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U.S. ARMY DEATHS IN KOREA
1966-1969

 
The following list includes name of the deceased Army veteran, date of death, and home state.
  • Harle, James T. Date of death unknown. Vermont
  • Franklin, Charles B. 2 Jul 66. Home state unknown

  • Robert Wayne Burrell
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    Schaad, Ralph R. 9 Aug 66. Home state unknown

  • Mitchell, Waren E. 9 Sep 66. South Carolina
  • LaFreniere, Wilbert. 2 Oct 66. Idaho
  • Mouzon, William C. 2 Oct 66. Oregon
  • Oayres, Richard J. 4 Oct 66. Virginia
  • Fish, Warren R. 18 Oct 66. Utah
  • Patterson, Roy A. 29 Oct 66. Utah
  • Benton, Johnny W. 2 Nov 66. Vermont
  • Burrell, Robert Wayne 2 Nov 66. Mt. Ayr, IN (Picture-->)
  • Fischer, Morris Lee 2 Nov 66. Wisconsin
  • Hasty, Leslie L. 2 Nov 66. Palestine, Texas
  • Hensley, James. 2 Nov 66. Stockridge, Michigan
  • Reynolds, Ernest D. 2 Nov 66. Missouri
    Private Reynolds was a member of the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action during an ambush by North Koreans near Libby Bridge just south of the DMZ on November 2, 1966. Ernest D. Reynolds was born October 13,1946 in Maryville, Missouri to Lowell D. and Joyce A. Reynolds. In 1958 the family moved to Northeast Kansas City, Missouri. Ernie went to Whittier Elementary and graduated from Northeast High School in 1964. Ernie was nominated for the Medal of Honor and was awarded the Silver Star and the Purple Heart. In 1986 the family was in Seoul for the dedication of the Reynolds Range.  He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Maryville, MO.  His Silver Star citation is posted on the Korean War Educator.
  • Kucharski, Edward M. 4 Nov 66. Minnesota
    Edward Michael Kucharski graduated from Duluth Denfeld High School in Duluth, Minnesota in 1964. He was killed in Korea on November 4, 1966. His newspaper obituary from November 7, 1966, published in the Duluth News Tribune, states: "Pfc. Edward Michael Kucharski, 20, of 117 N. 27th Ave. W., died Friday in Korea where he was serving with the U.S. Army. Born in Duluth, he was graduated from Denfeld High School in 1964. Prior to entering the Army he was an employee of Duluth Works, U.S. Steel. He was a member of St. Jean's Catholic Parish. Surviving are his father, Michael, and a sister, Mrs. Clarence (Mary Ellen) Kuznia, both of Duluth."
  • Myong, Pfc Hwan Oh 2 Nov 66.  KATUSA attached to A Co. 1/23 2ID Camp Wally
  • Holcomb, Michael S. 5 Nov 66. Virginia
  • Savors, Gar R. 14 Nov 66. Utah
  • Scruggs, Robert F. 17 Nov 66. Virginia
  • Vaculik, James F. 2 Dec 66. Texas
  • Grayum, Robert L. 5 Dec 66. Virginia
  • Medine, Wayne L. 13 Jan 67. Virginia
  • Holmgren, Edward R. 14 Jan 67. Oklahoma
  • Carlson, Robert B. 12 Feb 67. South Dakota
  • Tyler, Press Jr. 12 Feb 67. West Virginia
  • Lavedas, Anthony B. 13 Feb 67. Vermont
  • Lowry, Daniel L. 13 Feb 67. Utah
  • Lewis, Jerold L. 21 Feb 67. Utah
  • Macek, Valentine M. 3 Mar 67. Utah
  • Sheldon, Walter L. 21 Mar 67. Massachusetts
  • Jerome, Howard C. 27 Apr 67. Washington
  • Williamson, Samuel. 13 May 67. New Hampshire
  • Carey, Herbert A. 15 May 67. Missouri
  • Devries, Dennis L. 15 May 67. Texas
  • Esson, Thomas J. 15 May 67. Virginia
  • Fine, Richard B. 15 May 67. Utah
  • Murphy, Gerald J.  16 May 67. New Hampshire
  • Mueller, Carl R. 22 May 67. Texas
  • Smith, Baron J. 22 May 67. Washington
  • Behan, William E. Jr. 24 May 67. Utah
  • Buth, Michael T. 28 May 67. Virginia
  • Davis, David M. 28 May 67. Utah
  • Bullock, George W. 2 Jun 67. Massachusetts
  • Jackson, Tyrone W. 6 Jun 67. Texas
  • Coggans, Lee F. 18 Jun 67. West Virginia
  • Cooper, Charles W. 18 Jun 67. Vermont
