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Monday, August 16, 2010
The Forgotten War In Korea
When I started to write about the United States Marine Divisions who fought at the Chosin Reservoir, during the Korean War, I soon realized that I had to include much more information in order to understand what a magnificant and couragous battle it was for the marines, in spite of the huge loss of life.
I am going to make several posts on "The Forgottin War" which is often referred as a "police action". In posting about the Korean War, I will be posting official statistics, and narratives. In doing so it is necessary to describe many political and military matters in detail.
Before I do this I need to make clear what are my views and opinions about General Douglas MacArthur. First, I realize that he is the United States most highly decorated soldier of all time and that he is generally regarded as a military tactical genius. In spite of these facts, I believe that Douglas MacCarthur actions have caused more harm to the United States than any other general, and yes, that include Benedict Arnold.
I am not attempting to change anyone's opinion about General Douglas MacArthur, but I believe it would be unfair if I did not reveal my own opinion. I have many reasons for it, but I will state 3 important ones: (1) Douglas MacArthur has an offical record of being insubordinate to three presidents Herbert Hoover, Franklin D.Roosevelt and Harry S Truman, (2) His making a disaster of the Korean War, (3) He was in charge of the beating, gassing and burning out of the vetrans of World War I "Bonus Marchers" in 1932.
Douglas MacArthur suffered under the delusions that he was "King of the Phillines", "the Czar of Japan" and could become the "Dictator of the United States."
Douglas MacArthur surrounded himself with Men like Gen. Almond (I wrote about him in the July 7th, 2010 post about the 92nd Infantry Division.) who could not get along with other Officerss that were not "cult followers" of Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
For the sake of fairness, even though I lived through this time period and am familiar with most of the details, I will refrain from making any negative personal comments. I will be using material from official government sources as well as writings from other respected sources.
The Korean war was given the term "The Forgotten War" because of the relatively small amount of attention it has recieved from the American public compared to the the other wars that we have been involved. Many of the veterans of the Korean War feel that they have been forgotten and neglected by their government.
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MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS
The Korean War Medal Of Honor Recipients
* An asterisk in the citation indicates that the award was given posthumously.
* ABRELL, CHARLES G.
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, Company E, 2d Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Hangnyong, Korea, 10 June 1951.
Born: 12 August 1931, Terre Haute, Indiana.
ADAMS, STANLEY T.
Master Sergeant (then Sfc.), U.S. Army, Company A, 19th Infantry Regiment.
Place and date: Near Sesim-ni, Korea, 4 February 1951.
Born: 9 May 1922, DeSoto, Kansas.
BARBER, WILLIAM E.
Captain U.S. Marine Corps, commanding officer, Company F, 2d Battalion 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Chosin Reservoir area, Korea, 28 November to 2 December 1950.
Born: 30 November 1919, Dehart, Kentucky.
* BARKER, CHARLES H.
Private First Class (then Pvt.), U.S. Army, Company K, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Sokkogae, Korea, 4 June 1953.
Born: 12 April 1935, Pickens County, South Carolina'
* BAUGH, WILLIAM B.
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps, Company G, 3d Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Along road from Koto-ri to Hagaru-ri, Korea, 29 November 1950.
Born: 7 July 1930, McKinney, Kentucky.
* BENFORD, EDWARD C.
Hospital Corpsman Third Class, U.S. Navy, attached to a company in the 1st Marine Division.
Place and date: Korea, S; September 1952.
Born: 15 January 1931, Staten Island, New York.
* BENNETT, EMORY L.
Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company B, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Sobangsan, Korea, 24 June 1951.
Born: 20 December 1929, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
BLEAK, DAVID B.
Sergeant, U.S. Army, Medical Company 223d Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Vicinity of Minari-gol, Korea, 14 June 1952.
Born: 27 February 1932, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
* BRITTIN, NELSON V.
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, Company I, 19th Infantry Regiment.
Place and date: Vicinity of Yonggong-ni, Korea, 7 March 1951.
Birth: Audubon, North Dakota.
* BROWN, MELVIN L.
Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company D, 8th Engineer Combat Battalion.
Place and date: Near Kasan, Korea, 4 September 1950.
Birth: Mahaffey, Pennsylvania.
BURKE, LLOYD L.
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company G, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division.
Place and date: Near Chong-dong, Korea, 28 October 1951.
Born: 29 September 1924, Tichnor, Arkansas.
