How many army personel, including their names, were injured or killed
in the 2nd division and 7th division during the ocupation of Korea
from February 1954 to May 1955?

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 20 Mar 2005 13:27 PST

Hello hinky-ga,

I just want to make sure I understand what you are asking for.

The Korean War ended in 1953.  Are you asking specifically about
post-conflict casulties in Korea for the period 2/1954-5/1955?

I think that the Korean War casulty data are available online up
through the signing of the armistice in 1953.  Beyond that date,
though, I'm not sure what's available, and I just wanted to
double-check with you as to what you needed.

Thanks.

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by hinky-ga on 21 Mar 2005 12:26 PST

Yes. I served in Korea from Feb.1954 to April 1955 and I remember some
non combat injurys and deaths during that period such as a tank
hitting a mine, an infantry man stepping on a mine and a soldier
killed on guard duty. I'm sure there were other minor incidents during
that time period and I would like to find out about them. Most of
these incidents took place at the DMZ.

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Clarification of Question by hinky-ga on 21 Mar 2005 13:48 PST

Hi, I'm not good on going thru those records thats why I asked for specific names.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 21 Mar 2005 16:44 PST

hinky-ga,

I've made some progress identifying Army men killed in Korea in
1954-55.  However, there doesn't appear to be a readily-available
source of information for those who were injured during this time.

For instance, the list I found for the 7th Div is as follows:


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Morgan	 William Edgar PVT Big Rock	 TN April 14	1954 Non-hostile Death 

Atwater	 Bennie A. PFC Macon	 GA January 30	        1954 Non-hostile Death 
 
Stoll	 John Richard CPL Hartford City	 IN January 7	1954 Non-hostile Death 
 
Sullivan  Charles Patrick PFC Detroit	 MI July 5	1954 Missing in
Action - Presumed Dead

O'Connor  Keith William 2LT Phoenix	 AZ June 24	1954 Killed in Action 

-----

This is the complete list for 7 Div; there were no deaths included
from 1955.  However, the database notes that a fire in the Archives
Office destroyed some records, so that the list is not considered
complete.


For each name on the list, it is possible to access some additional
information.  For instance:


==========
Keith William O.Connor 
Phoenix, Arizona
Born August 28, 1930 
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Service Number O-4005335
Killed in Action
Died June 24, 1954 in Korea 

Second Lieutenant O'Connor was a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion,
31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. On June 24, 1954, he
noticed that a comrade had been injured in the demilitarized zone
(DMZ) by an enemy anti-personnel mine. He was attempting to rescue the
victim when he accidentally set off another anti-personnel mine
killing him. Second Lieutenant O'Connor was awarded the Purple Heart,
the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United
Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the
Korean War Service Medal.
==========


I'd be glad to post an equivalent list of names for the 2nd Div.

I cannot post the full write-ups for all those listed here in the
answer box, but I can certainly point you to the source of information
where you can easily find the full descriptions yourself.

Just to repeat the limits of what I've found:

--deaths are listed, but not injuries,

--the list may not be complete due to the Archives fire

--I can post the list of names, dates, etc, but not the full
write-ups...these you would need to access on your own (which is quite
easy to do).


Let me know if I should post the list for the 2nd Div, as well as
instructions for accessing individual write-ups, as an answer to your
questions.


pafalafa-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 22 Mar 2005 12:18 PST

hinky-ga,

Thanks for getting back to me. 

I did some more exploring of the Korean War database, and frankly, I
find myself a bit confused by it.

The database describes itself at one point as including all available
records of deaths pertaining to the Korean conflict -- no matter when
they occurred -- but elsewhere it says it only covers the period of
one year past the Armistice, which would cover 1954, but not 1955.

The data definitely includes deaths that occured in 1955 and beyond,
but for the two divisions you asked about -- the 2nd and the 7th --
there are no reports of deaths in 1955, which doesn't seem quite right
to me.  I'm just not sure of how complete the list is at this point.

For these reasons, I'm not posting this information as a formal answer
to your question, but rather, just putting it here in the
"Clarifications" box.

If it seems to meet your needs, let me know, and I'll gladly re-post
it as an answer, and give you instructions for "playing around" with
the database yourself in case you want to explore it in more
detail...it's not difficult.

I've included below the list of all the deaths in the two divisions
you asked about that occured in 1954 -- as I said, none were listed
for 1955.

I've also included the profiles of the soldiers who were listed --
note that for several of the 7th Div soldiers there are photos
available online.


