US Military
Died in Hostile Action
Abstracted from records at the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records
1950-1957
RANK BRANCH OF HOME OF RECORD DATE OF CATEGORY OF
NAME GRADE SERVICE CITY/TOWN/COUNTY** STATE CASUALTY* CASUALTY
WV
CLARK BOYERS MORGAN JR LTJG NAVY ELKINS WEST VIRGINIA 02 FEB. 1951 KILLED IN ACTION
ARMENTROUT JAMES S CPL ARMY RANDOLPH WEST VIRGINIA 18 MAY 1951 DIED WHILE MISSING
BLOSSER JACKEY D CPL ARMY RANDOLPH WEST VIRGINIA 02 DEC. 1950 DIED WHILE MISSING
BOOTH GILBERT H PFC ARMY RANDOLPH WEST VIRGINIA 28 MAY 1951 KILLED IN ACTION
BOSTICK CHARLES L PFC ARMY RANDOLPH WEST VIRGINIA 13 JUNE 1953 KILLED IN ACTION
CHANDLER JAMES O PFC ARMY RANDOLPH WEST VIRGINIA 07 OCT. 1952 KILLED IN ACTION
COFFMAN RONAL W PVT ARMY RANDOLPH WEST VIRGINIA 23 JULY 1953 KILLED IN ACTION
GINGER ROBERT L PVT ARMY RANDOLPH WEST VIRGINIA 04 OCT. 1951 KILLED IN ACTION
GUM WILLIAM K PVT ARMY RANDOLPH WEST VIRGINIA 07 JULY 1953 KILLED IN ACTION
HEDRICK HOWARD E PVT ARMY RANDOLPH WEST VIRGINIA 07 JUNE 1953 KILLED IN ACTION
LONG WARREN G CPL ARMY RANDOLPH WEST VIRGINIA 03 AUG. 1950 KILLED IN ACTION
LUNSFORD JAMES E PVT ARMY RANDOLPH WEST VIRGINIA 25 JULY 1951 KILLED IN ACTION
MACE BUHL J PVT ARMY RANDOLPH WEST VIRGINIA 15 FEB. 1951 KILLED IN ACTION
MARCO CHARLES E PFC ARMY RANDOLPH WEST VIRGINIA 02 AUG. 1950 DIED WHILE MISSING
STUCKEY DONALD L PFC ARMY RANDOLPH WEST VIRGINIA 27 NOV. 1950 DIED OF WOUNDS
WEBSTER WILLIAM E PFC ARMY RANDOLPH WEST VIRGINIA 13 OCT. 1952 KILLED IN ACTION
WOOD CHARLES E PFC ARMY RANDOLPH WEST VIRGINIA 17 OCT. 1951 KILLED IN ACTION
*For persons who died while missing or captured, the date of casualty is the date died or declared dead, not the date declared missing or captured.
**Army lists county; Air Force, Navy and Marines list city or town or place.
Source: Korean Conflict Casualty File, 1950-1957 (Machine-Readable Record), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330.
1957-1995
Listed Alphabetically by Name as of November 1997
Mil. Military – Home of Record – Date of Place of Date of BNR
Name Grd. Service City or Town State Death* Death Birth Type of Casualty @
WV
JONES BERNARD FRANCIS CAPT ARMY COALTON WV 16OCT67 S.VIETNAM 13AUG39 HOSTILE,KILLED
GRIFFITH ROGER DALE SP4 ARMY ELKINS WV 04JAN68 S.VIETNAM 20AUG47 HOSTILE,KILLED
HESS THOMAS G SSGT ARMY ELKINS WV 03MAY70 S.VIETNAM 01SEP43 HOSTILE,KILLED
KERNS FRED MICHAEL LCPL MARINES ELKINS WV 29JUL69 S.VIETNAM 15OCT48 NON-HOS.DIED-OTHER
SIMMONS ROBERT LEE CWO ARMY ELKINS WV 09JUN71 S.VIETNAM 26AUG25 NON-HOS.DIED-OTHER
SUMMERFIELD SAMUEL REED PFC ARMY ELKINS WV 16SEP68 S.VIETNAM 09JAN49 HOSTILE,KILLED
TAYLOR RUSSELL ALLEN CPL ARMY ELKINS WV 26AUG69 S.VIETNAM 23DEC48 HOSTILE,KILLED
KITTLE CECIL WILBERT JR SGT ARMY HUTTONSVILLE WV 17NOV65 S.VIETNAM 15MAR40 HOSTILE,KILLED
SHANNON GARRY MONZEL SP5 ARMY MABIE WV 30JUN70 S.VIETNAM 13JAN49 HOSTILE,KILLED
SHIFLETT DAVID HENRY PFC ARMY MONTROSE WV 11MAY69 S.VIETNAM 07JAN47 HOSTILE,KILLED
ARBOGAST RANDALL SP4 ARMY VALLEY HEAD WV 31MAY67 S.VIETNAM 12FEB45 HOSTILE,DIED-WOUNDS
THOMPSON ROBERT DEWEY SGT ARMY WYMER WV 23MAY67 S.VIETNAM 10OCT44 HOSTILE,KILLED
*For persons who died while missing or captured, the date of casualty is the date died or declared dead, not the date declared missing or captured.
@BNR indicates that the body has not been recovered.
Source: [Southeast Asia] Combat Area Casualties Current File (CACCF), as of November 1997 (electronic record), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, The National Archives at College Park.
© 1999 Susan Wilson
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