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21st Infantry Reunions
If you have any photos in regards to the 21st Infantry please e-mail me. If you found this site searching for someone who was in the Korean War please e-mail me.
I am attempting to restore some of the 21st Infantry Regiments OLD history. Most has been forgotten or summarized to a few sentences in the history books.
Until I figure out how this blog site works, I have categorized the history on the right side of this blog. I have many photos that are not uploaded yet.
The poem below was published in 1910 by the 21st Inf. former historian CELWYN E. HAMPTON. I thought the poem was fitting for what I am doing.
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
THE SOUL OF OUR SAMURAI
The swords that once in battle rang,
And smote their way to glory,
Now hang, in silence, on our walls,
Scarce known to song or story.
The patriot hands that wielded them
Have long to clay been turning.
But on our hearths their sturdy strength
Built fires that yet are burning.
The flag that once our columns led
Is now but rags and tatters.
And, one by one, its silken threads,
In formless dust it scatters.
The men that bore it, long ago,
Beneath the sod are sleeping.
But yet they live, in us again;
Our lives are in their keeping.
Oh! guard ye well what they have won.
Their prizes, nobly given;
Their knightly souls still bid us on.
To strive as they have striven.
_________________________
21st Infantry Korean War Poet: Joe Langone
From Joe Langone: B Company 21st Inf. 1950-1951
I was telling a guy one day that I just returned from a reunion with a bunch of old Army buddies. He asked, “What do you guys do?, sit around and tell war stories? I never could tell why old soldiers go all the way across the country just to see someone just to shoot the bull. Me, I would use that money and go to Vegas”.
“You ever been in the military?”, I asked.
“Are you nuts? , put up with all that spit and polish and take a bunch of crap from some damn Sergeant”.
“You know what friend”, I said, “soldiering is more then that”, I continued, When you make friends with a soldier, it will last for a life time”.
“Oh I have heard that crap before”, he remarked, “I have friends that never were in the military, and we have been buddies since High School”.
“Were you ever ready to die for those friends?, did you ever almost freeze to death together? , did you ever attack a hill under murderous machine gun and mortar fire?, did you ever go with little food, a bath, or a cold drink for weeks at a time?, Did you ever lose one of your friends to where there was nothing to pick up except maybe a hand?”. I paused for a moment to get. his reaction.
“Well no, nothing like that ever happened to me”. The strength in his voice weakening.
I continued, “The night before you attack, you and your buddies sit quietly trying your damnedest to rest. You know that this time tomorrow night, some of you are not going to be here. You even find time to pray with these tough combat soldiers, none will laugh or walk away. Even on the coldest night sweat will be oozing from your body. Death of a combat soldier is very lonely, as more often then not, they’ll die alone. From all of this comes a bonding. When we old soldiers go to reunions, this is the reason why we go. We are actually ‘dead men walking’ for no one should ever be able to walk away from hard combat. When a battle is won, you look for your friends. When you spot each other, you punch, laugh, and just plain hug. Only those old soldiers who fought in battle together know the true meaning of a reunion. Sharing months in combat with a fellow soldier is the foundation of a friendship that will last as long as the soldiers have breath”. “We don’t see old men at a reunion, we see young guys laughing like hell!!”.
Dedicated to you old soldiers who only attend a reunion to be with one another one more time.
Joe Langone
“B Co. 1st Bn. 21st., 24th Inf. Div
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
Bury Me Amonsgt The Soldiers
Bury me amonsgt the soldiers
On that land where the
Crosses stand in line and
perpetual care will
be given me
until the very end of time
Bury me amonsgt the soldiers
Where on Resurrection Day
I will be with my friends
Put all of us old soldiers
together and into Heaven
let us ascend
Bury me amonsgt the soldiers
for with them I died before
Let my grave be a peaceful place
away from the guns of war
Joe
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July 11, 1950
Gimlet4ever Notes: Dill (C Co) and Glisson (B Co) were in TFS
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Milwaukee Journal July 11, 1950
GI’s Escape After Six Days Behind Lines
By
Jack James
Advanced United States Headquarters, Korea
2nd Lt. Harold E. Dill led four men to the safety of American lines Tuesday after six days behind North Korean lines.
The men who had been given up for lost, were resuced by a South Korean patrol three days ago and guided through the lines.
Dill, from East Point, MD described the six days as “a fox and hounds affair with the foxes way outnumbered.”
Pvt. James Glisson, Pananma City FL. said many times there was only a ridge between them and the pursuing Reds.
“And many times there was not even that,” he added.
Six men started out for the American lines but one was killed four days ago when the little party had to fight its way through an open rice field.
Dill said his outfit was the first to see action Wednesday.
“We just never had a chance,” he said. “They lined up some 30 tanks and went right through us. We had nothing to stop them with and had to get back the best we could.”
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Gimlet4ever Notes: Colombe (B Co) and Bullman (B Co) were in TFS.
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Joe Langone
The Death Of A Friend
By:
J.A. Langone
At an Army camp in Japan
I first met my friend
We were just boys not old enough
to be called men
I never met a fella
quite like Paul before
We did everything together
we were always active and never bored
We both loved the Army
and were proud to be a part
We were both regular Army
and proud that in the draft
we were never caught
We both loved our uniform
and proudly served the Flag
And when it came time to shooting
both of us had room to brag
A peace time Army
is full of fun
For never once in anger
did we ever fire our gun
We trained hard in the day
to learn how an Army fights
But then when off duty
we headed to town to spend our night
We drank and laughed and had a really good time
We drank Japanese beer and whiskey
but never touched their Saki wine
I knew Paul better than anyone else in Japan
He was tall and handsome and a very sensitive man
He loved to smile and talk of home
But he,
like I,
got the yearning and started to roam
We became inseparable,
Paul and I
The bond between us,
man or woman could not untie
But on a warm summer night late in June
Our carefree attitude was soon to turn to gloom
Our unit was ordered to Korea as the communists wanted a fight
And our outfit moved out of Japan in the dead of night
In a matter of days we sat on two hills outside a town called Osan
Our beautiful Japan was gone and so were our pretty little Josans
Paul was on the high hill and I was to his flank
No matter where we were
we both were able to see their infantry led by Russian tanks
The battle started to escalate around 8 in the morning
Little did I know that by 10
I would be in deepest mourning
The Sergeant told us to leave as we could no longer hold
We made a dash to Paul’s hill our movements were fast and bold
As we climbed the hill under fire looking for a route to escape
I spied a soldier in a foxhole
and he was wearing Paul’s smiling face
We smiled and shook hands and in the ribs we gave each other a poke
I had one Phillip Morris cigarette that I broke in half for us to smoke
But soon we saw the mortar shells getting closer with each round
We leaped from that foxhole to seek safety on higher ground
We started shooting immediately as we saw the enemy reach the crest
In the flash of a moment Paul was mortally wounded in the head and in the chest
What a nightmare to see my friend dying such a horrible death
Oh Father,
why did I have to suffer through this awful gruesome test
For I was there from the start to his dying and tearful end
I hugged my dearest buddy
my companion
and closest friend
His ashen face took on the mask of death
I was there when my dearest friend took his final dying breath
Why you my friend?
and why not I?
Why were you chosen over me to die?
