Korean War
Corporal Walter Edmond Allen
United States Army
Born 1920
Died while Prisoner of War
February 28, 1951 in Korea
Corporal Allen was a member of the 2nd Engineer Combat
Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War
while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 20, 1950.
Corporal Euclid L. Cleveland
United States Army
Born 1918
Killed in Action
September 18, 1950 in Korea
Corporal Cleveland was a member of the 5th Cavalry Regiment,
1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting
the enemy in South Korea. Corporal Cleveland was awarded the
Purple Heart posthumously.
First Lieutenant Emmett O’Neal Evans
United States Air Force
Born September 10, 1924
Missing in Action – Presumed Dead on
November 9, 1953 in Korea
First Lieutenant Evans was a crew member of a B-29
Superfortress Bomber with the 370th Bomber Squadron, 307th
Bomber Group, U.S. Air Force. He was listed as Missing in
Action while participating in aerial support over Kangdong, North
Korea on November 8, 1952. He was presumed dead on
November 9, 1953. For his leadership and valor, First Lieutenant
Evans was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air
Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Private First Class Homer M. Hammond
United States Marines Corps
Dawson, Alabama
Born January 31, 1929
Killed in Action
July 26, 1953 in Korea
Private First Class Hammonds was a member of Company I, 3rd
Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in
Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on July 26, 1953.
Private First Class Hammonds was awarded the Purple Heart
posthumously.
Henry L. Helms
United States Army
Born 1926
Missing in Action – Presumed Dead
on December 2, 1950 in Korea
Corporal Helms was a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment,
7th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North
Korea on December 2, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.
Corporal Helms was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge,
the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service
Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Private First Class Clarence B. Ingle
United States Army
Born 1928
Killed in Action
June 3, 1951 in Korea
Private First Class Ingle was a member of the 7th Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while
fighting the enemy in North Korea on June 3, 1951. Private First
Class Ingle was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.
Private First Class Irby L. Jackson
United States Army
Born 1927
Killed in Action
June 13, 1952 In Korea
Private Jackson was a medic with the 179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while tending his
wounded comrades in North Korea on June 13, 1952. Private
Jackson was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.
Corporal Edward F. Stewart
United States Army
Born 1922
Died while Prisoner of War
April 23, 1951 in Korea
Corporal Stewart was a member of the 19th Infantry Regiment,
24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while
fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 4, 1950 and
died while a prisoner on April 23, 1951.
Private First Class Van Lea Wilks
United States Army
Henagar, Alabama
Born 1929
Killed in Action
September 4, 1951 in Korea
Private Wilks was a member of the 17th Infantry Regiment,
7th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the
enemy in North Korea on September 4, 1951. Private Wilks
was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the Purple Heart,
the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Korean Service
Medal with Bronze Star, the United Nations Service Medal,
the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean
Presidential Unit Citation and the Korean War Service Medal.
Private First Class Earl C. Bouldin
United States Army
Born June 28, 1928
Died in Korea
on April 10, 1952
Private First Class Bouldin was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. On April 10, 1952, a grenade exploded prematurely, while he was disarming a booby trap on the “Kansas Line” in Korea. For his leadership and valor, Private First Class Bouldin was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Good Conduct Medal, the Korean Service Medal with 2 Bronze Service Stars, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Army of Occupation Medal (Japan), the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Korean War Service Medal.
Details were obtained from the
National Archives & Records Administration
http://www.nara.gov
and
American Battle Monuments Commission
http://www.abmc.gov/
A special thanks to Mr. Randolph Bell for his help on this page and for his service to our country.