Let me know if you would like me to post a formal answer to your
question, and all the best in your research.

pafalafa-ga


==========

There were 7348 deaths reported for the 2nd Division; the following
are the deaths that occured post-1953:



Borders, Edward Lee CPL  Saline, IL February 3, 1954 Missing in Action
- Presumed Dead

Ceasor, James PFC Mc Dowell, WV April 30, 1954 Died while Prisoner of War 

Konze, Anthony CPL Kings, NY May 7, 1954 Died while Prisoner of War 

Webster, Floyd Dale CPL Kansas City, KS March 8, 1954 Missing in
Action - Presumed Dead

Cain, Robert Louis Jr. 2LT Memphis, TN January 12, 1954 Non-hostile Death 

Figueroa, Luis PVT Bronx, NY February 18, 1954 Non-hostile Death 

Mc Clellan, Roscoe Le Roy PFC Mobile, AL June 2, 1954 Non-hostile Death 

Piilola, Edmund Ansolm PFC Minneapolis, MN January 1, 1954 Non-hostile Death 

Swihart, Joseph Charles Jr. CPL Morgantown, WV January 12, 1954 Non-hostile Death 

White, Roy J. PFC Fresno, CA January 13, 1954 Non-hostile Death 







Edward Lee Borders 
Saline, Illinois
Born 1930 
CORPORAL, U.S. Army
Service Number 57508348
Missing in Action - Presumed Dead
Died February 3, 1954 in Korea 
Corporal Borders was a member of Battery D, 82nd Anti-Aircraft
Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was
taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Hoensong, South
Korea on February 13, 1951 and died while a prisoner on February 3,
1954. Corporal Borders was awarded the Prisoner of War Medal, the
Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National
Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the
Republic of Korea War Service Medal.


James Ceasor 
Mc Dowell, West Virginia
Born 1928 
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service Number 15236300
Died while Prisoner of War
Died April 30, 1954 in Korea 
Private First Class Ceasor was a member of the 503rd Field Artillery
Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while
fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on December 1, 1950 and
died while a prisoner on April 30, 1954. Private First Class Ceasor
was awarded the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the
United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the
Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War
Service Medal.


Anthony Konze 
Kings, New York
Born March 1, 1930 
CORPORAL, U.S. Army
Service Number 12325352
Died while Prisoner of War
Died May 7, 1954 in Korea 
Corporal Konze was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry
Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was Taken Prisoner of War while
fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 1, 1950. He Died while
a prisoner on May 7, 1954. Corporal Konze was awarded the Purple
Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the
Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National
Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.


Floyd Dale Webster 
Kansas City, Kansas
Born 1932 
CORPORAL, U.S. Army
Service Number 17269741
Missing in Action - Presumed Dead
Died March 8, 1954 in Korea 
Corporal Webster was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 38th
Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War
while fighting the enemy near Hoengsong, South Korea on February 12,
1951. He was presumed dead on March 8, 1954. Corporal Webster was
awarded the Purple Heart, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Combat
Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations
Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean
Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service
Medal.
 


Robert Louis Cain, Jr. 
Memphis, Tennessee
Born May 10, 1928 
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Service Number O-1931981
Non-hostile Death
Died January 12, 1954 in Korea 
Second Lieutenant Cain was a platoon leader with Company D, 2nd
Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. On January 12, 1954,
he was in charge of a demolition squad clearing a path through a mine
field near Igilli, North Korea, when a squad member detonated a mine
killing him. Second Lieutenant Cain was awarded the Purple Heart, the
Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National
Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the
Republic of Korea War Service Medal.


Luis Figueroa 
Bronx, New York
Born December 7, 1933 
Private, U.S. Army
Service Number 51233554
Non-hostile Death
Died February 18, 1954 in Korea 
Private Figueroa was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 38th
Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He died of other causes on
February 18, 1954 near Kumhwa, North Korea. Private Figueroa was
awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the
United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and
the Korean War Service Medal.


Roscoe Le Roy Mc Clellan 
Mobile, Alabama
Born February 20, 1929 
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service Number 53128868
Non-hostile Death
Died June 2, 1954 in Korea 
Private First Class Mc Clellan was a member of the Service Company,
9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He died of other causes
on June 2, 1954 at the 44th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. Private
First Class Mc Clellan was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat
Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations
Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War
Service Medal.


Edmund Ansolm Piilola 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Born September 26, 1931 
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service Number 55281947
Non-hostile Death
Died January 1, 1954 in Korea 
Private First Class Piilola was a member of Service Company, 23rd
Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He died of other causes on
January 1, 1954 near Yujong, North Korea. Private First Class Piilola
was awarded the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service
Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service
Medal.


