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In Memory

       The following list is provided in the memory of the 48 Delawarean's
that gave their all to their State and Country in Korea!

1950 - 1957


( Listed Alphabetically By Last Name )

Key to abbreviations

( PH = Awarded the "Purple Heart" )
( AM = Awarded the "Air Medal" )
( DSC = Awarded the "Distinguished Service Cross" )
( SS = Awarded the "Silver Star" )
( BS = Awarded the "Bronze Star" )
( = Picture of person shown on online memorial )
( = Picture of tombstone shown on online memorial )

Last update: Monday, December 28, 2009


Name
Rank
Branch
of Service
Residence
Cause of Death
Date Of Passing
Cemetery/
Memorial
Online
Memorial

 Biselis, Frank

Corporal
17th Inf Regt
7th Inf Div
Army
New Castle Cty
" Killed In Action "
Nov 1, 1950

unknown

" Yes "

 Bleen, Jerry Charles

Private
863rd Port
Tran Company
Army
Smyrna
" Non-Battle "
Sep 1, 1951
Odd Fellow's
Cemetery
Smyrna, DE

" Yes "

 Brittingham, Paul L.

Corporal
38th Inf Regt
2nd Inf Div
Army
Kent Cty
" Killed In Action "
Mar 15, 1951

unknown

" Yes "

 Brooks, Clifton Elmer
Private
First
Class
24th Inf Regt
25th Inf Div
Army
Kent Cty
" Died While POW "
Jul 7, 1951

unknown

" Yes "


Name
Rank
Branch
of Service
Residence
Cause of Death
Date Of Passing
Cemetery/
Memorial
Online
Memorial

 Clark, William J.
Private
First
Class
7th Cav Regt
1st Cav Div
Army
Kent Cty
" Killed In Action "
Oct 3, 1951

unknown

" Yes "
 Crawford, Samuel Lawrence
    
Private
First
Class
15th Inf Regt
3rd Inf Div
Army
Smyrna
" Missing In Action "
Nov 27, 1950
U.S. Soldier's
National Cemetery
Washington, DC

" Yes "


Name
Rank
Branch
of Service
Residence
Cause of Death
Date Of Passing
Cemetery/
Memorial
Online
Memorial

 DeShields, Vernon L.
Private
First
Class
15th Inf Regt
3rd Inf Div
Army
Sussex Cty
" Killed In Action "
Feb. 3, 1951

unknown

" Yes "
 *Dill, Paul Nesbit
    

Captain
31st Inf Regt
7th Inf Div
Army
Richardson Park
" Missing In Action "
Dec 3, 1950
Delaware
Veteran's Cemetery
Bear, DE

" Yes "

 Donahue, Joseph Paul
Private
First
Class
9th Inf Regt
2nd Inf Div
Army
New Castle Cty
" Missing In Action "
Aug 27, 1951
Delaware
POW-MIA Memorial
Dover, DE

" Yes "

 Durney, Edward J., Jr.

Corporal
5th Ranger Inf
Airborne Ranger
Army
Wilmington
" Killed In Action "
Jun 4, 1951

unknown

" Yes "


Name
Rank
Branch
of Service
Residence
Cause of Death
Date Of Passing
Cemetery/
Memorial
Online
Memorial

 Flamer, Kenneth

Corporal
160th Inf Regt
40th Inf Div
Army
Kent Cty
" Killed In Action "
Oct 28, 1952
Union
Memorial Cemetery
Goldsboro, MD

" Yes "


Name
Rank
Branch
of Service
Residence
Cause of Death
Date Of Passing
Cemetery/
Memorial
Online
Memorial

 Gliniak, Joseph Stanley
Airman
1st Class
95th Bmbr Sqd
17th Bmbr Wng
Air Force
Wilmington
" Non-Battle "
Oct 21, 1952

unknown

" Yes "

 Godwin, John M.

Private
27th Inf Regt
25th Inf Div
Army
Kent Cty
" Killed In Action "
Sep 16, 1950
Lakeside
Cemetery
Dover, DE

" Yes "
 Grier, Norman Jay
      -  

Private

unknown
New Castle Cty
" Killed In Action "
Jul 31, 1954
Riverview
Cemetery
Wilmington, DE

" Yes "


Name
Rank
Branch
of Service
Residence
Cause of Death
Date Of Passing
Cemetery/
Memorial
Online
Memorial
 Hairsine, Louis C.
    

