Name Rank/Branch Date of Casualty Date of Birth
ALBRECHT:
ELMER J PFC ARMY 06 SEP. 1950 KILLED IN ACTION 1931
Private First Class Albrecht was a medic with the 9th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while
tending his wounded comrades in South Korea on September 6,
1950. Private First Class Albrecht was awarded the Purple
Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service
Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.
BENTHIEN:
WILLIAM A SGT ARMY 21 MAY 1951 KILLED IN ACTION 1932
Sergeant Benthien was a member of Company F, 5th Infantry
Regimental Combat Team. He was Killed in Action while
fighting the enemy near Sinch-on-ri, South Korea on May 21,
1951. Sergeant Benthien was awarded the Purple Heart, the
Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the
United Nations Service Medal and the National Defense
Service Medal.
BLASCZYK:
PAUL J PFC ARMY 12 JULY 1951 KILLED IN ACTION 1932
Private First Class Blasczyk was a member of Company A, 5th
Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was Killed in Action while
fighting the enemy near Kyo-Dong, North Korea on July 12,
1951. Private First Class Blasczyk was awarded the Purple Heart
posthumously and the Combat Infantry Badge.
DEHNE:
EMIL C. Dehne/SSG US Army/WW II Korea Vietnam/Apr. 13, 1928 - Feb. 5, 1975
DUFFY:
THOMAS W CPL ARMY 13 FEB. 1951 KILLED IN ACTION 1930
Corporal Duffy was a medic with Headquarters Company, 7th
Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while tending his
wounded comrades in South Korea on February 13, 1951.
Corporal Duffy was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.
FALVEY:
LEO F PVT ARMY 16 SEP. 1950 KILLED IN ACTION 1929
Private First Class Falvey was a member of the 2nd Replacement
Company, 2nd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while
fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 16, 1950.
Private First Class Falvey was awarded the Purple Heart
posthumously.
GORMAN:
HAROLD L PFC ARMY 06 SEP. 1950 KILLED IN ACTION 1930
Corporal Gorman was a medic with the Medical Company, 7th
Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action
while tending his wounded comrades in South Korea on
September 6, 1950. Corporal Gorman was awarded the Purple
Heart posthumously.
HANDL:
JOSEPH E CPL ARMY 04 FEB. 1951 KILLED IN ACTION 1931
Corporal Handl was a member of the 19th Infantry Regiment,
24th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the
enemy in South Korea on February 4, 1951. Corporal Handl was
awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.
HERMAN:
JOSEPH L. Herman/Wisconsin/Pfc Co. F 179 Infantry/Korea/March 3, 1929-June 11, 1971
HOLMES:
JOHN HERBERT PFC ARMY 04 FEB. 1951 KILLED IN ACTION 1932
Private First Class Holmes was a member of the 187th Airborne
Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was Killed in Action while
fighting the enemy in South Korea on February 4, 1951. Private
First Class Holmes was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.
JANKE:
RALPH W. Janke/Wisconsin/Pvt. Co. C 14 Engr. Cmbt. Bn./Korea/
Aug. 6, 1930 - July 24, 1971
KING:
JAMES ELROY King, Wisconsin, Pvt. 35 Inf. 25 Inf. Div. (See also WWII)
22 JULY 1950 KILLED IN ACTION 1927
Private King was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th
Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy
in South Korea on July 22, 1950.
KOHLBECK:
KENNETH JOHN CPL MARINES 27 NOV. 1950 KILLED IN ACTION July 16, 1929
Corporal Kohlbeck was a member of Company G, 3rd Battalion,
7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while
fighting the enemy in Korea on November 27, 1950. Corporal
Kohlbeck was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster,
the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal
and the National Defense Service Medal.
KOLLATH:
DONALD A. Kollath/Wisconsin/CWO COA 34 Engineer BN/Korea-Vietnam BSM-ARCOM/
Aug. 2, 1930 - Jan. 16, 1972 (See also Vietnam)
MARTINSON:
ODVIN A 2LT ARMY 06 JULY 1951 KILLED IN ACTION 1924
Second Lieutenant Martinson was a member of the 21st Infantry
Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while
fighting the enemy in North Korea on July 6, 1951.
MOORE:
LAWRENCE A. Moore/Wisconsin/Cpl. Hq. Btry 847 FA BN/Korea/
Feb. 20, 1932 - Dec. 19, 1957
MROTEK:
DONALD E PFC ARMY 05 SEP. 1950 KILLED IN ACTION 1930
Private First Class Mrotek was a member of the 5th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while
fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 5, 1950. Private
First Class Mrotek was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean
Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the
National Defense Service Medal.