Oh how strong you were when you left with death
You my friend were really one of the best
My life ended too on that hill that hot July day
But I was thankful you had the chance to talk to God and pray
Oh Paul,
my dearest friend,
if I could sit down with you and drink a toast
I would touch your glass
and know that never again
to a man would I ever be as close
But one thing I’ll do for you that I promised after that fight,
I’ll pray for you forever my friend as long as God gives me the nights
Written in memory of my dearest friend Paul Larson,
who died in our first combat on July 05, 1950
By: J.A. Langone June 1995
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Task Force Smith POW’s
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Under Construction These TFS POW photos are from a scrapbook dedicated to Tiger Survivor POW Died Captured Art Books. This scrapbook has about 120 photos and clippings of POWs. (will be adding a link to space ) I have divided … Continue reading
Narratives
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Narratives: How to make an OLD Gimlet Cry.
The Korean War has often been called “The Forgotten War.”
For those who were there, it was something that they wanted to forget and many refuse to talk about it and I can not blame them.
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Peter Kalisher Article
Gimlet4ever Notes: There was only one newspaper correspondent at the TFS battle.
I also have a July 12, 1950 article stating that Lambert and Kalischer were banned from Korea.
Articles combined from the following Newspapers:
ST. LOIUS POST-DISPATCH, New York Herald, Fargo Forum
FRIDAY , JULY 7, 1950
REPORTER, Cut Off Behind Lines 2 ½ Days,
Tells How Tank-Led Reds Mauled G.I.s
(For 2 ½ days United Press Correspondent Peter Kalischer and a group of American troops in defense outposts below Suwan were cut off from the rest of the American forces on the Korean front by Communist tanks and infantry. The communist radio reported yesterday that the Red forces had captured Kalischer. The broadcast was in error. Kalischer got back to the American lines and this is his story.)
By PETER KALISCHER
Advance U.S. Headquarters, Korea, July 7 (U.P.) – I have just returned after 2 ½ days in No-Man’s Land, trapped with an American unit that narrowly escaped becoming the “Lost Battalion” of the Korean War.
Cut off from the rest of the American forces in this area, we were besieged by tanks and thousands of well-equipped Communist troops.
During hours of dodging Communist gunfire we ran out of ammunition. What we had bounced off the new, tough Soviet built tanks. Our forces suffered casualties from Nazi-type guns.
We escaped by fleeing through rice fields. A South Korean guide led some of us back to safety.
The battalion had barely maneuvered into position in the farthest American outpost some three miles north of Osan, 11 miles south of Suwon, at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday when the North Korean army launched its strongest tank attack of the war.
American artillery a half-mile back opened up on the tanks just as I reported in to the battalion commander Lt. Col. Charles B. Smith of Lambertville, NJ.
Ten minutes later from a foxhole I saw the first Russian- made tanks rumble over the road I had taken to the command post.
First one, then 10, then 20 Communist tanks rumbled past. They completely cut us off front our lines. I lost count after that.
The tanks began firing at the American artillery batteries which had range of the road. But so far as I could tell they scored no hits.
The Communist tanks were in single file, like ducks in a shooting gallery. But they knew what they were about. They would pause before the target spot, wait until American batteries fired, then spurt on ahead.
The American battalion, only two companies strong, opened up with everything it had from dominating heights north, south, east and southeast of the road.
Tanks Withstand Shells
The soldiers fired mortars, bazookas and new recoilless 75-millimeter rifles. But for the most part missiles bounced off like ping-pong balls.
In the next five terrible hours before the withdrawal order, only three tanks were crippled. And it took daring bazooka teams running up within 50 yards of the Iron monsters to do it. Four hits on the trends put them out of action.
The gravity of the battalion”s position became evident an hour after the attack started. By then, tanks backed by North Korean artillery were challenging the American big gun positions to the south.
Officers told me the Communist tanks fired 88-millimeter guns the all – purpose guns with which the Nazis punished U.S. troops during World War II. They said the tanks had new and tougher armor which made them virtually impervious to the American anti-tank equipment used that day.
At 8:30 a.m., it began to rain.
My foxhole companion, Pfc. Robert J. Kahley, 20, of Garretts Hill, Penn., said jocularly:
“Nice weather we’re having!”
But an hour later, he no longer felt like joking. We were completely cut off by the Communist tanks. Kahley prayed.
“Oh, God,” he said, “if you ever did anything, do it now. If I ever get out of this, I’ll never miss a Sunday or a holy day as long as I live,”
He turned to me and said:
“And you can print that in your paper.”
But the tanks ignored our battalion at first in their push forward to Osan.
As soon as the Red vanguard was around a bend in the road. Capt. A.H. Nugent of Merrill, Wis., ordered a headquarters company to bring up ammunition cached on the side of the road.
The men hesitated. Then, by twos and threes, they slithered down the hill, grabbed an armful of ammunition and climbed up again.
At 9:30 a.m. we were completely cut off by the communist tanks. But the tanks ignored our battalion at first in their push towards Osan. On the battalion telephone, Colonel Smith called for air support. But with ceiling zero, he must have known he couldn’t get it.
At 9:30 a.m., during a lull in the firing, Smith called on companies B and C to form a perimeter defense on the saddle of the hill.
I left my foxhole and helped the medics dig a trench of their own.
“You’ve got to dig,” Nugent told the men. “Your lives depend on it.”
Our holes filled with water up to the ankles within 25 minutes.
About the same time, we saw 3,000 to 4,000 North Korean troops debarking from trucks on the road north of the battalion hill.
Smith ordered Capt. Will Corder of Carthage, Mo., an adviser to the Korean military group, and his sergeant to make a break for help down the east side of the hill.
By 11 a.m., five tanks had returned to support the North Korean infantry.
The hill began rocking with artillery hits, mortar shells and the wheep, wheep of small arms bullets.
Four times the call went out for “medics” and wounded brought in.
The battalion’s .50 caliber machine-gun ran out of ammunition. The sergeant manning it blew out the bolt with his .45 automatic.
A group of Americans began yelling, “Here they come!” and fired their carbines down the north slope of the hill.
I crawled out of my foxhole to take a look. I saw perhaps a hundred North Korean soldiers inching forward about 100 yards down the slope. They wore green and brown uniforms and conductor – like caps.
I went back to the medics section and wondered whether it was unpatriotic of me to want to get out as much as I did.
A blond sergeant, wounded in the arm, walked over. He said, he had just crippled a tank with a bazooka when one of the Koreans jumped out of the tank and shot him in the arm.
“He had his hands up, too, the _________ “ the sergeant said.
At one o’clock the enemy began flanking the hill to the east of our one escape route. Smith gave the withdrawal order half an hour later.
I grabbed a helmet and started to run down along a slope over looking a rice paddy. A Mortar shell burst about 75 yards away and in hitting the dirt I dislocated my trick shoulder.
I reset it on the run.
Men were stumbling and sobbing as they struggled to get over the crest of the slope as the North Koreans began laying down fire from the hill we had just evacuated.
Up ahead I ran into Captain Corder, and he told me he and his sergeant had only gone 800 yards on the rescue mission before being pinned down by small arms fire for 4 ½ hours. His hands were swollen from rice paddy leeches.
