Korean War Project

A sad chapter in what should have been a celebration of life and honoring the death of a young soldier. A legacy of Jim Crow.

CPL Thomas C. Reed, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He died June 6th, 1951. Click the images to see the full articles.

We mentioned our current project to add family data for the Korean War Casualties. Ted found this news article from the Frederick, Maryland newspaper. It features General Ridgeway writing about a New York casualty, PFC John R. Paradise who was with the 5th RCT when he was killed.

PFC John Richard Paradise Clipping found in The News published in Frederick, Maryland on 5/30/1951. PFC John Richard Paradise

Our Change.org petition to fix the Mess at the Korean War Veterans Memorial has failed after one year.

Congress has dropped the investigation and the Department of Defense has challenged Hal Barker to file a lawsuit on the matter or shut up.

If you can, contact the Department of Defense Inspector General and ask for an investigation into how this Desecration of the Memorial happened.

https://www.change.org/Fix_The_Wall_Of_Remembrance

Sign the Petition Fix The Name Errors and Omissions on the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance

Remembering: July 27th, 1953.

The Korean Armistice Agreement, signed on July 27, 1953, was the culmination of many months of bickering between officials from the United States, North Korea, South Korea, China, the former Soviet Union and United Nations forces. (excerpt from Dpt of Defense article, June 24, 2023)

Long Diplomatic Wrangling Finally Led to Korean Armistice 70 Years Ago
July 24, 2023 | By David Vergun, DOD News |

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3423473/long-diplomatic-wrangling-finally-led-to-korean-armistice-70-years-ago/

We have a DMZ era vet who is trying to find anyone who served at a specific Hawk site in the late sixties.

Site: D-6-44.

We recently obtained a thumb drive of what appears to be all of the 9th Infantry Regiment muster rolls. Ted is going through all the image files to double-check. It will be a chore to organize, collate, and determine how to present them.

Korean War Accounted For - CPL Robert P Raess Robert Paul Raess, Darlington, Wisconsin, ID RA16309209, Hostile, Died While Missing (MIA), 23rd Infantry Regiment, September 1, 1950

We have been very busy with a data mining tool that Hal created. We use it to find comments in Remembrance posts that have family members listed. Those original comments are not necessarily on the main Remembrance page. Adding family names is a key part of the use of this tool

We find obituary notices, details from family or KVETS like this one Ted found on July 9th 2024.

Major Leslie J. Parnell, inspector-instrutor, Second Tank Battalion, USMCR arranged to present a phosthumous Silver Star to a mother of a Marine who was KIA. The Keith Theater in Syracuse, New York hosted the Premiere of "Retreat Hell". Mrs. Florence Thompson, mother of Staff Sgt. Frederick Bejamin Thompson, A Company 1st Marine Regiment received fatal injuries on September 17, 1951.

SOS Korea 1950: They Were There Then and Write About It Now: Eyewitness Accounts of Americans in South Korea when the North Attacked

a book on the build-up and early days of the Korean War. Ray Maurstad takes right into the war.

This is definitely a book to own.

Beavers Pond Press, INC. Check online for your copy.

Korean War Accounted For - MSG Wallace Simmons Jr Wallace Simmons Jr, Indianapolis, Indiana, ID RA35569696, Hostile, Died While Missing (MIA), 57th Field Artillery Battalion (105MM), December 6, 1950

Solider Accounted for from Korean War (Simmons, W.) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Master Sgt. Wallace Simmons Jr., killed during the Korean War, was accounted for June 20, 2024.In late 1950, Simmons was a member

Korean War Accounted For - PFC Joseph R Travers Joseph Raymond Travers, East Taunton, Massachusetts, ID US51000431, Hostile, Died While Captured (POW), 5th Regimental Combat Team, April 22, 1951

Note: The DPAA Press report cites the Battle of the Chongchon River on November 30, 1950. The actual loss was months later on April 22, 1951 in the area of Ukkolgye approximately 30 miles north northeast of Seoul. This was also known as Death Valley for the 5th Infantry Regiment.

Soldier Accounted for from Korean War (Travers, J.) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Joseph R. Travers, who died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War, was accounted for June 20, 2024.In

Funeral 6/28/2024 at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veteran Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, NJ, per family, the public is welcome.

PFC Anthony John Lopa
Remains Accounted For July 21 2023
82nd Antiaircraft Artillery AW Battalion
B BTRY
Army
Hostile, Died While Missing (MIA)
Date Of Loss: August 31, 1950
Date Of Identification: July 21, 2023
Service Number: RA12329225
Born: October 13, 1932
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
North Arlington, New Jersey
Location Or Battle Zone: Naktong Bulge a

Korean War Accounted For - SFC Raymond E Hall Raymond Earl Hall, Jellico, Tennessee, ID RA06358843, Hostile, Died (KIA), 19th Infantry Regiment, July 31, 1950

DFW performs the same service for every repatriation honorary transfer that passes through the airport. Ms. Hedberg is the coordinator.

PFC Anthony Lopa, Korean War.

PFC Anthony Lopa, US ARMY 🇺🇸 repatriation 🇺🇸 DFW The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class (Pfc.) Anthony J. Lopa, 17, of North Arlington, New Jersey, who wa...

The Korean War: The war that shall not be forgotten 잊혀져선 안될 전쟁, 6.25 전쟁June 25th marks 72 years since the start of the Korean War.While the memories of the war are fading as time goes on,... the reasons why th...

We Remember: June 25th, 1950 on June 25th, 2024

The graphic is from our Newsletter sent out today.

See: https://preview.mailerlite.com/t7v1p5t2x6

Korean War Death - CPL Jesse L Mitchell Jesse Leroy Mitchell, Atwood, Oklahoma, ID RA18341464, Hostile, Died While Captured (POW), 19th Infantry Regiment, November 4, 1950

Korean War Accounted For - PFC Charles A Vorel Jr Charles Albert Vorel Jr, Omaha, Nebraska, ID RA16282238, Hostile, Died While Missing (MIA), 19th Infantry Regiment, July 16, 1950

Korean War Accounted For - SGT John P Ryhter John Paul Ryhter, Cleveland, Ohio, ID RA19343284, Hostile, Died While Missing (MIA), 82nd Antiaircraft Artillery AW Battalion, December 1, 1950

Korean War Accounted For - CPL William Colby William Colby, Minneapolis, Minnesota, ID RA17264900, Hostile, Died While Missing (MIA), 32nd Infantry Regiment, December 2, 1950

Korean War Accounted For - SGT Kester B Hardman Kester Bernard Hardman, Smithville, West Virginia, ID RA15288867, Hostile, Died While Captured (POW), 38th Infantry Regiment, December 2, 1950

Korean War Accounted For - SFC Israel Ramos Israel Ramos, Brooklyn, New York, ID RA12319689, Hostile, Died While Missing (MIA), 9th Infantry Regiment, August 31, 1950