  • Adams, Billy J. 20 Jun 67. West Virginia
  • Hughes, Jackie D. 20 Jun 67. Washington
  • Meyer, Cecil R. 22 Jun 67. Virginia
  • Burckholder, James. 24 Jun 67. West Virginia
  • Loss, George H. 27 Jun 67. Louisiana
  • Higgins, William A. 7 Jul 67. Virginia
  • Price, William R. 9 Jul 67. Virginia
  • Fletcher, William H. 15 Jul 67. Virginia
  • Pauling, Earnes Jr. 15 Jul 67. Virginia
  • Ashforth, Leonard. 16 Jul 67. Utah
  • Boyd, Tommy D. 16 Jul 67. South Dakota
  • Gibbs, John L. 16 Jul 67. Utah
  • Seiler, Joseph A. 16 Jul 67. Utah
  • Hampey, Raymond. 18 Jul 67. New Jersey
  • Dirck, Donald L. 19 Jul 67. Home state unknown
  • Garrahy, Daniel F. 19 Jul 67. New York
  • Pujals, Jamie. 21 Jul 67. Texas
  • Carter, Charles E. 8 Aug 67. Virginia
  • Boudreaux, Philip. New Hampshire
  • Czaplicki, Donald J. 10 Aug 67. Washington
  • Skaggs, Jerry D. 10 Aug 67. West Virginia
  • Cook, Billy J. 22 Aug 67. Virginia
  • Vogel, Michael E. 28 Aug 67. Washington
  • Lund, Paul G. 29 Aug 67. Washington
  • Copp, Philip N. 30 Aug 67. Virginia
  • McKee, Edgar A. Jr. 30 Aug 67. West Virginia
  • Wringer, Dale L. 1 Sep 67. Utah
  • Wise, Clifford D. 7 Sep 67. Virginia
  • Elliott, Lamous Jr. 9 Sep 67. Washington
  • Craven, Carl. 12 Sep 67. Massachusetts
  • Abrachinsky, Victor. 19 Sep 67. Vermont
  • Guthrie, Joseph P. 22 Sep 67. Wisconsin
  • Carr, Lawrence M. 29 Sep 67. Nebraska
  • Chustz, Bobby N. 5 Oct 67. New Mexico
  • Arcemont, Terry G. 6 Oct 67.  Tennessee
  • Ponder, Walter B. Jr. 9 Oct 67. North Carolina
  • Davis, Freddie L. 14 Oct 67. New Jersey
  • Kroll, Thomas G. 15 Oct 67. Virginia
  • Nicholas, James H. 22 Oct 67. Virginia
  • Lawler, Daniel W. 29 Oct 67. Utah
  • McLellon, Neal C. 31 Oct 67. Maryland
  • Cholewa, Edwin 11 Nov 67. New York - Sgt. Cholewa died of an apparent heart attack in Korea at the age of 37.  He was a lifelong resident of North Towanda, New York, and was survived by his wife Chong Kyon Cholewa and daughter Linda; brothers Walter, Peter, Matthew, Alfred and John; sisters Mrs. Walter (Julia) Wiechec, Mrs. Stanley Kaminski, Mrs. Bruce (Dorothy) Oswald, and 14 nieces and nephews and 4 grand nephews.  He was buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
  • Goings, Jesse M. 13 Dec 67. Vermont
  • McCray, Lewis T. 16 Dec 67. Vermont
  • Piert, Freddie L. 22 Dec 67. South Dakota
  • Barnhard, Edward F. 1 Jan 68. Idaho
  • Botts, George L. 6 Jan 68. New York
  • White, Willie S.  15 Jan 68. Missouri
  • Bryant, William L. 24 Jan 68. Utah
  • Martin, Paul W. 24 Jan 68. Virginia
  • Mojica, Salvador. 26 Jan 68. Wisconsin
  • Songer, Michael J. 29 Jan 68. Vermont
  • Knutson, Eldon G. 1 Feb 68. Maine
  • Bennett, Ronald C. 6 Feb 68. Ohio
  • Hose, Richard D. 8 Feb 68. New Hampshire
  • Anderson, David M. 22 Feb 68. Wisconsin
  • Coyhis, Bruce T. 22 Feb 68. Washington
  • Cunningham, James A. 23 Feb 68. Louisiana
  • Hsie, Victor. 1 Mar 68. Texas
  • Pedrotti, David W. 12 Mar 68. Utah
  • Ventsam, Carl P. 24 Mar 68. North Dakota
  • Thornton, Kirk L. 28 Mar 68. Texas
  • Flannery, Aloysius. 6 Apr 68. Illinois
  • Krance, Eugene K. 7 Apr 68. Maine
  • Slaydon, Charles L. 8 Apr 68. New Jersey
  • Jakob, Charles E. 11 Apr 68. Washington
  • Anderson, James L. 15 Apr 68. Camp Springs, MD
  • Wood, Larry M. 15 Apr 68. Illinois
  • Bisbee, Robert R. 21 Apr 68. South Dakota
  • Coffey, Delmar L. 17 May 68. Nevada
  • Sands, Warren M. 17 May 68. Vermont
  • Kerr, Anthony B. 17 Jun 68. Wisconsin
  • Peters, Allan K. 18 Jun 68. Massachusetts
  • Williams, Willie L. 19 Jun 68. Washington
  • Roetman, Roger W. 2 Jul 68. Washington
  • Johnson, 1st Lt. Richard M. 10 Jul 68. Vermont - Co. B, 2nd Bn, 38th Inf.
  • Cole, Arline W. 15 Jul 68. Maryland
  • Stevens, Robert L. 19 Jul 68. Ohio