Soon the battalion was strung out in a single, irregular file marching south through pouring rain. Corder asked a company commander to slow the pace since some of the wounded couldn’t keep up. The acting battalion commander refused.
“Well, this is where we part company,” Corder said, “I’m waiting for my first sergeant.”
Pretty soon Sgt. Allen Palmer of Mendon, Ill., staggered up exhausted. He was supported by another man, Sgt. Gordon York of Tremonton, Utah.
I decided to stick with Corder and the other two because I knew admired Corder’s decision, because I knew him personally and because he had a compass.
It developed Palmer was not wounded. He was ill. He got sick from eating green cucumbers on the march.”
“It’s just my luck,” I said to Corder, “to get caught because a guy ate too many cucumbers and can’t walk fast.”
Later it developed Palmer was worse off than we thought.
We passed through several Korean ghost villages. All the inhabitants had fled south to join the long columns of refugees.
Palmer was close to collapse. We saw tanks and infantry in the rice fields. We pulled up at a small village where in pidgin Japanese I acquired a Korean guide named Kim.
Kim said he would lead us on a southeast course past the farthest North Korean advance.
We proceeded only a short way, after dark and then took a chance and holed up in a small Korean farmhouse, where six fleeing South Korean soldiers also were taking refuge.
We started out the next morning after a few spoonfuls of rice, but Palmer was sicker than ever. He groaned and vomited.
At a slow pace slogged steadly southeast through gumbo-thick rice field clay, over hills, and through flooded roads with York and Corder hauling Palmer, kidding him and cursing him to hurry.
We received information on the military situation from the villagers. Some of the information sent us miles out of the way. Among the rumors we heard were reports that the North Koreans were in Pyongtaek, that the Americans, had Pyongtaek, but were pulling out, ect. ect.
We made contact briefly with a south Korean army unit which was not going our direction and then continued on without it.
Around noon Palmer collapsed.
Corder ordered a couple of villagers to make a stretcher of poles and rice mats. We dragooned four Korean bearers and started off again.
By this time, my socks had rotted off and my oxford shoes were a pulp.
Corder kept us going in what turned out to be the right direction for two days and two nights and about fifty miles.
At 4 p.m. Thursday, we got definite word that there were many Americans and South Koreans in Itchang, a small village 18 miles southeast of Osan.
We got to Itchang at 7 p.m. for the worst disappointment of the march. Both the American and South Korean troops had pulled out the day before for Chonan.
Halfway to Chonan, we saw an ominous sign—refugees coming back. A terrific explosion from the direction of Chonan lighted the night. We decided not to try to get into Chonan that night.
Again we hid in a farmhouse. The next morning Corder reconnoitered in the town. It was a No-Man’s-Land, but mostly ours.
Staggering and lifting Palmer’s litter, we hiked 500 yards down the main street and at 10 a.m. contacted the first American – an artillery observer.
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TFS Casualies A
Task Force Smith Casualties
52 = KIA
9 = Declared Dead
38 = POWs Died Captured
51 = POWs Released
I need to double check this list
Task Force Smith Casualty Roster
Gimlet4ever Notes: The TFS Casualty Roster does not work on this blog.
There are errors in the official Korean War Casuality data bases. This includes some of the men who were in TFS. Some of these errors I can verify.
FANCHER HAROLD S Rank=PFC Serial Number= RA12115778 Branch=Medical Dept MOS = (0666) Company Aidman Year of Birth=1931 State of Residence= NY County of Residence= Fulton Date of Casualty= 1950 07 12 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured May 7 1951
Gimlet4ever notes: Harold Fancher was captured July 5, 1950. This is verified because he had signed the Red Cross list with other TFS POWs dated July 17, 1950. He also has been identified in the Task Force Smith POW Seoul photos taken by North Koreans a few days after they were captured. Francher is listed as being captured on July 12, 1950 in the Official Korean War Casualty Data Bases. I know that there may be others who are listed like this as well. Albert Vincent is another POW Casualty who also signed the Red Cross List with other TFS POW’s.
VINCENT ALBERT A Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA17256083 Unit= B Co. MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1929 State of Residence= MO County of Residence= Clay Date of Casualty = 1950 07 12 Type of Casualty= Captured, Died Captured = 1951 10 31
I have photos of most of the TFS Casualties but have linked only a few just to see how it works. Task Force Smith will have its own windows live space with 14 categories-blogs.
21st Infantry Regiment“GIMLETS” – 52nd FA Bn ART. “REDLEGS”
OFFICERS:
COX JANSEN C. Rank= 1LT, Hqs. Serial Number= O-2202011
MOS=1542 Year of Birth= 1926
State of Residence=VA County of Residence=Carroll
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Captured Died Captured 1950 12 31
MOS=1542 Year of Birth= 1926
State of Residence=VA County of Residence=Carroll
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Captured Died Captured 1950 12 31
HARTMAN ROGER W. Rank= 1LT Serial Number=O-01685689 Branch=Artillery
MOS=01193 Year of Birth= 1924
State of Residence= OK County of Residence= Comanche
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured= Killed Captured Feb 21 1950
MOS=01193 Year of Birth= 1924
State of Residence= OK County of Residence= Comanche
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured= Killed Captured Feb 21 1950
NIEMANN ROBERT CRank= 2LT, Plt. Ldr. C Co. Serial Number= O-0974393
MOS= 1542 Year of Birth= 1927
State of Residence= IA County of Residence= Bremer
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured Died Captured 1950 Aug 31
MOS= 1542 Year of Birth= 1927
State of Residence= IA County of Residence= Bremer
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured Died Captured 1950 Aug 31
THOMPSON JAMES L. Rank= 2LT Serial Number= O-2204162 Branch=Artillery
MOS= 01193 Year of Birth=1927
State of Residence= AL County of Residence= Cleburne
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MOS= 01193 Year of Birth=1927
State of Residence= AL County of Residence= Cleburne
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
WHITE JOHN G JR Rank=1LT Serial Number= O-0516681 Branch=Artillery
MOS= 1183 Year of Birth=1921
State of Residence=IL County of Residence=Cook
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MOS= 1183 Year of Birth=1921
State of Residence=IL County of Residence=Cook
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
ENLISTED MEN:
ALBA RAMON Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA19340117 Unit= B Co. 1st Plt. 4th Sqd.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1930 (machine gunner)
State of Residence= CA County of Residence=Orange
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1930 (machine gunner)
State of Residence= CA County of Residence=Orange
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
ALLEN JIMMIE Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA15421747 Unit= B Co. 1st Plt. 3rd Sqd.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1929
State of Residence= KY County of Residence= Floyd
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1929
State of Residence= KY County of Residence= Floyd
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
ANDERSON OMER L. Rank=CPL Serial Number= RA18144957 Unit= C Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1927
State of Residence= TX County of Residence= Floyd
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured 1951 02 28
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1927
State of Residence= TX County of Residence= Floyd
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured 1951 02 28
AUKERMAN ROBERT J. Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA15415850 Unit= C Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1929
State of Residence= OH County of Residence= Wayne
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1929
State of Residence= OH County of Residence= Wayne
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
BAILEY TROY W Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA19293820 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1929
State of Residence= CA County of Residence=Stanislaus
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1929
State of Residence= CA County of Residence=Stanislaus
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
BAUMGARDNER WILLIAM Rank=PV2 Serial Number=RA33447558 Unit= C Co.