* BURRIS, TONY K.
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, Company L, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division.
Place and date: vicinity of Mundung-ni, Korea, 8 and 9 October 1951.
Birth: Blanchard, Oklahoma.
CAFFERATA, HECTOR A., JR.
Private, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Company F, 2d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Korea, 28 November 1950.
Born: 4 November 1929, New York, New York.
* CHAMPAGNE, DAVID B.
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, Company A 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date. Korea, 28 May 1952.
Born: 11 November 1932, Waterville, Maryland.
CHARETTE, WILLIAM R.
Hospital Corpsman Third Class, U.S. Navy Medical Corpsman serving with a marine rifle company.
Place and date: Korea, 27 March 1953.
Birth: Ludington, Michigan.
* CHARLTON, CORNELIUS
Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company C, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Chipo-ri, Korea, 2 June 1951.
Born: 24 July 1929, East Gulf, West Virginia.
* CHRISTIANSON, STANLEY R.
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps, Company E, 2d Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Seoul, Korea, 29 September 1950.
Born: 24 January 1925, Mindoro, Wisconsin
* COLLIER, GILBERT G.
Sergeant (then Cpl.), U.S. Army, Company F, 223d Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Tutayon, Korea, 19-20 July 1953.
Born: 30 December 1930, Hunter, Arkansas.
* COLLIER, JOHN W.
Corporal, U.S. Army, Company C, 27th Infantry Regiment.
Place and date: Near Chindong-ni, Korea, 19 September 1950.
Born: 3 April 1929, Worthington, Kentucky.
COMMISKEY, HENRY A., SR.
First Lieutenant (then 2d Lt.), U.S. Marine Corps, Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Near Yongdungp'o, Korea, 20 September 1950.
Birth: 10 January 1927, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
* COURSEN, SAMUEL S.
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company C 5th Cavalry Regiment.
Place and date: Near Kaesong, Korea, 12 October 1950.
Born: 4 August 1926 Madison, New Jersey.
* CRAIG, GORDON M.
Corporal, U.S. Army, Reconnaissance Company, 1st Cavalry Division.
Place and date: Near Kasan, Korea 10 September 1950.
Born: 1 August 1929, Brockton, Massachusetts.
CRUMP, JERRY K.
Corporal, U.S. Army, Company L, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Chorwon, Korea, 6 and 7 September 1951.
Born: 18 February 1933, Charlotte, North Carolina.
* DAVENPORT, JACK A.
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, Company G, 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.)
Place and date: Vicinity of Songnae-Dong, Korea, 21 September 1951.
Born: 7 September 1931, Kansas City, Missouri.
* DAVIS, GEORGE ANDREW, JR.
Major, U.S. Air Force, CO, 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force.
Place and date: Near Sinuiju-Yalu River area, Korea, 10 February 1952.
Born: 1 December 1920, Dublin, Texas.
DAVIS, RAYMOND G.
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Vicinity Hagaru-ri, Korea, 1 through 4 December 1950.
Born: 13 January 1915, Fitzgerald, Georgia.
DEAN, WILLIAM F.
Major General, U.S. Army, commanding general, 24th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Taejon, Korea, 20 and 21 July 1950.
Born: 1 August 1899, Carlyle, Illinois.
* DESIDERIO, REGINALD B.
Captain, U.S. Army, commanding officer, Company E, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Ipsok, Korea, 27 November 1950.
Born: 12 September 1918, Clairton, Pa.
* DEWERT, RICHARD DAVID T.
Hospital Corpsman, U.S. Navy. Hospital Corpsman attached to Marine infantry company, 1st Marine Division.
Place and date: Korea, 5 April 1951.
Birth: Taunton, Massachusetts.
DEWEY, DUANE E.
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Company E, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Near Panmunjon, Korea, 16 April 1952.
Born: 16 November 1931, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
DODD, CARL H.
First Lieutenant (then 2d Lt.), U.S. Army, Company E, 5th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Subuk, Korea, 30 and 31 January 1951.
Born: 21 April 1925, Evarts, Kentuckyy.
* DUKE, RAY E.
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, Company C, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Mugok, Korea, 26 April 1951.
Born: 9 May 1923, Whitwell, Tennessee.
* EDWARDS, JUNIOR D.
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, Company E, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Changbong-ni, Korea, 2 January 1951.