Sergeant
5th Mar Regt
2nd BN
Marines
Wilmington
" Killed In Action "
Apr. 2, 1953

unknown

" Yes "

 Hanton, Arthur Wesley

Ensign
USS Valley Forge
VF-54 Fgtr Sqd
Navy
New Castle Cty
" Killed In Action "
Aug 10, 1950
Arlington
National Cemetery
Arlington, VA

" Yes "

 Henry, Paul J.
Private
First
Class
15th Inf Regt
3rd Inf Div
Army
New Castle Cty
" Killed In Action "
Oct 3, 1951

unknown

" Yes "
 Hitch, Paul LeRoy
     -  - PH
Private
First
Class
31st Inf Regt
7th Inf Div
Army
New Castle Cty
" Killed In Action "
Sep 2, 1951
Barratt's Chapel
Cemetery
Frederica, DE

" Yes "
 Hutchinson, Richard D.
    
Private
First
Class
35th Inf Regt
25th Inf Div
Army
Kent Cty
" Missing In Action "
Nov 28, 1950

unknown

" Yes "
 Hyslop, Kenneth Charles
    

Captain
19th Inf Regt
24th Inf Div
Army
Sussex Cty
" Died While POW "
Nov 4, 1950

unknown

" Yes "


Name
Rank
Branch
of Service
Residence
Cause of Death
Date Of Passing
Cemetery/
Memorial
Online
Memorial

 Irwin, Robert Wilmer

Sergeant
151st Engr BN
Army
Wilmington
" Non-Battle "
Nov 14, 1952

unknown

" Yes "


Name
Rank
Branch
of Service
Residence
Cause of Death
Date Of Passing
Cemetery/
Memorial
Online
Memorial

 Jester, John B., Jr.

unknown

Army
Kent Cty
" Killed In Action "
1956
Barratt's Chapel
Cemetery
Frederica, DE

" Yes "


Name
Rank
Branch
of Service
Residence
Cause of Death
Date Of Passing
Cemetery/
Memorial
Online
Memorial
 Kempen, William Stanley, Jr.
     - 
1st
Lieutenant
32nd Inf Regt
7th Inf Div
Army
Wilmington
" Killed In Action "
Nov 28, 1950
Riverview
Cemetery
Wilmington, DE

" Yes "
 Kimball, Timothy E.
    

Corporal
9th Fld Arty BN
3rd Inf Div
Army
Kent Cty
" Killed In Action "
Apr 17, 1951
Barratt's Chapel
Cemetery
Frederica, DE

" Yes "


Name
Rank
Branch
of Service
Residence
Cause of Death
Date Of Passing
Cemetery/
Memorial
Online
Memorial

 Layton, Laurence Coe
1st
Lieutenant
335th Fgtr Intrc Sqd
4 Fgtr Intrc Grp
Air Force
Georgetown
" Missing In Action "
Mar 31, 1954

unknown

" Yes "

 Lockwood, William A.
Private
First
Class
503rd Fld Arty Bn
2nd Inf Div
Army
Sussex Cty
" Died While POW "
Feb 12, 1951

unknown

" Yes "


Name
Rank
Branch
of Service
Residence
Cause of Death
Date Of Passing
Cemetery/
Memorial
Online
Memorial

 Mays, Thomas Coy

Corporal
5th Marine Regt
1st Marine Div
Marines
Stanton
" Killed In Action "
Mar 26, 1953

unknown

" Yes "

 McCullin, John G.
Private
First
Class
187th Abn
Regt Combat Team
Army
New Castle Cty
" Killed In Action "
Mar 26, 1951

unknown

" Yes "
 Messick, Charles G.
     - PH

Private
21st Inf Regt
24th Inf Div
Army
New Castle Cty
" Killed In Action "
Aug 11, 1950
Epworth
Methodist Cemetery
Rehoboth, DE

" Yes "

 Morgan, Howard J.
Private
First
Class
38th Inf Regt
2nd Inf Div
Army
Kent Cty
" Killed In Action "
Aug 26, 1950
Epworth
Methodist Cemetery
Rehoboth, DE

" Yes "

 Morton, Henry S.

Captain
5th Cav Regt
1st Cav Div
Army
Kent Cty
" Killed In Action "
Oct 28, 1951

unknown

" Yes "

 Moss, Henry, Jr.

