Vernon 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, 11:42 am Korean War Casualties U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War - Vernon 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 VERNON PARISH Name CLARK, Keith Kennedy Service ARMY Rank/Rate PFC SN 18301128 Birthdate 19290000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19510107 Recovered N Cause of Death Died while Prisoner of War Name DEASON, Willie Ray Service MARINE CORPS Rank/Rate PFC SN 1221580 Birthdate 19310623 Home of Record PITKIN Death Date 19520809 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name EVANS, James Mackie Service AIR FORCE Rank/Rate A1 SN AF18276799 Birthdate 19310613 Home of Record LEESVILLE Death Date 19500719 Recovered Y Cause of Death Missing in Action - Presumed Dead Name LACAZE, Charlie M. Service ARMY Rank/Rate PVT SN 18280842 Birthdate 19310000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19500815 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name LINDSAY, Max A. Service ARMY Rank/Rate PFC SN 18272491 Birthdate 19320218 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19500720 Recovered N Cause of Death Missing in Action - Presumed Dead Name MARTIN, James Edward Service ARMY Rank/Rate SGT SN 18280596 Birthdate 19310000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19501203 Recovered N Cause of Death Missing in Action - Presumed Dead Name MARTIN, James M. Service ARMY Rank/Rate MSGT SN 6247030 Birthdate 19050000 Home of Record UNKNOWN Death Date 19500716 Recovered Y Cause of Death Killed in Action Name NETHERLAND, John Clifford Service [blank} Rank/Rate AD2 SN 289-739 Birthdate [blank} Home of Record STAGLE Death Date 7-Jul-53 Recovered [blank} Cause of Death Non-hostile Death File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/vernon/military/korea/other/koreanwa206gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 4.2 Kb