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*N.B. An asterisk in the citation indicates that the award was given posthumously.

PHOTOS and CITATIONS for All Recipients


*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, Ind.

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, Kans.

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, Ky.

*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, SC

*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, Ky.

*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, NY

*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, Fla.

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, N.J.

*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, Pa.

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, Ark.

*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, Okla.

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, N.Y.

*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, Md.

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, Mich.

*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, W. Va.

*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, Wis

*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, Ark.

*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, Ky.

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, Miss.

*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, N.J.

*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, Mass.

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, N.C.

*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, Mo.

*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, Tex

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, Ga.

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, Ill

*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, Mass.

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, Mich.

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, Ky.

*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, Tenn.

*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, lowa

*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, Mich.

*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, Ind

*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, P.R.

*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, N.C.

*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, Ark.

*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, Nebr.

*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, Colo.

*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, Va.

*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, Mo.

*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, Wis.

*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, Miss.

*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, Pa.

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, Pa.

*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, Okla.

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, Calif.

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, Mass.

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, Wis.

*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, Md.

*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, Miss.

*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, Mo.

*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, Oreg.

*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, Calif.

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, S.C.

*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, Ill

*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, S.C.

*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, Nebr

*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, Ill.

*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, Ky.

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, Mo.

*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, Ark.

*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, Mo.

*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, Fla.

*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, Tenn.

*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, Tex.

*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, Calif.

*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, N.Y.

*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, Ala.

*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, Tex.

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, N. Mex.

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, Ala.

*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, Mass.

*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, Tex.

*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, Mich.

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, Colo.

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, Calif.

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, Tex.

*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, Mass.

*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, Tenn.

*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, Ga.

*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, Miss.

*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, W. Va.

*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, Pa.

*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, Ill.

*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, Pa.

*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, Wis.

*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, Pa.

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, Calif.

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, La.

*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. Mich.

*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, Md.

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, Mich.

*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, Pa.

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, Mo.

*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, Conn.

*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, Ky.

*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, Pa.

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, Ark.

*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, Ga.

*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, Wis.

*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, N.Y.

*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, Mass.

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, Mass.

*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, S.C.

*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, Ark.

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, Ky.

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, Wash.

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, Ala.

*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, Ill.

*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, Ill.

*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, N.C.

*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. Calif.


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