Japanese ferry boat. There were approximately 1,159 aboard and only 150 survived. Only one American soldier survived, Pfc. Francis P. Goedken from Dubuque, Iowa. Due to high winds of approaching Typhoon No. 15 (Marie), the anchor of the ferry did not hold and the Toya Maru was cast adrift. Water entered the engine room, caused the steam engine to stop, and sent the ferry out of control. She overturned in the high waves. 2Lt. George A. Vaillancourt was awarded the Soldiers Medal posthumously. The list of casualties below was compiled by Peter P. O'Brien, 61st FABn, HQ Battery, 1954-55 in August 2014 at Foxboro, Massachusetts and updated in October 2014.
Thousands of trucks carried personnel, weapons and ammunition, equipment, the deceased, and food supplies during the Korean War. World War II-era Dodge 2 1/2-ton 6x6 trucks (known as "deuce and a half") were used, and the Dodge M37 3/4 ton 4x4 was also used extensively. At the outbreak of the war, the closest nation to Korea that could produce trucks quickly was Japan. On July 10, 1950, Toyota received a request for 1,000 Model BM trucks--200 to be delivered in August 1950 and 400 each in September and October. Toyota later received an order for 2,329 trucks on August 29, 1950 and an additional 1,350 trucks on March 1, 1951, for a total of 4,679 trucks. Korea was a backward country during the war. With narrow dirt (often muddy) roads located on lowlands and mountainous terrain, trucks overturned due to crowded conditions on the road, poor weather conditions, and enemy attacks. Trucks crashed into other vehicles, struck landmines, rolled over into rivers, and caught fire.
This page of the Korean War Educator is probably not complete. The names found here were researched on the Internet and are listed in alpha order, but there were likely many more truck accidents during the Korean War. Our readers are invited to help the KWE give proper honor to those members of the US military who died as the result of truck accidents in Korea. To add information to this page, contact us.
Julius Begley
Julius was born September 26, 1927, son of Oakley Begley (1899-1980) and Sally Napier Begley (1900-1966). He was from Leslie County, Kentucky. On August 11, 1953, he was killed in a truck accident near Chunchon, South Korea. He is buried in John North Cemetery, Dryhill, Kentucky.
Milton Blythe
Milton was born July 2, 1932. He was serving with the 58th Field Artillery Battalion (105MM), B Battery, 3rd Infantry Division. On August 22, 1951, the truck in which he was riding fell off a cliff near Uijonbu, South Korea, killing him. He is buried in Peaceful Valley Cemetery, Mayfield, Kentucky.
John Lee Bruster
John was born January 10, 1928. He was a member of Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Engineer Combat Battalion 24th Infantry Division. On August 1, 1951, he was driving a truck near Hupyong, North Korea, when the road under his vehicle failed causing it to overturn and killing him. John was originally from Girard, Louisiana. John was the son of Mrs. Queen Bruster of Rayville, Louisiana.
Alfred Cook
Alfred was born December 17, 1930. Sergeant Cook was a member of Battery A, 58th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division. On August 22, 1951, he was en route to the 3rd Replacement Company to take rest and recuperation in Japan, when the truck he was riding in went over a cliff near Uijongbu, South Korea. Alfred is buried in Bushy Prairie Cemetery, Frost, Texas.
Willie Harris Dixon
Willie was born April 15, 1930 in Mulga, Alabama. He was serving with the 619th Ordnance Ammunition Company, 67th Ordnance Battalion at the time of his death. On June 28, 1951, he was riding on a truck on the Yoju Road seven miles west of Wonju, South Korea, when the truck overturned, killing him. He had at least one sister. Willie is buried in Mount Olive Church Cemetery, Goodwater, Coosa County, Alabama.
Alvin Dowleyne
Alvin was born on August 15, 1928. He is buried in Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, King County (Brooklyn), New York. He died in the same accident as Willie Harris Dixon.
Luther Ormond Gooding Jr.
Born November 13, 1929, Gooding was a member of the 74th Transportation Truck Company, 55th Transportation Truck Battalion. On October 6, 1952, while driving a truck near Hwachon, North Korea, he struck another vehicle sending both over an embankment. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, New York, New York.
James Oliver Hill
James was born October 9, 1927 and was from the Cookeville, Tennesse area. On December 2, 1952, the truck he was driving ran into a guard rail of a bridge one mile east of Chunchon, South Korea and fell into the river drowning him. He is buried next to his parents in Buck Cemetery, Cookeville.
James Johnson
James was born June 5, 1930. He was from the Atlanta, Georgia area. A member of Battery B, 196th Field Artillery Battalion, X Corps, was driving a truck near Pia-ri, North Korea, when it collided with another vehicle, killing him. James is buried in Marietta National Cemetery.
