Rapides 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 17, 2023, 11:26 am Korean War Casualties U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War - Rapides 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 RAPIDES PARISH Name ANDERSON, Robert E. Service ARMY Rank/Rate PVT SN 38789589 Birthdate 19270000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19510216 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name BASCO, Earl D. Service ARMY Rank/Rate PFC SN 18283911 Birthdate 19320000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19510214 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name BRADFORD, Reginald Owen Service ARMY Rank/Rate CAPT SN O-1296645 Birthdate [blank} Home of Record PINEVILLE Death Date 27-Jul-53 Recovered [blank} Cause of Death Non-hostile Death Name BURRELL, Matthew Service ARMY Rank/Rate SGT SN 34152933 Birthdate 19150000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19501201 Recovered N Cause of Death Missing in Action - Presumed Dead Name DAVIS, Timothy Service ARMY Rank/Rate MSGT SN 6267197 Birthdate 19160000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19500811 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name GAINES, Lawrence W. Service ARMY Rank/Rate CPL SN 18352393 Birthdate 19320000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19510212 Recovered N Cause of Death Missing in Action - Presumed Dead Name GRASS, Garland Anthony Service MARINE CORPS Rank/Rate CPL SN 604974 Birthdate 19201203 Home of Record ALEXANDRIA Death Date 19501128 Recovered Y Cause of Death Died of Wounds Name GREER, Robert Lamar Service AIR FORCE Rank/Rate CAPT SN AO673796 Birthdate 19220315 Home of Record PINEVILLE Death Date 19510127 Recovered N Cause of Death Missing in Action - Presumed Dead Name HANKS, Arthur P. Service ARMY Rank/Rate MSGT SN 18351123 Birthdate 19300000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19520204 Recovered Y Cause of Death Died of Wounds Name HERRINGTON, Garland Service ARMY Rank/Rate SGT SN 18283895 Birthdate 19310000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19501128 Recovered Y Cause of Death Died while Prisoner of War Name HINES, Sam Service ARMY Rank/Rate PVT SN 54004303 Birthdate 19280000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19510521 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name HOLMES, Pervis S. Service ARMY Rank/Rate CPL SN 18351137 Birthdate 19320000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19501125 Recovered N Cause of Death Missing in Action - Presumed Dead Name LAROUE, Billy J. Service ARMY Rank/Rate CPL SN 18281230 Birthdate 19300000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19501130 Recovered Y Cause of Death Died while Prisoner of War Name MINOR, John Service ARMY Rank/Rate PFC SN 18351249 Birthdate 19320000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19501201 Recovered N Cause of Death Missing in Action - Presumed Dead Name ORTEGO, James D. Service ARMY Rank/Rate CPL SN 18141238 Birthdate 19270000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19511124 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name PARDEE, Harvey M. Service ARMY Rank/Rate SGT SN 18277330 Birthdate 19280000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19501130 Recovered N Cause of Death Missing in Action - Presumed Dead Name PITRE, Charles D. Jr. Service ARMY Rank/Rate PFC SN 18279146 Birthdate 19310000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19500708 Recovered N Cause of Death Died while Prisoner of War Name SCHLETTE, Joseph W. Service ARMY Rank/Rate CPL SN 54004513 Birthdate 19280000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19511015 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name SEALS, Otis C. Service ARMY Rank/Rate CPL SN 18305524 Birthdate 19280000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19500827 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name WHEAT, David Grant Service ARMY Rank/Rate PVT SN 18351138 Birthdate 19330000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19501111 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name WILSON, Louis Roscoe Service ARMY Rank/Rate CPL SN 38789438 Birthdate 19270000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19500926 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name WOOTEN, Ray D. Service ARMY Rank/Rate PFC SN 18302815 Birthdate 19300000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19500922 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/rapides/military/korea/other/koreanwa188gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 7.0 Kb