Born: 7 October 1926, Indianola, Iowa
* ESSEBAGGER, JOHN, JR.
Corporal, U.S. Army, Company A, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Popsudong, Korea, 25 April 1951.
Born: 29 October 1928, Holland, Michigan.
* FAITH, DON C., JR.
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 32d Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Vicinity Hagaru-ri, Northern Korea, 27 November to 1 December 1950.
Born: 26 August 1918, Washington, Indiana.
* GARCIA, FERNANDO LUIS
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps, Company I, 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Korea, 5 September 1952.
Born: 14 October 1929, Utuado, Puerto Rico.
* GEORGE, CHARLES
Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company C, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Songnae-dong, Korea, 30 November 1952.
Born: 23 August 1932, Cherokee, North Carolina.
* GILLILAND, CHARLES L.
Corporal (then Pfc.), U.S. Army, Company I, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Tongmang-ni, Korea, 25 April 1951.
Born: 24 May 1933, Mountain Home, Arkansas.
* GOMEZ, EDWARD
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps, Reserve, Company E, 2d Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Korea, Hill 749, 14 September 1951.
Born: 10 August 1932, Omaha, Nebraska.
* GOODBLOOD, CLAIR
Corporal, U.S. Army, Company D, 7th Infantry Regiment.
Place and date: Near Popsu-dong, Korea, 24 and 25 April 1951.
Born: 18 September 1929, Fort Kent, Maine.
* GUILLEN, AMBROSIO
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, Company F, 2d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Near Songuch-on, Korea, 25 July 1953.
Born: 7 December 1929, La Junta, Colorado.
* HAMMOND, FRANCIS C.
Hospital Corpsman, U.S. Navy, attached as a medical corpsman to 1st Marine Division.
Place and date: Korea, 26-27 March 1953.
Birth: Alexandria, Virginia.
* HAMMOND, LESTER, JR.
Corporal, U.S. Army, Company A, 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team.
Place and date: Near Kumwha, Korea, 14 August 1952.
Born: 25 March 1931, Wayland, Missouri.
* HANDRICH, MELVIN O.
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company C, 5th Infantry Regiment.
Place and date: Near Sobuk San Mountain, Korea, 25 and 26 August 1950.
Born: 26 January 1919, Manawa, Wisconsin.
* HANSON, JACK G.
Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company F, 31st Infantry Regiment.
Place and date: Near Pachi-dong, Korea, 7 June 1951.
Born: 18 September 1930, Escaptawpa, Mississippi.
* HARTELL, LEE R.
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Battery A, 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Kobangsan-ni, Korea, 27 August 1951.
Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
HARVEY, RAYMOND
Captain, U.S. Army, Company C, 17th Infantry Regiment.
Place and date: Vicinity of Taemi-Dong, Korea, 9 March 1951.
Born: 1 March 1920 Ford City, Pennsylvania.
* HENRY, FREDERICK F.
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company F, 38th Infantry Regiment.
Place and date: Vicinity of Am-Dong, Korea, 1 September 1950.
Birth: Vian, Oklahoma.
HERNANDEZ, RODOLFO P.
Corporal, U.S. Army, Company G, 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team.
Place and date: Near Wontong-ni, Korea, 31 May 1951.
Born: 14 April 1931, Colton, California.
HUDNER, THOMAS JEROME, JR.
Lieutenant (j.g.) U.S. Navy, pilot in Fighter Squadron 32, attached to U.S.S. Leyte.
Place and date: Chosin Reservoir area of Korea, 4 December 1950.
Born: 31 August 1924, Fall River, Massachusetts.
INGMAN, EINAR H., JR.
Sergeant (then Cpl.), U.S. Army, Company E, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Maltari, Korea, 26 February 1951.
Born: 6 October 1929, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
* JECELIN, WILLIAM R.
Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company C, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Saga, Korea, 19 September 1950.
Birth: Baltimore, Maryland.
* JOHNSON, JAMES E.
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, Company J, 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Yudam-ni, Korea, 2 December 1950
Born: 1 January 1926, Pocatello, Idaho.
* JORDAN, MACK A.
Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company K 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Kumsong, Korea, 15 November 1951.
Born: 8 December 1928, Collins, Mississippi.
* KANELL, BILLIE G.
Private, U.S. Army, Company I, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Pyongyang, Korea, 7 September 1951.
Born: 26 June 1931, Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
* KAUFMAN, LOREN R.