Leo Harrison Kellner
Leo Kellner was born November 24, 1927. He was a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On January 29, 1951, he was riding in a truck that rolled down a cliff five miles north of Chunju, South Korea, killing him. He is buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Warsaw, Benton County, Missouri.
Tom King
Tom was born on April 8, 1920 and was from Texas. Sergeant King was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of Battery C, 58th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division. On August 22, 1951, he was in a truck accident near Uijongbu, South Korea and was killed. He is buried in Cameron Rest Cemetery, Cameron, Milam County, Texas.
Jack Charles Larson
Jack was born March 3, 1928. He was from Wisconsin. Corporal Larson was a member of the 430th Engineer Construction Battalion, U.S. Army. On June 2, 1951, he was riding in the bed of a dump truck near Wonju, South Korea, when it hit a soft section in the road throwing him from the truck causing him to strike a rock with his head. He is buried in West Lawn Memorial Park, Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.
George Dalton Libby
George was born December 4, 1919, in Bridgton, Maine, son of Benjamin F. Libby and Blanche May Seavey Libby. His siblings were Gladys Libby Hillertz (1916-1979) and Madeline Libby (1921-2006). George enlisted in the Army on November 13, 1945, and served in the European Theatre during World War II. In Korea he was serving with C Company, 3rd Engineering Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, when his heroism resulted in the Medal of Honor. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Sgt. Libby distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action. While breaking through an enemy encirclement, the vehicle in which he was riding approached an enemy roadblock and encountered devastating fire which disabled the truck, killing or wounding all the passengers except Sgt. Libby. Taking cover in a ditch Sgt. Libby engaged the enemy and despite the heavy fire crossed the road twice to administer aid to his wounded comrades. He then hailed a passing M-5 artillery tractor and helped the wounded aboard. The enemy directed intense small-arms fire at the driver, and Sgt. Libby, realizing that no one else could operate the vehicle, placed himself between the driver and the enemy thereby shielding him while he returned the fire. During this action he received several wounds in the arms and body. Continuing through the town the tractor made frequent stops and Sgt. Libby helped more wounded aboard. Refusing first aid, he continued to shield the driver and return the fire of the enemy when another roadblock was encountered. Sgt. Libby received additional wounds but held his position until he lost consciousness. Sgt. Libby's sustained, heroic actions enabled his comrades to reach friendly lines. His dauntless courage and gallant self-sacrifice reflect the highest credit upon himself and uphold the esteemed traditions of the U.S. Army.
Fred Marzloff
Fred was born January 16, 1926, and was from New Jersey, son of John and Anna Marzloff. He joined the Army on July 15, 1946 at Jersey City, New Jersey and was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of the Heavy Mortar Company, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On December 16, 1950, he was riding in a tank south of Pyongyang, North Korea, when it struck a truck. Fred is buried in Woodland Cemetery, Newark, New Jersey.
Malcolm I. McGeoch
Malcolm was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McGeoch of Argyle, New York. He graduated from Argyle Central School in the class of 1947. He received his basic training at Camp Rucker, Alabama, and arrived in South Korea on September 9, 1951. He is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Argyle, New York, next to his friend and classmate, Pfc. Baxter Betts (I Co., 23rd Inf. Reg., 2nd Division) who was killed in action, September 21, 1951. Malcolm was driving a truck when it struck an enemy land mine near Sindae Dong, Korea.
Charlie William Moore
Corporal Moore was a member of the 74th Transportation Truck Company, 55th Transportation Truck Battalion. On May 3, 1951, he was a passenger in a jeep traveling near Suwon, South Korea. The jeep hit a large pothole causing his carbine to fire, mortally wounding him. Born on October 14, 1919, Corporal Moore is buried in Watts Cemetery, Starkville, Mississippi.
John W. Morrison
Private Morrison was born October 15, 1928. Originally from Louisiana, he later moved to California. His widow was Claire Morrison of San Francisco, California. John is buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California. On June 28, 1951, he was riding in a truck about seven miles west of Wonju, Korea, when the truck was forced off the road and overturned, killing him.
Haywood Murrell
Corporal Murrell was a member of the 74th Transportation Truck Company, 55th Transportation Truck Battalion. On March 7, 1951, he was riding in a truck that went over a cliff six miles south of Wonju, South Korea. Born April 18, 1928, the son of William and Rose Murrell of New York, New York, Corporal Murrell is buried in Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, New York. He was the brother of Elizabeth Murrell.