OWEN:
GLEN R PFC ARMY 14 FEB. 1951 KILLED IN ACTION 1932
Private First Class Owen was a member of Company E, 187th
Airborne Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was Killed in
Action while fighting the enemy near Wonju, South Korea on
February 14, 1951. Private First Class Owen was awarded the
Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean
Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the
National Defense Service Medal.
PANOSH:
JAMES A PFC ARMY 07 SEP. 1952 DIED WHILE MISSING 1931
Corporal Panosh was a member of the 15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while
fighting the enemy in North Korea on September 7, 1952. He
was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. Corporal Panosh
was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.
PLINSKE:
MYRON DONALD Plinske/Sgt. US Army/Korea/Oct. 7,1928-Feb. 1, 1979
REPENN:
JOHN EMIL Repenn/Wisconsin/En. 1 US Coast Guard/World War II/
Korea/Apr. 7, 1917 - Aug. 26, 1972
SCHNELL:
ELROY A. Schnell/Sgt. Hq. Co. 31 Inf./Korea Cr./1933-1955
SCHULTZ:
RICHARD JOSEPH PFC ARMY 02 NOV. 1950 DIED WHILE CAPTURE 1931
Corporal Schultz was a member of the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Cavalry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the
enemy near Unsan, North Korea on November 2, 1950 and died
while a prisoner on March 31, 1951.
TAYLOR:
WILLIAM C., Wisconsin, S.Sgt. US Air Force
TORRISON:
JAMES EUGENE Torrison/Pfc. US Army/Korea/1933-1980
TUMA
DONALD G Tuma/Pfc. US Army/Korea/October 10, 1935-November 18, 1955
Killed while homeward bound for the holidays from Korean Service.
SEATTLE (AP) – Government investigators met here today to
begin the work of piecing together the broken fragments of
a wrecked airliner and the stories of the people who saw it
die.
This much they knew.
Twenty-seven men died when a big Peninsular Air Transport Co.,
plane bounced to explosive destruction early yesterday in the
backyard of a suburban home. And 47 other persons, including
a woman and three small children, survived.
There were some discrepancies in the accounts of eyewitnesses
and men who were in the plane – as passengers or pilots. And
the only sizable remaining piece of the once large DC4 is its
tail surface, still resting in a charred backyard amidst a
rubble of melted and twisted metal.
The investigators said they had no preconceived notions what
caused the Miami-based plane to falter two miles south of
Boeing Field, its takeoff point, hit a tree, a utility pole,
and a garage and then break up and burn in the backyard of the
Colin Dearing home.
But sabotage, which caused the destruction of a United Air
Lines plane near Longmont, Colo., with a loss of 44 lives
carry this month, seemed unlikely to David Nelson, supervising
agent for the Seattle office of the Civil Aeronautics
Administration.
Engine Trouble Reported
Richard D. Auerbach, special agent incharge of the Seattle
Federal Bureau of Investigation Office, said his office had
found nothing to indicate the likelihood of sabotage.
Two men who watched the plane’s final few yards of flight,
said its engines were failing and one had even quit. E. J.
Rice who was close enough to feel the heat of the flames when
the plane’s heavily loaded gas tanks exploded with dreadful
results said the engines were “poppin’ and sputtering.”
Herbert Gardiner said one of the engines sounded flat and
no exhaust was visible from another.
Fred Hall, copilot from Miami, agreed one engine had given
trouble "right after the takeoff.” But he said, “the other
three engines were functioning perfectly. That's enough to
get that type of plane up without too much trouble."
He couldn’t say, though, why the plane began to settle in
a matter of seconds after the takeoff instead of gaining the
altitude it needed so badly to clear the hill south of the
runway.
VETTER:
DONALD Vetter/A2C US Air Force/Korea/1932-1977
WELSCH:
EDWARD H PVT ARMY 20 SEP. 1950 KILLED IN ACTION 1932
Private Welsch was a member of the 27th Infantry Regiment,
25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the
enemy in South Korea on September 20, 1950.
WIER:
GEORGE W. Wier/Pfc. US Army/Korea/Feb. 22, 1932-Dec. 28, 1978
ZAHORIK:
LEONARD F., Wisconsin, SFC 27 Inf. 25 Inf. Div. Korea PH
ZIPPERER:
CLARENCE J. Zipperer/PFC U.S. Army/Korea/Mar. 22, 1927 - Jul. 27, 1981