MOS=0062 Food Service Apprentice Year of Birth=1907
State of Residence=PA County of Residence=Adams
Date of Casualty=1950 07 12 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action Killed in Action
BATEY LUTHER R JR. Rank=PFC Serial Number=RA18146145 Unit= Hqs 1/21
MOS=04745 Light weapons Inf. Year of Birth=1928
State of Residence=AR County of Residence=Polk
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MOS=04745 Light weapons Inf. Year of Birth=1928
State of Residence=AR County of Residence=Polk
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
BENGTSON CLAUDE F Rank= PFC Serial Number=RA17050338 Branch=Artillery
MOS= 00062 Food Service Apprentice Year of Birth=1922
State of Residence= MN County of Residence= Blue Earth
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
State of Residence= MN County of Residence= Blue Earth
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
BERARDI THOMAS H Rank=PFC Serial Number= RA11169561 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 00511 Armorer Year of Birth= July 4, 1928
State of Residence= MA County of Residence= Worcester
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured, Died Captured = 1951 07 11
MOS= 00511 Armorer Year of Birth= July 4, 1928
State of Residence= MA County of Residence= Worcester
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured, Died Captured = 1951 07 11
BLAIR LARRY L. Rank=PFC Serial Number=RA19354739 Unit= Hqs 1/21
MOS= 05729 Year of Birth=1932
State of Residence= WA County of Residence= Grays Harbor
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MOS= 05729 Year of Birth=1932
State of Residence= WA County of Residence= Grays Harbor
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
BORDEAU ALFRED C. Rank=PVT Serial Number=RA16296336 Unit= C Co. 1st Plt
MOS=04745 Year of Birth=1932
State of Residence=MI County of Residence=Bay
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured 1951 06 30
State of Residence=MI County of Residence=Bay
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured 1951 06 30
BUSKIRK GEORGE E Rank= PV2 Serial Number= RA17235010 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1926
State of Residence= KS County of Residence= Shawnee
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Captured, Died Captured March 1951
State of Residence= KS County of Residence= Shawnee
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Captured, Died Captured March 1951
CARDINAL EDWARD A Rank= PFC Serial Number=RA16307850 Branch=Artillery
MOS=04677 Military Policeman Year of Birth=1930
State of Residence= IL County of Residence=Stephenson
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MOS=04677 Military Policeman Year of Birth=1930
State of Residence= IL County of Residence=Stephenson
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
CAWTHORN NORMAN G. Rank=PV2 Serial Number=RA15380048 Unit= D Co.
MOS =04812 Year of Birth=1927
State of Residence=KY County of Residence=Jefferson
MOS =04812 Year of Birth=1927
State of Residence=KY County of Residence=Jefferson
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
CHAPMAN RAYMOND L.Rank= CPL Serial Number= RA18254054 Unit= B Co. 1st Plt. 4th
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth=1930 Sqd. Ldr
State of Residence= TX County of Residence= El Paso
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
State of Residence= TX County of Residence= El Paso
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
CHRISTIE ALTON Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA14328892 Unit= B Co. 1st Plt. 1st Sqd.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1932
State of Residence= FL County of Residence= Hamilton
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Missing in Action, Declared Dead
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1932
State of Residence= FL County of Residence= Hamilton
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Missing in Action, Declared Dead
CLARK O C JR. Rank=PV2 Serial Number=RA14294876 Unit= C Co. 2nd Plt Asst. Plt Sgt.
MOS=04745 Year of Birth=1929
State of Residence=AL County of Residence=Covington
MOS=04745 Year of Birth=1929
State of Residence=AL County of Residence=Covington
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured 1951 02 28
COLFORD WILBUR B. Rank= PV1 Serial Number= RA11188446 Unit= B Co. 1st Plt. 2nd Sqd.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1930 transferred from 3rd Plt.
State of Residence= ME County of Residence= Somerset
Date of Casualty= 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Captured, Died Captured 1950 10 31
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1930 transferred from 3rd Plt.
State of Residence= ME County of Residence= Somerset
Date of Casualty= 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Captured, Died Captured 1950 10 31
CONFER RICHARD A Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA13300374 Unit= B Co. 1st Plt. 4th Sqd.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth=1930 Bazooka
State of Residence= PA County of Residence= Tioga
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth=1930 Bazooka
State of Residence= PA County of Residence= Tioga
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
CONNICK KARL F. Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA12119783 Unit= Hqs 1/21
MOS= 04761 Inf. Recon Scout Year of Birth= 1930
State of Residence=NY County of Residence=Clinton
MOS= 04761 Inf. Recon Scout Year of Birth= 1930
State of Residence=NY County of Residence=Clinton
Date of Casualty ==1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured 1951 05 31
CONSIGLI HENRY JR Rank=PV2 Serial Number=RA15273988 Unit= Hqs 1/21
MOS=05729 Pioneer Year of Birth=1930
State of Residence=WV County of Residence=Wood
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action =Killed in Action
MOS=05729 Pioneer Year of Birth=1930
State of Residence=WV County of Residence=Wood
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action =Killed in Action
COX BOYD E. Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA15226808 Unit= B Co. 1st Plt. 1st Sqd.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1928
State of Residence= KY County of Residence= Whitley
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Missing in Action, Declared Dead
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1928
State of Residence= KY County of Residence= Whitley
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Missing in Action, Declared Dead
DAVIS GEORGE P. Rank=PFC Serial Number=RA18288423 Unit= C Co.
