Knox County War Casualties:  Korean War  (1950-1957)

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The following list includes those who died from Hostile Action (including Missing and Captured) in the Korean War.

NAME (Last, First)
RANK / GRADE:
BRANCH OF SERVICE:
HOME OF RECORD: 
  (City/Town/County)
See Note 1:
DATE OF CASUALTY*
See Note 2:
CATEGORY OF CASUALTY:
    AMYX, JACK K               CPL   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        08 FEB  1953     KILLED IN ACTION
    BEAN, FREDERICK B          CPL   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        29 NOV  1950     DIED WHILE CAPTURED
    BEELER, CHARLES P          PVT   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        20 JUL  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    BELLOWS, JAMES MAYO JR     1LT   AIR FORCE    KNOXVILLE          18 JUN  1953     KILLED IN ACTION
    BREWER, HUGH H             PVT   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        16 JUN  1952     KILLED IN ACTION
    BRISCOE, WILLIAM R JR      1LT   AIR FORCE    KNOXVILLE          08 AUG  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    BUCKNER, ROBERT M          PFC   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        09 SEP  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    BUCKNER, WILBURN DEE       PFC   MARINES      KNOXVILLE          12 MAY  1951     KILLED IN ACTION
    BURKHART, BILLIE R         CPL   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        22 SEP  1951     KILLED IN ACTION
    CABE, LLOYD R              CPL   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        24 SEP  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    CARR, LUTHER E             PVT   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        13 SEP  1951     KILLED IN ACTION
    CLEVENGER, BRUCE W         PFC   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        16 JUL  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    COLLINS, EDWARD E          PVT   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        06 MAY  1952     DIED OF WOUNDS
    COLLINS, ESTLE L           PVT   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        25 AUG  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    COSTNER, HOMER R           SGT   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        30 DEC  1951     KILLED IN ACTION
    DAVIS, JACK SHERMAN        PFC   MARINES      KNOXVILLE          05 MAR  1953     KILLED IN ACTION
    DEFORD, CARL E             CPL   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        21 SEP  1951     KILLED IN ACTION
    DOYLE, JACKIE D            PFC   MARINES      KNOXVILLE          02 DEC  1953     KILLED IN ACTION
    GASS, BILL B               CPL   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        01 DEC  1950     DIED WHILE CAPTURED
    GIBBS, JOE P               PFC   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        13 SEP  1952     KILLED IN ACTION
    GOINS, MARTIN L            PFC   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        26 NOV  1950     DIED WHILE CAPTURED
    HATTON, WILLIAM B          PFC   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        19 MAY  1951     KILLED IN ACTION
    HEWGLEY, ISHAM C JR        CAPT  ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        09 DEC  1951     KILLED IN ACTION
    HIBBEN, JAMES C            PFC   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        19 SEP  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    HUNNICUTT, MATTHEW         PVT   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        15 JUN  1952     DIED WHILE MISSING
    IDOL, HERBERT K            CPL   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        15 OCT  1951     DIED OF WOUNDS
    JENKINS, WILLIAM C         SGT   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        29 NOV  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    JOHNSON, ARTHUR O          PVT   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        17 JUL  1951     KILLED IN ACTION
    KERR, LEE O                CPL   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        06 NOV  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    KNIGHT, DAVID C            CPL   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        09 SEP  1951     KILLED IN ACTION
    LANIER, JACK D             PVT   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        15 FEB  1951     KILLED IN ACTION
    LEMONS, ARVIL              PFC   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        03 SEP  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    LEONARD, REUBEN            PFC   MARINES      KNOXVILLE          09 APR  1953     KILLED IN ACTION
    LETT, LAWRENCE EVERETTE    CPL   MARINES      FOUNTAIN CITY      22 OCT  1952     KILLED IN ACTION
    LOVEDAY, VAUN A            PVT   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        25 NOV  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    MCKAY, JAMES MARTIN        SGT   MARINES      BRENTWOOD          03 NOV  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    MILLER, HARRY L            PFC   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        06 NOV  1952     DIED OF WOUNDS
    MILLER, SAM QUESTELL       SGT   MARINES      KNOXVILLE          02 NOV  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    MILLS, WALTER B            CPL   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        11 AUG  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    NAYLOR, JOHN L             PFC   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        25 MAY  1951     KILLED IN ACTION
    NIX, CHARLES L             PVT   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        22 SEP  1952     KILLED IN ACTION
    OWEN, ALBERT C             PFC   MARINES      KNOXVILLE          08 JUL  1953     DIED OF WOUNDS
    OWENS, CHARLES B           PFC   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        01 DEC  1950     DIED WHILE CAPTURED
    PARKER, ERNEST G           CPL   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        19 AUG  1951     KILLED IN ACTION
    PINKSTON, CLYDE M          PFC   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        11 NOV  1951     KILLED IN ACTION
    POLAND, J B                PFC   MARINES      KNOXVILLE          27 SEP  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    RADCLIFFE, DAVID V         2LT   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        06 FEB  1952     DIED WHILE MISSING
    REED, PAUL R               PVT   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        24 APR  1951     KILLED IN ACTION
    RIGGS, BOBBY L             PVT   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        03 SEP  1950     DIED OF WOUNDS
    ROGERS, JAMES D            PVT   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        24 APR  1951     DIED WHILE MISSING
    SEIVERS, WALTER LOUIS JR   SGT   MARINES      KNOXVILLE          13 SEP  1951     KILLED IN ACTION
    SMITH, RAYMON L            PFC   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        16 AUG  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    TAYLOR, WILLIAM R          CPL   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        21 SEP  1951     KILLED IN ACTION
    TROTTER, JOHN E            CPL   MARINES      KNOXVILLE          03 DEC  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    VERMILLION, WILLIAM        PVT   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        03 SEP  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    VINEYARD, ROBERT J         PFC   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        20 JUL  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    WALDROP, ARTHUR T          SFC   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        27 JUL  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    WATSON, GLEN L             PFC   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        14 FEB  1951     KILLED IN ACTION
    WEAVER, EDWARD T           PVT   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        21 AUG  1950     KILLED IN ACTION
    WILHITE, CHARLES E         CAPT  ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        25 OCT  1951     KILLED IN ACTION
    WILLIAMS, GEORGE H         PFC   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        16 APR  1951     KILLED IN ACTION
    WILLIAMS, SAM D            PFC   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        04 APR  1953     KILLED IN ACTION
    WRIGHT, EMERSON J          PFC   ARMY         KNOX COUNTY        10 MAR  1951     KILLED IN ACTION



Note 1:  The Army listed the County as the Home of Record.  The Air Force, Navy and Marine listed the City/Town/Place.

Note 2:  "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."


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