  • Irwin, Russell P. 2 Aug 68. Wisconsin
  • Ward, James A. 2 Aug 68. Pennsylvania
  • Twichell, Randy W. 11 Aug 68. Virginia
  • Hopkins, Jerry L. 18 Aug 68. Texas
  • Woods, Andrew K. 19 Aug 68. Virginia
  • Burk, John J. Jr. 21 Aug 68. Texas
  • Oliver, Curtis M. 23 Aug 68. Nevada
  • Williams, John T. 31 Aug 68. Vermont
  • Gage, William. 1 Sep 68. Washington
  • Griffin, Sammy L. 1 Sep 68. Utah
  • Hough, Robert E. 10 Sep 68. Virginia
  • Swain, Joseph L. 17 Sep 68. North Dakota
  • Garone, Ronald J. 28 Sep 68. Washington
  • Campbell, Ray V. 6 Oct 68. Washington
  • Motto, Edward A. 6 Oct 68. Wisconsin
  • Kring, Marshall G. 7 Oct 68. West Virginia
  • Alderink, James N. 22 Oct 68. Tennessee
  • Czolacz, Myron. 2 Nov 68. West Virginia
  • Edwards, Richard V. 27 Nov 68. Massachusetts
  • Holz, Gary A. 27 Nov 68. Wisconsin
  • Ingram, Julius H. 27 Nov 68. West Virginia
  • Miller, Terence D. 27 Nov 68. West Virginia
  • Smith, William L. 27 Nov 68. Massachusetts
  • Vigil, Robert J. 30 Nov 68. Wisconsin
  • O’Malley, James E. 14 Dec 68. Washington
  • Bostic, Blaine C. 15 Dec 68. Rhode Island
  • Harff, Craig R. 28 Dec 68. Washington
  • Leavitt, Ralph E. 28 Dec 68. Washington
  • Cooper, Matthew. 30 Dec 68. Washington
  • McDonald, William K. 30 Dec 68. Washington
  • Parker, Alphonso. 30 Dec 68. Washington
  • Snyder, Larry W. 30 Dec 68. Wisconsin
  • Luter, Gerald. 10 Jan 69. Washington
  • Ray, Donald W. 17 Jan 69. Utah
  • Comeau, George J. 6 Feb 69. Florida
  • Outlaw, Jesse T. 12 Feb 69. North Carolina
  • Conrad, Terry J. 23 Feb 69. Vermont
  • Hall, Norman K. 23 Feb 69. Washington
  • Jones, James M. 2 Mar 69. Wisconsin
  • Echols, Timothy L. 17 Mar 69. Washington
  • Delagrange, Paul. 21 Mar 69. Washington
  • Champagne, Henry J. 7 Apr 69. Michigan
  • Officer, Neal T. 11 Apr 69. Utah
  • Warren, Hansel A. 20 Apr 69. New Jersey
  • Strong, Johnny M. 26 Apr 69. Utah
  • Brown, Terry. 16 May 69. Puerto Rico
  • Kelly, Orie L. 18 May 69. New Mexico
  • Randolph, McClendon. 20 May 69. Wyoming
  • Shircliff, Donald B. 23 May 69. Oklahoma
  • Brown, Clifford R. 30 May 69. Nevada
  • Coen, Roger D. 7 Jun 69. Texas
  • Williams, Thomas E. 7 Jun 69. Washington
  • Taylor, Clifford V. 9 Jun 69. Wyoming
  • Sibley, Daniel. 10 Jun 69. Home state unknown
  • Mitchell, William G. 11 Jun 69. Wisconsin
  • Dixon, Richard W. 20 Jun 69. Home state unknown
  • Maher, Terrence M. 21 Jun 69. West Virginia
  • Steele, Gerald R. 29 Jun 69. New York
  • Rabe, Dale R. 30 Jun 69. West Virginia
  • Leon, Thomas. 3 Jul 69. Home state unknown
  • Mathieu, Durant V. 11 Jul 69. Washington
  • Rich, Louis D. 22 Jul 69. New Mexico
  • Guthrie, A.C. 1 Aug 69. Pennsylvania
  • Daugherty, Brady L. 2 Aug 69. New Mexico
  • Sage, Alden O. 3 Aug 69. West Virginia
  • Austin, Clinton. 11 Aug 69. Rhode Island
  • Bingaman, Gary W. 22 Aug 69. Washington
  • Boody, George E. 22 Aug 69. Wisconsin
  • Jones, Charles A. 25 Aug 69. Missouri
  • Conoscenti, Frank. 4 Sep 69. Vermont
  • Chappell, William E. 23 Sep 69. New Jersey
  • Harris, Thomas J. 30 Sep 69. Nebraska
  • Wells, Charles E. 22 Oct 69. New Mexico
  • Clayton, Robert H. 25 Oct 69. Maine
  • Robertson, Donald. 25 Oct 69. New Mexico
  • Paulk, Calvin. 26 Oct 69. Wisconsin
  • White, Wilson D. 28 Oct 69. Puerto Rico
  • Tokach, Joseph J. 1 Nov 69. New Hampshire
  • Altz, James R. Jr. 16 Nov 69. West Virginia
  • Grim, Jonathan L. 24 Nov 69. Wisconsin
  • Burton, Charles M. 17 Dec 69. Texas
  • Davis, Charles D. 17 Dec 69. Washington
  • Six, Dennis R. 17 Dec 69. West Virginia
  • Parker, Arthur L. 19 Dec 69. Ohio
  • Bennett, John. 22 Dec 69. Illinois
  • Calhoun, William R. 22 Dec 69. Virginia
  • Westermark, R.T. Jr. 31 Dec 69. New York