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, Company G, 9th Infantry Regiment.
Place and date: Near Yongsan, Korea, 4 and 5 September 1950.
Born: 27 July 1923, The Dalles, Oregon.
* KELLY, JOHN D.
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps, Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Korea, 28 May 1952.
Born: 8 July 1928, Youngstown, Ohio.
* KELSO, JACK WILLIAM
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps, Company I, 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Korea, 2 October 1952.
Born: 23 January 1934, Madera, California.
KENNEMORE, ROBERT S.
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, Company E, 2d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein ).
Place and date: North of Yudam-ni, Korea, 27 and 28 November 1950.
Born: 21 June 1920, Greenville, South Carolina.
* KILMER, JOHN E.
Hospital Corpsman, U.S. Navy, attached to duty as a medical corpsman with a Marine rifle company in the 1st Marine Division.
Place and date: Korea, 13 August 1952.
Born: 15 August 1930, Highland Park, Illinois.
* KNIGHT, NOAH O.
Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company F, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Kowang-San, Korea, 23 and 24 November 1951.
Born: 27 October 1929, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
* KOELSCH, JOHN KELVIN.
Lieutenant (j.g.), U.S. Navy, Navy helicopter rescue unit.
Place and date: North Korea, 3 July 1951.
Birth: London, England.
KOUMA, ERNEST R.
Master Sergeant (then Sfc.) U.S. Army, Company A, 72d Tank Battalion. Place and date:
Vicinity of Agok, Korea, 31 August and 1 September 1950.
Born: 23 November 1919, Dwight, Nebraska.
* KRZYZOWSKI, EDWARD C.
Captain, U.S. Army, Company B, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Tondul, Korea, from 31 August to 3 September 1951.
Born: 16 January 1914, Chicago, Illinois.
* KYLE, DARWIN K.
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company K, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Kamil-ni, Korea, 16 February 1951.
Born: 1 June 1918, Jenkins, Kentucky.
LEE, HUBERT L.
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company I, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Ip-ori, Korea, 1 February 1951.
Born: 2 February 1915, Arburg, Missouri.
* LIBBY, GEORGE D.
Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company C, 3d Engineer Combat Battalion, 24th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Taejon, Korea, 20 July 1950.
Birth: Bridgton, Maine.
* LITTLETON, HERBERT A.
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Chungchon, Korea, 22 April 1951.
Born: 1 July 1930, Mena, Arkansas.
* LONG, CHARLES R.
Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company M, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Hoengsong, Korea, 12 February 1951.
Born: 10 December 1923, Kansas City, Missouri.
* LOPEZ, BALDOMERO
First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: During Inchon invasion in Korea, 15 September 1950.
Born: 23 August 1925, Tampa, Florida.
* LORING, CHARLES J., JR.
Major, U.S. Air Force, 80th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing.
Place and date: Near Sniper Ridge, North Korea, 22 November 1952.
Born: 2 October 1918, Portland, Maine.
* LYELL, WILLIAM F.
Corporal, U.S. Army, Company F, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Chup'a-ri, Korea, 31 August 1951.
Birth: Hickman County, Tennessee.
* MARTINEZ, BENITO
Corporal, U.S. Army, Company A, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Satae-ri Korea, 6 September 1952.
Born: 21 March 1931, Fort Hancock, Texas.
* MATTHEWS, DANIEL P.
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, Company F, 2d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Vegas Hill, Korea, 28 March 1953.
Born: 31 December 1931, Van Nuys, California.
* MAUSERT, FREDERICK W., III
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein)
Place and date: Songnap-yong, Korea, 12 September 1951.
Born: 2 May 1930, Cambridge, New York.
* McGOVERN, ROBERT M.
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company A, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division.
Place and date: Near Kamyangjan-ni, Korea, 30 January 1951.
Birth: Washington, D.C.
McLAUGHLlN, ALFORD L.
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps Company L, 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.)
Place and date: Korea, 4 and 5 September 1952.
Born: 18 March 1928, Leeds, Alabama.
* MENDONCA, LEROY A.
Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company B, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Chich-on, Korea, 4 July 1951.
Birth: Honolulu, T.H.
MILLETT, LEWIS L.
Captain, U.S. Army, Company E, 27th Infantry Regiment.
Place and date: Vicinity of Soam-Ni, Korea, 7 February 1951.
Born: 15 December 1920, Mechanic Falls, Maine.