Roy Julius Nicolai
Roy was born July 06, 1925. He was serving with the 430th Engineer Construction Battalion, HQ Service Company. On August 13, 1951, he was riding in a truck on the runway of Chuchon Airfield (K-47), South Korea, when a C-54 cargo aircraft was landing and struck the truck, killing him. He is buried in Gethsemane Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan.
Robert Henry Olson
Robert was born September 5, 1932 and was from Snohomish County, Washington. He was serving in Company B, 14th Engineer Combat Battalion. He was a passenger in the rear of a truck and attempted to stand up. He was thrown off the truck and seriously injured. He was evacuated to the 44th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital where he died on September 19, 1953. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Washington.
Wilbert Payne
Private Payne was a member of the 74th Transportation Truck Company, 55th Transportation Truck Battalion. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on October 14, 1950. Born February 1, 1919 in West Virginia, he was the son of William and Helen Payne. He was called to active duty in the Korean War from the Enlisted Reserve Corps. Private Payne is buried in Rosedale & Rosehill Cemetery, Linden, New Jersey.
James Glennon Pickens
James was born June 2, 1926, in Prichard, Alabama, son of John Glennie Pickens (1904-1969) and Minnie Rose Flowers Pickens (1912-1986). His siblings were Gloria Rose Pickens (1933-1985) and Juanita "Nita" Pickens Andry (1936-1996). Corporal Pickens was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of the 74th Transportation Truck Company, 55th Transportation Truck Battalion. He was driving a truck near Wonju, South Korea when it went over a cliff severely injuring him. He died of those injuries on March 7, 1951. James is buried in Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens, Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama.
Joseph Douglas Shepperson
Joseph was born October 10, 1920. He was a member of the 58th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division. He was driving a truck near Uijongbu, Korea, when it went over a cliff. He was evacuated to the 8055th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital where he died on August 22, 1951. Joseph is buried in Fort Sill Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Charles Sloan
Charles was born in Donora, Pennsylvania, on April 15, 1933. He was a member of the 619th Ordnance Ammunition Company, 67th Ordnance Battalion. On April 4, 1952, his trucked rolled over an embankment along route 29E, North Korea, and he was killed. He is buried in New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery, Seneca, South Carolina.
Dunbar Taylor
Dunbar was born September 03, 1929. He was from Pennsylvania, a son of Arthur Taylor Sr. (1904-1970) and Pauline T. Ebright Taylor (1906-1984). His siblings were Arthur Taylor (1926-1952), Hamilton Taylor, Richard Taylor, Letitia Taylor Hull, Pauline Taylor Donnelly, Grace Taylor Rowe, and Elizabeth Taylor. He was a member of the Army's 430th Engineering Construction Battalion, HQ Company. On August 13, 1951, he was riding in a truck crossing the runway at Chunchon Airfield (K-47), South Korea when the landing gear of a C-54 Skymaster struck and killed him. Dunbar is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Aston, Pennsylvania.
Roland Thunder Horse
Roland Thunder Horse was born on June 27, 1933, at Greenwood, Charles Mix County, South Dakota, to Charles Thunder Horse and Helen (Thunder Horse) Little Owl. Roland was 17 when he enlisted in the Army. On August 28, 1948, he entered active service at Fort Crook, NE, and became part of the 6th Engineers, Heave Shop Company, stationed at San Francisco, CA, and he went overseas as part of the Occupation forces stationed in Okinawa and transferred to Korea at the beginning of the war. Private First Class Roland Thunder Horse was killed in Korea on November 1, 1951. He was a member of Headquarters and Service Company, 10th Engineer Combat Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division. He was driving a three-quarter ton truck when he missed a curve, the truck overturned, and he was killed. on November 1, 1951. He is buried in Holy Fellowship Episcopal Church Cemetery, Greenwood, South Dakota. He was from the Yankton Indian Reservation.
USMC Helicopter Fatalities -
(List of 32 USMC Helicopter Crewmembers and Passengers KIA in Korea)
US Naval Academy's Korean War Casualties -
(Navy elite die in Korea)
The USS Bennington (CVA-20) was cruising in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA, on May 26, 1954 when a launching catapult exploded, killing 103 crewmen and injuring over 200 others. [KWE Note: The following list was obtained from the USS Bennington website at www.uss-bennington.com.}
At 2111 hours, fifteen hours after the explosion, the first official dispatch to the Secretary of the Navy from the USS Bennington listed persons as having died in the explosion. The following lists were compiled from the official Court of Inquiry and were complete as of the early part of June 1954. Others surely died at later dates but are not listed here. Many other shipmates carry scars as a result of the explosion and the loss of shipmates.