TOTAL DEATHS = 211

APPENDIX

The following US Army personnel killed in the DMZ were compiled by Eighth Army Staff Historian’s Office, available historical records and newspaper accounts. The dates of death range from 1955 to 1969.

  • Brown, Charles W. 17 Aug 55. Home state unknown
     
  • Rimer, Richard J. 3 Oct 62.  Home state unknown
  • Dillingham, T. 8 Oct 62. Home state unknown
  • Johnson, James A. 20 Nov 62. Home state unknown
     
  • Dessart, Charles T. 29 July 63. Home state unknown
  • Seiler, David A. 29 Jul 63. Home state unknown
  • Larion, George F. 30 Jul 63. Home state unknown
  • Capp, Raymond Jr. 19 Aug 63. Home state unknown
     
  • Rivers, Curtis. 28 Aug 67. Home state unknown
     
  • Weeks, James L. 20 Jul 68. Home state unknown
  • Holmdal, Jan S. 20 Jul 68. Home state unknown
  • Rymarczuk, Michael. 30 Jul 68. Pennsylvania
  • Peterson, Terrence. 5 Aug 68. Home state unknown
  • Bass, Joseph A. 18 Aug 68. Home state unknown
  • Caver, Joseph E. 27 Sep 68. Home state unknown
  • Reynolds, Michael. 27 Sep 68. Home state unknown
  • Nassani, Stephen A. 5 Oct 68. Home state unknown
  • Turner, David L. 23 Oct 68. Home state unknown
     
  • Lindsey, Calvin L. 15 Mar 69. Home state unknown
  • Rothwell, James C. 15 Mar 69. Home state unknown
  • Park, Benjamin Jr. 15 Mar 69. Home state unknown
  • Zanchi, Carroll C. 15 Mar 69. Home state unknown
  • Stoller, Edwin L. 15 Mar 69. Home state unknown
  • McKinney, George T. 15 Mar 69. Home state unknown
  • Kern, Peter M. 15 Mar 69. Home state unknown
  • Grissinger, James R. 18 Oct 69. Wooster, Ohio
  • Taylor, Charles E. 18 Oct 69. Home state unknown
  • Morris, Jack L. 18 Oct. 69. Home state unknown
  • Grimes, William E. 18 Oct 69. Home state unknown

TOTAL DEATHS = 29

 

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