MOS=00511 Armorer Year of Birth=1923
State of Residence=OK County of Residence=Payne
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured 1951 06 30
State of Residence=OK County of Residence=Payne
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured 1951 06 30
DENSON WILLIAM C Rank= CPL Serial Number= RA15258037 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 00060 Cook Year of Birth= 1928
State of Residence= KY County of Residence= Simpson
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Missing in Action, Declared Dead
MOS= 00060 Cook Year of Birth= 1928
State of Residence= KY County of Residence= Simpson
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Missing in Action, Declared Dead
DIEKMANN LESTER H Rank=CPL Serial Number=RA37431276 Branch=Artillery
MOS=03705 Field Artillery Liaison Specialist Year of Birth=1920
State of Residence=IA County of Residence=Bremer
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured Dec. 31 1950
MOS=03705 Field Artillery Liaison Specialist Year of Birth=1920
State of Residence=IA County of Residence=Bremer
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured Dec. 31 1950
DU BOSE CLYATT R. Rank=PFC Serial Number=RA18278040 Unit= Hqs 1/21
MOS=00648 Year of Birth=1926
State of Residence=FL County of Residence=Hillsborough
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured 1951 07 31
MOS=00648 Year of Birth=1926
State of Residence=FL County of Residence=Hillsborough
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured 1951 07 31
FANCHER HAROLD SRank=PFC Serial Number= RA12115778 Branch= Medical Dept
MOS = (0666) Company Aidman Year of Birth=1931
State of Residence= NY County of Residence= Fulton
Date of Casualty= 1950 07 12 Type of Casualty= Captured Died Captured May 7 1951
MOS = (0666) Company Aidman Year of Birth=1931
State of Residence= NY County of Residence= Fulton
Date of Casualty= 1950 07 12 Type of Casualty= Captured Died Captured May 7 1951
FIELDS GERALD J. Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA19339834 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1926 Mentioned in NP article
State of Residence=CA County of Residence= Los Angeles
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1926 Mentioned in NP article
State of Residence=CA County of Residence= Los Angeles
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
FISHER DONALD E. Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA13300290 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth=1929
State of Residence= PA County of Residence= Lycoming
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 12 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth=1929
State of Residence= PA County of Residence= Lycoming
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 12 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
FLOOK GRADY H Rank=PFC Serial Number=RA19329943 Branch=Artillery HQ BTRY
MOS= 05704 Fire Direction And Liaison Operator Year of Birth=1931
State of Residence= CA County of Residence= Los Angeles
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Captured Died Captured Dec. 18, 1950
MOS= 05704 Fire Direction And Liaison Operator Year of Birth=1931
State of Residence= CA County of Residence= Los Angeles
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Captured Died Captured Dec. 18, 1950
FOX WILLIAM C Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA15413786 Unit= B Co. 1st Plt. 1st Sqd. BAR
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1930
State of Residence= OH County of Residence= Lucas
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1930
State of Residence= OH County of Residence= Lucas
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
FURLOW ROBERT D. Rank=PFC Serial Number=RA12115793 Unit= Hqs 1/21
MOS=00667 Message Center Clerk Year of Birth=1930
State of Residence=NY County of Residence=Saratoga
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured 1951 05
MOS=00667 Message Center Clerk Year of Birth=1930
State of Residence=NY County of Residence=Saratoga
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured 1951 05
GARZA NICOLAS C Rank= PV2 Serial Number= RA18224872 Unit= C Co.
MOS=04745 Year of Birth=1931 State of Residence= TX County of Residence= Milam Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Captured Died Captured Dec. 20, 1950
GOLDEN ROBERT L Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA15260636 Unit= B Co. 3rd Plt. MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1928
State of Residence= OH County of Residence= Montgomery
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
GROSS MYRON E Rank= PV2 Serial Number= RA13308922 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth=1931
State of Residence= PA County of Residence= Beaver
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Captured Died Captured Feb. 28, 1951
GWINN VANCE W Rank= CPL Serial Number= RA38716390 Unit= Heavy Mortar
MOS = 04812 Year of Birth=1927
State of Residence=TX County of Residence=Gaines Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
HAGGARD BILLY M Rank=PFC Serial Number= RA14299633 Unit= B Co. MOS= 04745 Year of Birth=1930 Listed on June 30, 1950 B Co Payroll Sheet State of Residence= TN County of Residence=Hardin Listed on June 30, 1950 B Co Payroll Sheet transferred from L Company? Date of Casualty = 1950 07 11 Type of Casualty=Captured DiedCaptured June 31, 1951
HAMAGUCHI RODNEY N Rank=PFC Serial Number=RA29051723 Branch=52nd Artillery
MOS= 04505 Ammunition Supply Specialist Year of Birth= 1927
State of Residence= HI County of Residence= 000
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
HARTMAN ROGER W. Rank= 1LT Serial Number=O-01685689 Branch=52nd Artillery
MOS=01193 Year of Birth= 1924
State of Residence= OK County of Residence= Comanche
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Killed Captured Feb 21, 1950
HEIT HENRY W JR Rank=PFC Serial Number=RA12296929 Unit= C Co. MOS= 04641 Infantry Reconnaissance Year of Birth=1930
State of Residence= NJ County of Residence= Warren Date of Casualty = 1950 07 12 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
HENDRIX CHARLES R Rank= PV2 Serial Number= RA14274762 Unit= B Co. 1st Plt. 3rd Sqd
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1930 birthdate wrong
State of Residence= AL County of Residence= Monroe
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
HENSLEY ELDRED J Rank=PFC Serial Number=RA15273303 Unit= C Co. 1st Plt
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1930
State of Residence= WV County of Residence=Logan
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured Killed Captured Nov. 5, 1950
HERRERA ELOY Rank=PFC Serial Number= RA17093208 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1928
State of Residence= NM County of Residence=Union
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
HILL MELVIN J 48-51 Rank=PV2 Serial Number=RA16288944 Branch=52nd Artillery
MOS=04844 Field 52nd Artillery Cannoneer Year of Birth=1928
State of Residence=MI County of Residence= Marquette
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured Nov. 18, 1950
HOHER KARL JR Rank=PV2 Serial Number=RA12325617 Unit= B Co. 1st Plt ?Sqd. MOS= 04745 Year of Birth=1929
State of Residence=NY County of Residence=Bronx
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Missing in Action, Declared Dead
HOLLAND–HOLLON WILLIAM K Rank=PFC Serial Number=RA15270563 Unit= M Co.
MOS =04812 Year of Birth=1930
State of Residence=OH County of Residence=Hamilton
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured June 11, 1951
JENKINS HARLAND D Rank=PFC Serial Number=RA17247630Branch=Medical Dept MOS = (0859) Pharmacy Technician Year of Birth=1928 State of Record=KS County of Record=Shawnee Date of Casualty= 1950 07 05 Casualty Description= Missing in Action, Killed in Action * General Orders #51 awarded a Bronze Star for gallantry for his action at Osan
JOHNSON HAROLD A Rank=PFC Serial Number= RA14300319 Unit= B Co. 3rd Plt.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1930
State of Residence= MS County of Residence= Wayne
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Missing in Action, Declared Dead His remains were recovered at Osan on September 7, 1967
JONES ARTHUR M Rank= CPL Serial Number=RA13274824 Unit= C Co. 1st Plt. Sqd. Lder.
MOS=04745 Year of Birth=1931
State of Residence=MD County of Residence= Baltimore City
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured Nov. 30, 1950
JORDAN BENJAMIN F Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA17235722 Unit= B Co. MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1930 State of Residence= MO County of Residence= Audrain
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
KING RALPH E Rank=PFC Serial Number= RA15419342 Unit= B Co. MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1931
State of Residence= IN County of Residence= Adams
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 12 Type of Casualty= Captured Died Captured Feb. 18, 1952 *
KLINE EARL E Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA16306992 Unit= B Co. MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1931
State of Residence= MI County of Residence= Tuscola Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
KOCH KERMIT K Rank=PV2 Serial Number= RA18354080 Branch= Medical Dept
MOS = 00861 Surgical Technician Year of Birth= 1930
State of Residence= TX County of Residence= Gillespie
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Captured Died Captured May 3, 1951
KROUSE DAVID T Rank= PV2 Serial Number= RA13268593 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1929
State of Residence= PA County of Residence= Clarion
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 12 Type of Casualty= Missing in Action, Declared Dead
LACEY HADEN R Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA19328047 Unit= B Co. 1st Plt. 1st Sqd.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1928
State of Residence= CA County of Residence= Mendocino Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
LANE MELVIN H Rank= PV2 Serial Number= RA16278398 Unit= B Co. 1st Plt. 4th Sqd.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1927
State of Residence= IL County of Residence= Mason
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
LARSON PAUL A Rank= CPL Serial Number= RA17239187 Unit= B Co. 1st Plt. 2nd Sqd.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1930
State of Residence= MN County of Residence= Saint Louis
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
LYCAN JOHN S JR Rank=PFC Serial Number=RA19335870 Unit= C Co.