Private
24th Inf Regt
25th Inf Div
Army
New Castle Cty
" Killed In Action "
Nov 11, 1950

unknown

" Yes "


Name
Rank
Branch
of Service
Residence
Cause of Death
Date Of Passing
Cemetery/
Memorial
Online
Memorial

 Pernell, James Phillip
Private
First
Class
9th Inf Regt
2nd Inf Div
Army
Kent Cty
" Died while POW "
May 13, 1951

unknown

" Yes "
 Petrillo, Adelchi A.
    
Private
First
Class
19th Inf Regt
24th Inf Div
Army
New Castle Cty
" Killed In Action "
Oct 24, 1951

unknown

" Yes "

 Poore, John H.
Private
First
Class
15th Inf Regt
3rd Inf Div
Army
New Castle Cty
" Killed In Action "
Nov 24, 1951

unknown

" Yes "


Name
Rank
Branch
of Service
Residence
Cause of Death
Date Of Passing
Cemetery/
Memorial
Online
Memorial

 Robertson, Paul Eugene
Private
First
Class
108th Inf Regt
45th Inf Div
Army
New Castle Cty
" Died while POW "
Jun 13, 1952

unknown

" Yes "


Name
Rank
Branch
of Service
Residence
Cause of Death
Date Of Passing
Cemetery/
Memorial
Online
Memorial
 Shahan, Leroy Shannon
    

Corporal
1st Marine Regt
1st Marine Div
Marines
Wilmington
" Killed In Action "
Apr 18, 1951

unknown

" Yes "

 Steele, Darrell R.

Private
9th Inf Regt
2nd Inf Div
Army
Sussex Cty
" Killed In Action "
Sep 1, 1950

unknown

" Yes "

 Stevens, William T.
Private
First
Class
8206th
Training Center
Army
New Castle Cty
" Killed In Action "
Oct 4, 1950

unknown

" Yes "


Name
Rank
Branch
of Service
Residence
Cause of Death
Date Of Passing
Cemetery/
Memorial
Online
Memorial
 Tawes, William Stanley
    SS
1st
Lieutenant
77th Fld Arty Bn
1st Cav Div
Marines
Townsend
" Killed In Action "
Oct 5, 1951
Townsend
Cemetery
Townsend, DE

" Yes "

 Taylor, Richard B.

Private
34th Inf Regt
24th Inf Div
Army
Seaford
" Killed In Action "
Jul 20, 1950

unknown

" Yes "

 Tindall, Irvin Myles

Captain
310th Fgtr Bmbr Sqd
58th Fgtr Bmbr Grp
Air Force
Seaford
" Killed In Action "
Jul 11, 1952

unknown

" Yes "


Name
Rank
Branch
of Service
Residence
Cause of Death
Date Of Passing
Cemetery/
Memorial
Online
Memorial
 Valachovic, William Michael
    
2nd
Lieutenant
82nd Anti-Arty
2nd Inf Div
Army
Sussex Cty
" Died of Wounds "
Sep 27, 1950
Saint Anthony's
Cemetery
Johnstown, NY

" Yes "


Name
Rank
Branch
of Service
Residence
Cause of Death
Date Of Passing
Cemetery/
Memorial
Online
Memorial

 Warfield, Lloyd R.
Private
First
Class
15th Inf Regt
3rd Inf Div
Army
Sussex Cty
" Died of Wounds "
Feb 25, 1952

unknown

" Yes "

 Weber, William Jerome
Sergeant
First
Class
14th Engr Com. Bn
Army
Wilmington
" Non-Battle "
Jan 6, 1952

unknown

" Yes "

 Whaley, Norman L.
Private
First
Class
9th Inf Regt
2nd Inf Div
Army
Sussex Cty
" Killed In Action "
Sep 2, 1950

unknown

" Yes "
 Winnington, William Paul, Jr.
    
Private
First
Class
7th Marine Regt
1st Marine Div
Marines
Wilmington
" Killed In Action "
Dec 7, 1950
Silverbrook
Cemetery
Wilmington, DE

" Yes "

 Wright, Charles Francis

Captain
729th Bmbr Sqd
452nd Bmbr Wing
Air Force
Seaford
" Killed In Action "
Sep 17, 1951

unknown

" Yes "

      

Email any questions or comments to:
Russ Pickett

Last update: Monday, December 28, 2009