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

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.”

______________

Gimlet4ever Notes:  Colombe (B Co) and Bullman (B Co) were in TFS.

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

 

 

Task Force Smith POW’s

This gallery contains 15 photos.

 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

Under construction

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.

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.

TFS Casualies A

Task Force Smith Casualties

52 = KIA

  9 = Declared Dead

38 = POWs Died Captured

51 = POWs Released

17 = TFS Members KIA Later

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.

 21^st 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                                

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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 

 

ENLISTED MEN:

 

ALBA RAMON Rank= PFC   Serial Number=   RA19340117    Unit= B Co.  1^st  Plt. 4^th 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   

 

ALLEN JIMMIE Rank= PFC    Serial Number=  RA15421747  Unit= B Co.  1^st  Plt. 3^rd  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   

 

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    

 

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   

 

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

 

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    

 

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

 

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  

 

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

 

BORDEAU ALFRED C. Rank=PVT  Serial Number=RA16296336  Unit= C Co.  1^st  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       

 

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

  

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      

 

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 

             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.  1^st  Plt. 4^th 

            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       

 

CHRISTIE ALTON Rank= PFC    Serial Number= RA14328892  Unit= B Co.  1^st  Plt.  1^st  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 

 

CLARK O C JR.   Rank=PV2   Serial Number=RA14294876   Unit= C Co.  2^nd  Plt  Asst. Plt Sgt.
            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.  1^st  Plt.  2^nd  Sqd.
            MOS= 04745       Year of Birth= 1930                                    transferred from 3^rd  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.  1^st  Plt. 4^th  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

 

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

            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

 

COX BOYD E.  Rank= PFC   Serial Number= RA15226808   Unit= B Co.  1^st  Plt.  1^st  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   

 

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

 

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                 

 

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

 

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

    

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

 

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

 

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  

 

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

 

FOX WILLIAM C Rank= PFC  Serial Number= RA15413786  Unit= B Co.  1^st  Plt. 1^st  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      

 

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

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.  3^rd 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.  1^st  Plt. 3^rd  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. 1^st  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.  1^st  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.   3^rd 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.  1^st  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.  1^st  Plt.  1^st  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.   1^st Plt.  4^th 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.  1^st  Plt.  2^nd 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.   2^nd 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. 3^rd 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.   4^th  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.  2^nd 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=1^st 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.  4^th  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. 1^st  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. 2^nd 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. 4^th   Plt
            MOS=04745    Year of Birth=1930                                                  (2^nd  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. 4^th 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. 1^st Plt. 2^nd Sqd.     MOS=  04745        Year of Birth= May 8^th 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.  4^th 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       

 

 

TFS Casualties a-z

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

21^st Inf. Regt. – 52^nd Bn Art.

51 = Returned POW’s

Captured July 5, 1950

 

OFFICERS:

 

FOX JOHN A   Rank=1LT, 1^st   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.  1^st  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.  2^nd  Plt. 4^th 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.4^th  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.3^rd  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. 2^nd  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.  4^th  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.   2^nd 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.  2^nd  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.  4^th 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.  2^nd  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