Lafayette County Louisiana Archives Military Records.....Korean War Casualties Korea ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Bryant Walker http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00024.html#0005835 May 16, 2023, 9:46 pm Korean War Casualties .S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War - Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Transcribed and Submitted by Bryant W. Walker, 2023 Korean War timeline June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953 The Korean problems that led to a war actually began at the end of WWII when Korea was divided into two countries with the 38th parrallel as the dividing line between North and South Korea. North Korea, with approval of Russia and China, invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950 and proceeded to take the capital of Seoul. A UN resolution to support South Korea was passed and UN troops began to arrive in South Korea in September, 1950 which was the beginning of the U. S. involvement in the war. The war continued until July 27, 1953 when a truce was established that included the 38th parallel as the border between the two countries. There are 651 known casualties from Louisiana in the Korean War. I have transcribed two separate lists of Louisiana Casualties and combined the information for the LAGenWeb. The lists were about 95% identical, but each had some casualties that did not appear on the second list as well as differences in the information presented. One list, the "Korean War Extract Data File, as of April 29, 2008, of the Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) Files, part of Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense", did not include casualties that were not combat related and did not indicate the cause of death. The second list recorded more casualties than the first list and was extracted from NARA records. The list did not include a birth date or the branch of service, but did include the person's serial number, cities or towns of origin instead of just the parish and the cause of death. It has been a difficult task combining the two lists into a useful document for researchers, but I hope that it provides informative data for the family researchers who had a family member that died in the Korean War. Bryant Walker LAFAYETTE PARISH Name ALLEMAND, Percy Service ARMY Rank/Rate CPL SN 54030081 Birthdate 19260224 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19510212 Recovered N Cause of Death Died while Prisoner of War Name BROUCHET, Paul Wilbert Service ARMY Rank/Rate CPL SN 18281487 Birthdate 19310000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19501201 Recovered N Cause of Death Missing in Action - Presumed Dead Name BROUSSARD, Edward Jr. Service ARMY Rank/Rate PFC SN 18279134 Birthdate 19320000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19500812 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name BROUSSARD, George C. Service ARMY Rank/Rate CPL SN 54000185 Birthdate 19270000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19511128 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name COMEAUX, Rayford J. Service ARMY Rank/Rate PVT SN 18279100 Birthdate 19320000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19500716 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name CORCORAN, John Service ARMY Rank/Rate PFC SN [blank} Birthdate 19290903 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19500924 Recovered Y Cause of Death [blank} Name CORMIER, Ferman Service ARMY Rank/Rate CPL SN 38488910 Birthdate 19250000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19510213 Recovered N Cause of Death Died while Prisoner of War Name DAIGLE, Lifford J. Service ARMY Rank/Rate CPL SN 54067763 Birthdate 19310000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19521014 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name DOUCET, Joseph Service ARMY Rank/Rate PFC SN 54095351 Birthdate 19290000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19530714 Recovered N Cause of Death Missing in Action - Presumed Dead Name HOUSTON, Bernard Service ARMY Rank/Rate PFC SN 18351213 Birthdate 19320000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19501127 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name JACQUES, Ernest J. Service ARMY Rank/Rate CPL SN 34003178 Birthdate 19160000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19500913 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name JOE, Joseph Bradley Service ARMY Rank/Rate PFC SN 18351214 Birthdate 19330000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19501201 Recovered N Cause of Death Missing in Action - Presumed Dead Name JONES, Clarence Joseph Service [blank} Rank/Rate PFC SN 54000922 Birthdate [blank} Home of Record LAFAYETTE Death Date 21-Jul-53 Recovered [blank} Cause of Death Non-hostile Death Name MELANCON, Moise Jr. Service MARINE CORPS Rank/Rate PFC SN 1165436 Birthdate 19310912 Home of Record LAFAYETTE Death Date 19520305 Recovered Y Cause of Death Died of Wounds Name MENARD, Nelson John Service MARINE CORPS Rank/Rate PFC SN 1122427 Birthdate 19310315 Home of Record YOUNGSVILLE Death Date 19501107 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name PARKERSON, Charles Rupert Service AIR FORCE Rank/Rate 1LT SN AO2222965 Birthdate 19280729 Home of Record LAFAYETTE Death Date 19530113 Recovered N Cause of Death Killed in Action Name PATIN, Raymond Joseph Service MARINE CORPS Rank/Rate PFC SN 1072025 Birthdate 19290109 Home of Record LAFAYETTE Death Date 19500921 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name PECOT, Ralph A. Jr. Service ARMY Rank/Rate PVT SN 18303655 Birthdate 19280000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19501111 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name ROY, Hayward J. Service ARMY Rank/Rate PFC SN [blank} Birthdate 19330000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19510214 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name STJULIEN, Paul E. Service ARMY Rank/Rate SFC SN 18133770 Birthdate 19210000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19501130 Recovered Y Cause of Death Died while Prisoner of War Name THIBODEAUX, Joseph H. Service ARMY Rank/Rate PFC SN 54044876 Birthdate 19290000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19511105 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/lafayette/military/korea/other/koreanwa176gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 6.8 Kb