MOS=04745 Year of Birth=1932
State of Residence=ID County of Residence=Nez Perce
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Captured Died Captured Dec. 31, 1950
MANN WILLIAM C Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA14325656 Branch=52nd Artillery
MOS= 00062 Food Service Apprentice Year of Birth= 1929
State of Residence= TN County of Residence=Stewart
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Captured Died Captured Feb. 28, 1951
MC GILL WILLIAM R Rank= PV2 Serial Number= RA13278804 Unit= B Co. 2nd Plt. 4th Sqd.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth=1931
State of Residence= PA County of Residence=Clinton
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Captured Died Captured Jan. 31, 1951
MC GLINCHEY FRANK J Rank=PV2 Serial Number= RA13333891 Unit= B Co. 3rd Plt. MOS= 04745 Year of Birth=1930
State of Residence= PA County of Residence= Philadelphia
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MC KEON ROBERT E Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA11166629 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1927
State of Residence= MA County of Residence= Worcester
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MERRILL RALPH C JR. Rank=PV1 Serial Number= RA11186121 Unit= B Co.
MOS=04745 Year of Birth=1931
State of Residence= NH County of Residence= Belknap Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MERRIMAN RALPH E Rank=CPL Serial Number=RA15260624 Unit= Hqs 1/21
MOS=03729 Combat Constr. Specialist Year of Birth=1930
State of Residence=OH County of Residence=Clark
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MILLS DOYLE Rank=PFC Serial Number= RA18298147 Unit= Heavy Mortar
MOS = 04812 Year of Birth=1930
State of Residence= TX County of Residence= Brown Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MONGAN JEREMIAH F Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA13293934 Unit= B Co. 3rd Plt.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1929
State of Residence= MD County of Residence= Washington Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MOODY J R Rank= CPL Serial Number=RA18275915 Unit= B Co. 4th Plt. Weapons Plt.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1929 (Best friend Harry Quin)
State of Residence= LA County of Residence= St Helena
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
MORRISON JAMES L Rank=PV2 Serial Number=RA16301978 Unit= D Company
MOS =04812 Year of Birth= 1931
State of Residence=MI County of Residence=Schoolcraft
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
NIEMANN ROBERT C Rank= 2LT, Plt. Ldr. C Co. Serial Number= O-0974393
MOS= 1542 Year of Birth= 1927
State of Residence= IA County of Residence= Bremer
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured Died Captured Aug. 31, 1950
NICHOLSON JOE B Rank=SGT Serial Number= RA06363151 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 00821 Year of Birth= 1906 Supply Unit Specialist
State of Residence= GA County of Residence= Muscogee
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
OLSON SIGURD C Rank=PV2 Serial Number=RA11188472 Unit= C Co. MOS= 04745 Year of Birth=1929 State of Residence=ME County of Residence=Oxford, Bethel Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Captured Died Captured Oct. 31, 1951
OWENS VOLA J Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA15278369 Branch=52nd Artillery
MOS= 05704 Fire Direction And Liaison Operator Year of Birth= 1931
State of Residence= OH County of Residence= Hamilton
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
PATTON MARVIN S Rank=PFC Serial Number= RA13320134 Unit= B Co. MOS=04745 Year of Birth=1930
State of Residence=VA County of Residence=Tazewell
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Missing in Action, Declared Dead
PENNISI SALVATORE Rank=PV2 Serial Number=RA12321668 Unit= Heavy Mortar
MOS = 04812 Year of Birth= 1930
State of Residence=NY County of Residence=Bronx
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
PICARD WILLIAM A Rank=PV2 Serial Number= RA18282766 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth=1932
State of Residence=LA County of Residence=Pointe Coupee
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
QUINT WILLIAM H Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA17247451 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 00062 Food Service Apprentice Year of Birth= 1930
State of Residence= MO County of Residence= Howard
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
ROCKWELL CLYDE T. Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA19334761 Unit=M Co.
MOS =04812 Year of Birth= 1928
State of Residence= MT County of Residence= Silver Bow Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Captured Died Captured Dec. 31, 1950
ROY FLOYD A Rank= SGT Serial Number=RA06855686 Unit= B Co. 2nd Plt.
MOS=01745 Year of Birth= 1910
State of Residence= MN County of Residence= Carlton
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured Died Captured July 31, 1951
SAAVEDRA IGNACIO A Rank= PV2 Serial Number= RA18311350 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1926
State of Residence= TX County of Residence= El Paso
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
SCOTT AMOS L. Rank= PFC Serial Number=RA13320110 Unit= D Company
MOS =04812 Year of Birth= 1929
State of Residence=VA County of Residence= Accomack
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured Jan. 1, 1952 *
SCOTT NEIL R. Rank=PV2 Serial Number= RA15251882 Branch= Medical Dept
MOS = 00345 Truck Driver Light Year of Birth= 1932
State of Residence=OH County of Residence= Highland
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Captured Died Captured Jan. 31, 1951
SCHELLENGER WILLIAM Rank=MSG Serial Number=RA06374849Unit=1st Sgt. of B Co
MOS= 01745 Year of Birth=1917
State of Residence= TX County of Residence= Harris
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
SIBLEY WILLARD J Rank= PV2 Serial Number= RA06705048 Branch=52nd Artillery
MOS= 04844 Field 52nd Artillery Cannoneer Year of Birth= 1912
State of Residence= PA County of Residence= Bradford
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
SINGLETON MARION L Rank=PV2 Serial Number= RA18363781 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1932
State of Residence= TX County of Residence= Tom Green
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
STEPHENS ROBERT D Rank= PV2 Serial Number=RA17267125 Branch=52nd Artillery
MOS= 00521 Year of Birth= 1931
State of Residence= KS County of Residence= Norton
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured Jan. 14, 1951
THOMAS JERRY D. Rank=PV2 Serial Number= RA17267727 Unit= B Co. 4th Plt. Per Loge Letter
Military Occupation Specialty=04745 Year of Birth= Aug. 31 1932
State of Residence= (Mason City) IA County of Residence= Worth
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
THOMAS RICHARD E. Rank=PV2 Serial Number= RA24623447 Unit= C Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth=1932
State of Residence= FL County of Residence=Palm Beach
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Declared Dead
THOMPSON JAMES L. Rank= 2LT Serial Number= O-2204162 Branch=52nd Artillery
MOS= 01193 Year of Birth=1927
State of Residence= AL County of Residence= Cleburne
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
TINGLE BOBBY A Rank= PV2 Serial Number= RA14339561 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth=
State of Residence= NC County of Residence= Pamlico
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
TRAMMELL GEORGE B. Rank=PV2 Serial Number= RA13333233 Unit= B Co.
MOS= (4745) Year of Birth=1932
State of Residence= KY County of Residence= Harlan
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 12 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
VANN HARVEY T Rank=MSG Serial Number= RA06282755 Unit= C Co. 1st Plt SGT
MOS=01745 Year of Birth=1917
State of Residence= TX County of Residence= Robertson
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Captured Died Captured Jan. 6, 1951
VAN WINKLE CALVIN Rank= PV2 Serial Number= RA17269053 Unit= B Co.