* MITCHELL, FRANK N.
First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps, Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Near Hansan-ni, Korea, 26 November 1950.
Born: 18 August 1921, Indian Gap, Texas.
MIYAMURA, HIROSHI H.
Corporal, U.S. Army, Company H, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Taejon-ni, Korea, 24 and 25 April 1951.
Birth: Gallup, New Mexico.
MIZE, OLA L.
Master Sergeant (then Sgt.), U.S. Army, Company K, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Surang-ni, Korea, 10 to 11 June 1953
Born: 28 August 1931, Marshall County, Alabama.
* MONEGAN, WALTER C., JR.
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps, Company F, 2d Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Near Sosa-ri, Korea, 17 and 20 September 1950. Born: 25 December 1930, Melrose, Massachusetts.
* MORELAND, WHITT L.
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Kwagch'i-Dong, Korea, 29 May 1951.
Born: 7 March 1930, Waco, Texas.
* MOYER, DONALD R.
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, Company E, 35th Infantry Regiment.
Place and date: Near Seoul, Korea, 20 May 1951.
Born: 15 April 1930, Pontiac, Michigan.
MURPHY, RAYMOND G.
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Korea, 3 February 1953.
Born: 14 January 1930, Pueblo, Colorado.
MYERS, REGINALD R.
Major, U.S. Marine Corps, 3d Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, (Rein.).
Place and date: Near Hagaru-ri, Korea, 29 November 1950.
Born: 26 November 1919, Boise, Idaho.
* OBREGON, EUGENE ARNOLD
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps, Company G, 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Seoul, Korea, 26 September 1950.
Born: 12 November 1930, Los Angeles, California.
O'BRIEN, GEORGE H., JR.
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Company H, 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Korea, 27 October, 1952.
Born: 10 September 1926, Fort Worth, Texas.
* OUELLETTE, JOSEPH R.
Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company H, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Nea; Yongsan, Korea, from 31 August to 3 September 1950.
Birth: Lowell, Massachusetts.
* PAGE, JOHN U. D.
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, X Corps Artillery, while attached to the 52d Transportation Truck Battalion.
Place and date: Near Chosin Reservoir, Korea, 29 November to 10 December 1950.
Born: 8 February 1904, Malahi Island, Luzon, Philippine Islands.
* PENDLETON, CHARLES F.
Corporal. U.S. Army, Company D, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Choo Gung-Dong, Korea, 16 and 17 July 1953.
. Born: 26 September 1931, Camden, Tennessee.
* PHILLIPS, LEE H.
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, Company E, 2d Battalion, 7 Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Korea, 4 November 1950.
Born: 3 February 1930, Stockbridge, Georgia.
* PILILAAU, HERBERT K.
Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company C, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Pia-ri, Korea, 17 September 1951.
Born: 10 October 1928, Waianae, Oahu, T.H.
PITTMAN, JOHN A.
Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company C, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Kujangdong, Korea, 26 November 1950.
Born: 15 October 1928, Carrolton, Mississippi.
* POMEROY, RALPH E.
Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company E, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Kumhwa, Korea, 15 October 1952.
Born: 26 March 1930, Quinwood, West Virginia.
* PORTER, DONN F.
Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company G, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Mundung-ni Korea, 7 September 1952.
Born: 1 March 1931, Sewickley, Pennsylvania.
* POYNTER, JAMES I.
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Near Sudong, Korea, 4 November 1950.
Born: 1 December 1916, Bloomington, Illinois.
* RAMER, GEORGE H.
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Company I, 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Korea, 12 September 1951.
Born: 27 March 1927, Meyersdale, Pennsylvania.
* RED CLOUD, MITCHELL, JR.
Corporal, U S. Army, Company E, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Chonghyon, Korea, 5 November 1950.
Born: 2 July 1924, Hatfield, Wisconsin.
* REEM, ROBERT DALE
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps, Company H, 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Vicinity Chinhung-ni, Korea, 6 November 1950.
Born: 20 October 1925, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C.
Sergeant (then Pfc.), U.S. Army, Company F, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Munye-ri, Korea, 21 May 1951.
Born: 14 November 1928, San Bernardino, California.
ROSSER, RONALD E. T.
Corporal, U.S. Army, Heavy Mortar Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Vicinity of Ponggilli, Korea, 12 January 1952.
Born: 24 October 1929, Columbus, Ohio.