The final number of casualties as notes in the official history of ships state that there was a total of 304 casualties (103 dead and 201 injured). The above list was compiled from the official Court of Inquiry and documents dated through 6 June 1954 indicates a total of 139 injured and a total of 104 dead, or 234 casualties. There were undoubtedly some that died at a later date and are not reflected as such in this accounting.
The U.S.S. Hobson (DD-464), a Gleaves-class destroyer was built at the Charleston Navy Yard and commissioned shortly after the outbreak of WWII. During the war she saw action in North Africa, the western Atlantic, and at D-Day. Late in 1944 she was converted to a destroyer-minesweeper and reclassified DMS-26. After this conversion she saw heavy action near Okinawa, where she suffered significant casualties and damage from enemy suicide attacks. Repairs were completed after World War II and the Hobson took up duty as a destroyer-minesweeper with the Atlantic Fleet.
On the night of April 26, 1952 the Hobson was a support ship for the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Wasp (CV-18), which was conducting flight operations 700 miles west of the Azores (38 degrees 27 minutes north/41 degrees 21 minutes west). It was on its way to visit 20 different Mediterranean ports. The Wasp began a turn into the wind to prepare for aircraft recovery. The Hobson needed to maneuver to maintain its correct position in reference to the Wasp. A tragic miscalculation took place on the Hobson bridge that night. The Hobson turned port in a maneuver that required crossing the bow of the Wasp, instead of simply falling behind the Wasp and turning in the carrier’s wake. The Hobson was struck amidships by the Wasp. The collision cut the Hobson in half. She sank in less than five minutes. 176 of her crew were lost at sea, many asleep in their berthing compartments.
[KWE Note: An estimated 150 crew members were sleeping when the collision occurred and the ship sank within four minutes, which is why the mortality rate was so high.]
[KWE Note: The crew of the USS Wasp rescued 39 survivors from the USS Hobson and the crew of the USS Rodman rescued 22 survivors.]
Among the horror stories within the annuals of the U.S. Navy is the loss of the minesweeper Hobson when it came in collision with the aircraft carrier Wasp in the North Atlantic in 1952. The 348-foot-long Hobson was no match for the massive Wasp, was sliced in two and sank so fast it took 176 sailors to the bottom with it.
After surviving active naval battles in both the European and Pacific Theaters of World War II, including a kamikaze attack, the Hobson was assigned to training duties off the Atlantic Coast until the Korean War outbreak in 1950. She was then assigned to the Atlantic Fleet, providing support in amphibious operations and plane guard for carriers.
The Hobson met her fate on April 26, 1952, while with the Destroyer Rodman and accompanying the Carrier Wasp on route to the Mediterranean. At about 10 p.m. that night the Wasp was recovering planes from a routine night flying operation while the Hobson and Rodman were steaming about 1000 yards behind to recover any pilots who might have to ditch.
When the wind suddenly changed, the Wasp turned into it, but the Hobson failed to receive the turning signal and continued steaming forward. She consequently steamed right across the oncoming bow of the carrier and was struck amidships on the starboard side. The collision turned the Hobson over on its port side and split the ill-fated ship in two. The stern of the minesweeper swung around and slammed into the Wasp’s bow, opening a gaping hole in the carrier.
The Hobson sank within minutes, leaving a big oil slick around the carrier, which now was standing dead in the water. Most of the Hobson’s crew was below deck, asleep when the accident happened, and never had a chance. There were only 80 survivors out o a crew of 236. The commanding officer also died. Those who made it grabbed life jackets and rafts thrown out into the oil-slicked waters from the Wasp and Rodman.
The Wasp was in no danger of sinking and limped home after the crash. The hole in her starboard bow was 76-feet long.
It was a sad and unexpected end for a gallant ship. Commissioned in 1942, the Hobson served in every major US Naval action of the European War and then moved to the Pacific where she survived six bloody engagements in that theater. The ship received six Battle Stars and a Presidential Unit citation.
VFW Story: Untold Story of Casualties -
(Excellent story clarifying casualty figures and more)
Virginia Military Institute -
(Graduates 1950-54 who died during the Korean War)
War Correspondents -
(Correspondents killed in action from June 25 to December 25, 1950)
West Point Graduates as Korean War casualties -
(Army elite die in Korea)
There were some 120,000 women in the United States who were on active duty during the Korean War. Most of the women who served in Korea were nurses. Females also served in support units in Japan and other Far East countries during the war. Women military personnel killed in the Far East during the Korean war include the following. All were nurses, and all but one were killed in airplane accidents. Lt. Wilma Ledbetter died in the sinking of the USS Benevolence off the coast of San Francisco. To learn more about each of these women, visit the KWE's Women in Korea Topics page.
Brown, Capt. Vera M.