MOS=04745 Year of Birth=1932
State of Residence= NE County of Residence= Douglas
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Type of Casualty=Captured Died Captured Feb. 28, 1951
VEGA VINCENT A Rank= PV2 Serial Number=RA16324985 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1931
State of Residence=IL County of Residence= Cook
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Missing in Action, Declared Dead
VINCENT ALBERT A Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA17256083 Unit= B Co.
MOS=04745 Year of Birth= 1929
State of Residence= MO County of Residence=Clay
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 12 Type of Casualty= Captured Died Captured Oct. 31, 1951
WADE VERNON L Rank= PFC Serial Number=RA15283337 Unit=B Co. 2nd Plt.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth=1931 Machine Gun Assistant
State of Residence= OH County of Residence= Hamilton
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
WALTERHOUSE CHARLIE R Rank= CPL Serial Number= RA27011270 Unit=C Co. 4th Plt
MOS=04745 Year of Birth=1930 (2nd Plt. per J goodwin)
State of Residence= MI County of Residence= Calhoun 2.36″ Rocket Launcher
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
WHITE EUGENE Rank=PV2 Serial Number= RA13340199 Unit= B Co. 4th Plt.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1931
State of Residence= WV County of Residence= Nicholas
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
WHITE JOHN G JR Rank=1LT Serial Number= O-0516681 Branch=52nd Artillery
MOS= 1183 Year of Birth=1921
State of Residence=IL County of Residence=Cook
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
WILKE JACK T Rank = PV2 Serial Number= RA16246279 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1929
State of Residence= IA County of Residence=Des Moines
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty= Missing in Action, Killed in Action
WOLFORD RANSOME JR Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA13320266 Unit= B Co. 1st Plt. 2nd Sqd. MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= May 8th 1932
State of Residence=KY County of Residence= Pike
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Detail of Casualty=Missing in Action, Killed in Action
ZAMORA ANSELMO Rank= PFC Serial Number=RA18224093 Unit= B Co. 4th Plt.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1931
State of Residence= TX County of Residence= Comal
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Captured Died Captured Dec. 15, 1950
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ALBA RAMON Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA19340117 Unit= B Co. 1st Plt. 4th Sqd. MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= 1930 (machine gunner) State of Residence= CA County of Residence=Orange Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Detail … Continue reading
TFS POW’s Released
TASK FORCE SMITH
21st Inf. Regt. – 52nd Bn Art.
51 = Returned POW’s
Captured July 5, 1950
OFFICERS:
FOX JOHN A Rank=1LT, 1st Plt. Ldr. B Co. Serial Number= O-2012477
MOS= 1542 Year of Birth=??? Deceased 1956 Car Accident
State of Residence= IL County of Residence=Adams POW in WW2
Date of Casualty= 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured Returned to Military Control
NUGENT AMBROSE H. Rank=CPT Serial Number= O-0387162 Branch=Artillery
MOS=01193 Year of Birth= Deceased=
State of Residence=WI County of Residence=Adams
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured Returned to Military Control
PEPPE ISADORE O. Rank=2LT Serial Number= O-2200527 Branch=Artillery
MOS=00200 Year of Birth=
State of Residence=NJ County of Residence=Alantic
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured, Returned to Military Control
ENLISTED MEN:
BAILEY HARVEY N. Rank=SFC Serial Number=RA38060293 Unit= C Co. 1st Plt
MOS=02745 Year of Birth= July 13 1916 Deceased= March 1992
State of Residence=TX County of Residence=Anderson
Date of Casualty= 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured Returned to Military Sept. 1953
BAUMGARTNER LEROY Rank=CPL Serial Number=RA15199050 Unit= D Co.
MOS =04812 Year of Birth=
State of Residence=IN County of Residence=Adams
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured Returned to Military Control
CHARLES ERNEST J Rank=CPL Serial Number= RA15256690 Branch= Medical Dept
MOS = 00666 Company Aidman Year of Birth= Deceased=
State of Residence=KY County of Residence=Adair
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Type of Casualty= Captured,Returned to Military Control
CLINE OLIVER JR Rank= CPL Serial Number= RA14246408 Branch= Medical Dept
MOS = 00861 Surgical Technician Year of Birth=
State of Residence= NC County of Residence=Alamance
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured, Returned to Military Control
COLBEY EARL N Rank=PV2 Serial Number= RA18328413 Branch= Medical Dept
MOS = 00345Truck Driver Light Year of Birth=
State of Residence= TX County of Residence= Anderson
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
COSBY SAMUEL E Rank=CPL Serial Number= RA18329984 Unit= B Co. 2nd Plt. 4th Sqd. Ldr.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth=
State of Residence= AR County of Residence= Arkansas
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured Returned to Military Control
CREESON CALVIN C. Rank=MSG Serial Number=RA14148465Unit= Hqs. 1/21
MOS=01761 Inf Recon. Scout Ldr. Year of Birth= 19__
State of Residence=NC County of Residence=Alamance Deceased Sept. 1 1999
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured, Returned to Military Control
CRESPO JOHN T. Rank=PFC Serial Number=RA13289383 Unit= C Co.
MOS=04745 Year of Birth= Deceased=
State of Residence=PA County of Residence=Adams
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured, Returned to Military Control
CRESS PATRICK JR. Rank=PFC Serial Number=RA13164864 Unit= C Co.