RUBIN, TIBOR
Corporal, U.S. Army, Company I, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. Place and date: Korea, 23 July 1950 to 20 April 1953. Entered service at: New York, NY. Birth: 18 June 1929, Hungary.
* SCHOONOVER, DAN D.
Corporal, U.S. Army, Company A, 13th Engineer Combat Battalion, 7th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Sokkogae, Korea, 8 to 10 July 1953.
Born: 8 October 1933, Boise, Idaho.
SCHOWALTER, EDWARD R., JR.
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company A, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Kumhwa, Korea, 14 October 1952.
Born: 24 December 1927, New Orleans, Louisiana.
* SEBILLE, LOUIS J.
Major, U.S. Air Force, 67th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter-Bomber Group, 5th Air Force.
Place and date: Near Hanchang, Korea, 5 August 1950.
Born: 21 November 1915, Harbor Beach. Michigan.
* SHEA, RICHARD T., JR.
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company A 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Sokkogae, Korea, 6 to 8 July 1953.
Born: 3 January 1927
* SHUCK, WILLIAM E., JR.
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, Company G, 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Korea, 3 July 1952.
Born. 16 August 1926, Cumberland, Maryland.
SIMANEK, ROBERT E .
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps, Company F, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Korea, 17 August 1952.
Born: 26 April 1930, Detroit, Michigan.
* SITMAN, WILLIAM S.
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, Company M, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Chipyong-ni, Korea, 14 February 1951.
Birth: Bellwood, Pennsylvania.
SITTER, CARL L.
Captain, U.S. Marine Corps, Company G, 3d Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Hagaru-ri, Korea, 29 and 30 November 1950.
Born: 2 December 1921, Syracuse, Maryland.
* SKINNER, SHERROD E., JR.
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Battery F, 2d Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Korea, 26 October 1952.
Born: 29 October 1929, Hartford, Connecticut.
* SMITH, DAVID M.
Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company E, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Yongsan, Korea, 1 September 1950.
Born: 10 November 1926, Livingston, Kentucky.
* SPEICHER, CLIFTON T.
Corporal, U.S. Army, Company F, 223d Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Minarigol, Korea, 14 June 1952.
Born: 25 March 1931, Gray, Pennsylvania.
STONE, JAMES L.
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company E 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division.
Place and date: Near Sokkogae, Korea, 21 and 22 November 1951. Born: 27 December 1922, Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
* STORY, LUTHER H.
Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company A, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Agok, Korea, 1 September 1950. Born: 20 July 1931, Buena Vista, Georgia.
* SUDUT, JEROME A.
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company B, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Kumhwa, Korea, 12 September 1951. Birth: Wausau, Wisconsin.
* THOMPSON, WILLIAM.
Private First Class, U.S. Army, 24th Company M, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Haman, Korea, 6 August 1950. Birth: New York, New York.
* TURNER, CHARLES W.T.
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, 2d Reconnaissance Company, 2d Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Yongsan, Korea, 1 September 1950. Birth: Boston, Massachusetts.
VAN WINKLE, ARCHIE
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Vicinity of Sudong, Korea, 2 November 1950. Born: 17 March 1925, Juneau, Alaska.
* VITTORI, JOSEPH
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Company F, 2d Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Hill 749, Korea, 15 and 16 September 1951. Born: 1 August 1929, Beverly, Massachusetts.
* WALMSLEY, JOHN S., JR.
Captain, U.S. Air Force, 8th Bombardment Squadron, 3d Bomb Group.
Place and date: Near Yangdok, Korea, 14 September 1951. Born. 7 January 1920
* WATKINS, LEWIS G.
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, Company I, 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Korea, 7 October 1952. Born. 6 June 1925, Seneca, South Carolina.
* WATKINS, TRAVIS E.
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company H, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division
Place and date: Near Yongsan, Korea, 31 August through 3 September 1950. Birth: Waldo, Arkansas.
WEST, ERNEST E.
Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company L, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Sataeri, Korea, 12 October 1952. Born: 2 September 1931, Russell, Kentucky.
WILSON, BENJAMIN F..
First Lieutenant (then M/Sgt.), U.S. Army Company I, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Hwach'on-Myon, Korea, 5 June 1951. Birth: Vashon, Washington.
WILSON, HAROLD E.
Technical Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Company G, 3d Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Korea, 23-24 April 1951. Born: S December 1921, Birmingham, Alabama.
* WILSON, RICHARD G.
Private First Class, U.S. Army, Co. 1, Medical Company, 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment.
Place and date: Opari, Korea, 21 October 1950. Born: 19 August 1931, Marion, Illinois.
* WINDRICH, WILLIAM G.
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, Company I, 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.).
Place and date: Vicinity of Yudam-ni, Korea, 1 December 1950. Born: 14 May 1921, Chicago, Illinois.
* WOMACK, BRYANT E.
Private First Class, U.S. Army, Medical Company, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.
Place and date: Near Sokso-ri, Korea, 12 March 1952. Birth: Mill Springs, North Carolina.
* YOUNG, ROBERT H.
Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company E, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division.
Place and date: North of Kaesong, Korea, 9 October 1950. Born: 4 March 1929, Oroville. California.
*****
U.S. MILITARY KOREAN WAR STATISTICS
BATTLE DEAD* 33,686
(*Includes 4,735 findings of presumptive death under the Missing Persons Act)
Killed in Action 23,637
Died of Wounds 2,484
Died While Missing (MIA) 4,759
Died While Captured (POW) 2,806
Total: 33,686
NON-BATTLE DEATHS 2,830
TOTAL DEATHS IN THEATER: 36,516
DIED ELSEWHERE
(Worldwide during Korean War) 17,730
WOUNDED
(Number of personnel) 92,134
WOUNDED
(Number of incidences*) 103,284
(*Includes individual personnel wounded multiple times)
UNACCOUNTED FOR 8,176
(Bodies not identified/bodies not recovered)
Prisoner of War 2,045
Killed in Action 1,794
Missing in Action 4,245
Non-battle 92
Total: 8,176
PRISONERS OF WAR
POWs Returned to U.S. Control 4,418
POWs Who Died While Captured 2,806
POWs Who Refused Repatriation 21
Total: 7,245
NUMBER WHO SERVED WORLDWIDE 5,720,000
NUMBER WHO SERVED IN KOREAN THEATER 1,789,000
SERVICE STATISTICS Total ARMY USAF USMC USN
Killed in Action 23,637 19,754 198 3,321 364
Died of Wounds 2,484 1,904 16 536 28
Died While Missing (MIA) 4,759 3,317 960 385 97
Died While POW/Interned 2,806 2,753 24 26 3
TOTAL BATTLE DEAD 33,686 27,728 1,198 4,268 492
Prisoners of War 7,245 5,356 926 677 286
Sources: "Unaccounted For" data from: Defense Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Office (DPMO); all other data from: Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports (WHS/DIOR). Data released: June 1, 2000.
*****
Some Korean War Statistics
Full-scale fighting June 25, 1950 until a cease fire on July 27, 1953, though there was never an "official" end-of-the-war treaty. The conflict still technically persists to this day.
Location: Korean peninsula
Result: Ceasefire.
Cause: North Korean invasion of South Korea.
Territorial Changes: Control of North and South Korea
COMBATANTS -
United Nations:
Republic of Korea
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Colombia
Ethiopia
France
Greece
Netherlands
New Zealand
Philippines
South Africa
Thailand
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Medical staff:
Denmark
India
Italy
Norway
Sweden
Commanders:
Syngman Rhee
Chung Il Kwon
Douglas MacArthur
Mark W. Clark
Matthew Ridgway
Communist states:
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
People’s Republic of China
USSR
Commanders:
Kim Il-sung
Choi Yong-kun
Van Len
Kim Chaek
Peng Dehuai
Combatants' Strength:
Note: All figures may vary according to source. This measures peak strength as sizes changed during the war.
South Korea 590,911
USA 480,000
Britain 63,000
Canada 26,791
Australia 17,000
The Philippines 7,000
Turkey 5,455
Netherlands 3,972
France 3,421
New Zealand 1,389
Thailand 1,294
Ethiopia 1,271
Greece 1,263
Colombia 1,068
Belgium 900
South Africa 826
Luxembourg 44
Total: 941,356 to 1,139,518
North Korean, 260,000
Chinese, 780,000
Soviet troops, 26,000
total: 1,066,000
Casualties:
United States
killed 50,000
wounded 103,000
South Korean
killed 673,000
Total 1,271,244 to 1,818,410
Chinese
killed 145,000
wounded 260,000
Soviets
killed 315
Total 1,858,000 to 3,822,000
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