MOS=04745 Year of Birth=
State of Residence=VA County of Residence=Accomack
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured, Returned to Military Control
CUMMINGS RICHARD E Rank=PV2 Serial Number=RA13299758 Branch=Artillery
MOS=04505 Ammunition Supply Specialist Year of Birth=
State of Residence=PA County of Residence=Adams
Date of Casualty= 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured, Returned to Military Control
DENTON LEEO A. Rank=CPL Serial Number=RA18328151 Unit= M Co
MOS =04812 Year of Birth=
State of Residence=AR County of Residence=Arkansas
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured, Returned to Military Control
DOMENECH JAIME O Rank=CPL Serial Number=RA12301744 Unit= C Co.4th Plt
MOS=04745 Year of Birth=
Residence=Puerto Rico Residence=San Jaun
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured, Returned to Military Control
ELDRIDGE JOHNNIE J. Rank=PFC Serial Number=RA15271898 Unit= C Co.3rd Plt
MOS=04745 Year of Birth= Deceased= Dec. 6 1996
State of Residence= OH County of Residence=Adams
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
FERGUSON BENJAMIN Rank= PV2 Serial Number= RA16279337 Unit= B Co. 2nd Plt. Sqd.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= Deceased=
State of Residence= IL County of Residence= Adams
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
FLEMING WILLIAMC Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA19293227 Branch=Medical Dept
MOS = 00657 Medical Aidman Year of Birth=
State of Residence= CA County of Residence= Alameda
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
FORTUNA ERNEST A Rank= CPL Serial Number= RA18300389 Branch=Medical Dept
MOS = 00861 Surgical Technician Year of Birth=
State of Residence= LA City of Residence= Chalmette
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
FITZGERALD ROBERT Rank=PV2 Serial Number=RA12107303 Branch=Artillery HQ
MOS=04844 Field Artillery Cannoneer Year of Birth=
State of Residence=NY City of Residence= Rensselaer
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured, Returned to Military Control
FRONAPFEL CHARLES Rank= PV2 Serial Number= RA17101629 Branch= Medical Dept
MOS = 00861 Surgical Technician Year of Birth=
State of Residence= CO City of Residence= Denver
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured, Returned to Military Control
GARTIN JOHN P Rank= CPL Serial Number= RA15411984 Unit= C Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= Deceased=
State of Residence= KY County of Residence= Adair
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured Returned to Military Control
GOODWIN JACK P Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA18336138 Unit= C Co. 4th Plt
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth=
State of Residence=TX County of Residence= Anderson
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
GONSALEZ FLORENTINE Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA12299298 Unit= B Co. 2nd Plt.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= Machine Gun
State of Residence= NY County of Residence=Albany
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
GONSALEZ FLORENTINE Awarded Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry at Osan
HEDDINGER CHARLES Rank=PFC Serial Number=RA13299614 Branch= Medical Dept MOS = 00409 Medical Technician Year of Birth= State of Residence= KY City of Residence=Louisville Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
HELMICH ROBERT P Rank= PV2 Serial Number= RA12350338 Branch= Medical Dept MOS = (0666) Company Aidman Year of Birth= State of Residence= NY City of Residence=Chango Forks Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
HENSON WALTER E Rank= MSG Serial Number=RA39246642 Unit= C Co. 2nd Plt Sgt. MOS= 01745 Year of Birth= Deceased= Oct. 1979 age 59 State of Residence= CA County of Residence= Alameda Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
HIDALGO LARRY B Rank=SGT Serial Number= RA39842690 Unit= B Co. 4th Plt. MOS= 04745 Year of Birth=June 11, 1911 Deceased= 9/16/1996 age 85 State of Residence= LG Last Residence= San Francisco CA Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured, Returned to Military Control
HOLLAND BILLIE J Rank=PFC Serial Number= RA19304140 Unit= B Co. MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= Deceased= March 4 2003 State of Residence= CA County of Residence= Alameda Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
KING EDWARD M Rank=PFC Serial Number=RA34499923 Branch=Artillery MOS=00345 Truck Driver Light Year of Birth= State of Residence=TN County of Residence=Anderson Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured Returned to Military Control
MEFFORD BEECHER M. Rank=PFC Serial Number= RA15261779 Unit= Hqs 1/21 MOS= 04761 Inf. Recon. Scout Year of Birth= 19__ Deceased Sept. 1986 age 55 State of Residence=OH City of Residence= Lebanon
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
MELLIN RAYMOND B Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA11194217 Branch= Medical Dept. MOS = 00858 Medical Lab Technician Year of Birth= State of Residence= NY City of Residence= Cornwall on Hudson
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
MYERS MAX E. Rank=PFC Serial Number= RA44018953 Branch=Medical Dept MOS = 00345 Truck Driver Light Year of Birth= State of Residence= NC County of Residence= Alamance
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
NATERA ALFONSO T Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA18317365 Unit= M Co. MOS =04812 Year of Birth= Deceased 04/26/99 State of Residence= TX County of Residence= Anderson
Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured, Returned to Military Control
PASKOVICH MICHAEL Rank= SGT Serial Number= RA13268499 Unit= C Co. MOS= 02745 Year of Birth= Deceased= Nov. 1983 age 54 State of Residence=PA County of Residence=Adams Released Aug. 25, 1953
Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured, Returned to Military Control
PATTERSON LEWIS J Rank=PV2 Serial Number=RA17266828 Unit= B Co. 2nd Plt. MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= State of Residence= SD County of Residence=Aberdeen Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured, Returned to Military Control
RIPPLE HOWARD L Rank= PV2 Serial Number= RA13276951 Branch=Artillery MOS= 05704 Fire Direction And Liaison Operator Year of Birth= State of Residence= MD County of Residence=Allegany Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured Returned to Military Control
SIMPSON RAYMOND C. Rank= PV2 Serial Number= RA19327720 Unit= C Co. MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= State of Residence= CA City of Residence= Elsinore Date of Casualty=1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
SHEWALTER, EARL W. Rank= CPL Serial Number= RA39375044 Unit= B Co.
MOS=04745 Year of Birth= Deceased= Sept. 1985 State of Residence= WA County of Residence= Adams
Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
SIZEMORE JESSIE L Rank= PFC Serial Number= RA18334832 Branch=Artillery MOS= 04844 Field Artillery Cannoneer Year of Birth= State of Residence= MS City of Residence= Madison Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured Returned to Military Control
STANLEY ROBERT JR Rank=PV2 Serial Number= RA14220566 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= Deceased 19?? State of Residence= TN County of Residence=Anderson Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
STRAHAN MARTIN A Rank= SFC Serial Number=RA36860854 Unit= B Co. MOS= 02745 Year of Birth= Deceased= 12/12/53 State of Residence= MI County of Residence= Alcona Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
TADAKI TOMIO Rank= PFC Serial Number=RA10103759 Unit=(M Co. Payroll)
MOS =04812 Year of Birth= Heavy Mortar 1949 Gimlet Book State of Residence= HI County of Residence= 00} Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured, Returned to Military Control
TALBERT JOE H Rank= PV2 Serial Number= RA19328567 Unit= B Co. MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= State of Residence= CA County of Residence= Alameda Deceased 02 01 69 Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
TALBERT MARVIN E Rank= CPL Serial Number= RA34250255 Unit= Hqs 1/21
MOS= 00650 Tel. Switchboard Operater Year of Birth= State of Residence= NC County of Residence=Alamance Deceased 11/07/1986 Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
TAMAYE GOICHI Rank=PV2 Serial Number= RA10103601 Unit=(M Co. Payroll) MOS =04812 Year of Birth= H Mortar 1949 Gimlet Book State of Residence= HI County of Residence=00} Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
TAYLOR CALVIN J Rank= CPL Serial Number= RA16163260 Branch= Medical Dept MOS = 00666 Company Aidman Year of Birth= State of Residence= IL County of Residence= Adams Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
THOMPSON RAY A Rank= PV2 Serial Number=RA13333048 Unit= B Co.
MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= State of Residence=VA County of Residence= Accomack Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty=Captured, Returned to Military Control
? THOMPSON ROY L. Rank= RA? ? Serial Number=RA Unit= M Co.
MOS =0 812 Year of Birth=
State of Residence= FL City of Residence= Plant City
Date of Casualty = 1950 7 12 Group of Casualty=Captured, Returned to Military Control
* Tiger Survivors list Roy Thompson Captured 1950/07/05
WALINTUKONIS JOSEPH Rank=CPL Serial Number=RA20131160 Unit=B Co. MOS= 04745 Year of Birth= Deceased 06 01 1981 age 69 State of Residence= CT County of Residence= Fairfield Date of Casualty = 1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
WILBURN WILLIAM E Rank= CPL Serial Number= RA14295444 Unit= Hqs 1/21 MOS=03729 Combat Const. Specialist Year of Birth= State of Residence=TN County of Residence=Anderson Date of Casualty =1950 07 05 Group of Casualty= Captured, Returned to Military Control
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