Joseph Charles Swihart, Jr. 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Born December 2, 1932 
CORPORAL, U.S. Army
Service Number 52255137
Non-hostile Death
Died January 12, 1954 in Korea 
Corporal Swihart was a member of Company D, 2nd Engineer Combat
Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. On January 12, 1954, he was killed
by mine fragments while he was clearing a friendly mine field near
Igilli, North Korea. Corporal Swihart was awarded the Korean Service
Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service
Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea
War Service Medal.
 


Roy J. White 
Fresno, California
Born November 26, 1925 
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service Number 56128765
Non-hostile Death
Died January 13, 1954 in Korea 
Private First Class White was a member of Company H, 2nd Battalion,
38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. A falling rock hit him
on the head, killing him on January 13, 1954 at "Artillery Hill",
North Korea. Private First Class White was awarded the Combat
Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations
Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean
Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service
Medal.


===============


7th Division
[from the list of names I posted earlier]




William Edgar Morgan 
Big Rock, Tennessee
Born August 23, 1932 
Private, U.S. Army
Service Number 53155930
Non-hostile Death
Died April 14, 1954 in Korea 
Private Morgan was a member of the 7th Military Police Company, 7th
Infantry Division. He died of other causes on April 14, 1954. Private
Morgan was awarded the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations
Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War
Service Medal.
[photo included at website]




Bennie A. Atwater 
Macon, Georgia
Born February 2, 1933 
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service Number 24755992
Non-hostile Death
Died January 30, 1954 in Korea 
Private First Class Atwater was a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion,
17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. On January 30, 1954, he
was fighting a brush fire when he caught on fire himself and died of
2nd degree burns and suffocation. Private First Class Atwater was
awarded the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal,
the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.


John Richard Stoll 
Hartford City, Indiana
Born January 13, 1931 
CORPORAL, U.S. Army
Service Number 55269144
Non-hostile Death
Died January 7, 1954 in Korea 
Corporal Stoll was a member of Company A, 13th Engineer Combat
Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. On January 7, 1954, his truck
overturned ascending an icy hill near Sam Jang-ni, North Korea.
Corporal Stoll was awarded the Korean Service Medal, the United
Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean
Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service
Medal.


Charles Patrick Sullivan 
Detroit, Michigan
Born December 5, 1932 
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service Number 55341827
Missing in Action - Presumed Dead
Died July 5, 1954 in Korea 
Private First Class Sullivan was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion,
17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was listed as
Missing in Action while defending his position at "Pork Chop Hill",
North Korea on July 4, 1953. He was presumed dead on July 5, 1954.
Private First Class Sullivan was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat
Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations
Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean
Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service
Medal.
[photo included]



Keith William O.Connor 
Phoenix, Arizona
Born August 28, 1930 
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Service Number O-4005335
Killed in Action
Died June 24, 1954 in Korea 
Second Lieutenant O'Connor was a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion,
31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. On June 24, 1954, he
noticed that a comrade had been injured in the demilitarized zone
(DMZ) by an enemy anti-personnel mine. He was attempting to rescue the
victim when he accidentally set off another anti-personnel mine
killing him. Second Lieutenant O'Connor was awarded the Purple Heart,
the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United
Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the
Korean War Service Medal.
[photo included]


=====================


Again, let me know if I should post an answer to your question.

paf

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Clarification of Question by hinky-ga on 29 Mar 2005 06:27 PST

The 2nd division pulled out of Korea in the summer of 1954 so there
would be no casualties for them in 1955 but there should be some for
the 7th division in 1955. I am also interested in non hostile deaths
and any North or South Korean casualties during that period.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 29 Mar 2005 06:42 PST

hinky-ga,

Thanks for getting back to me.

Unfortunately, I have not found a database that tracks the injuries
from the Korean War, nor have I come across records of fatalities in
1955, as I explained earlier.

HOWEVER, it is possible to search old newspaper articles for mentions
of incidents leading to injuries or fatalities in Korea.  But in order
to do so, it would help tremendously to have more details.  What types
of incidients are you searching for?  Are there any names you are
particularly interested in finding?  Locations in Korea (cities, base
names, etc) that would help focusing a search?

Any additional details would help.  Let me know what you think.

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by hinky-ga on 29 Mar 2005 08:13 PST

Early in 1954 at the DMZ across from a Mountain called Old Papasan one
of our tanks hit a mine the next day the word going around camp was
that the bog gunner was killed & the driver was criticaly injured but
if there is no record its possible they were both injured. One night
in 1954 we we attacked by mortars there were injuries but no one was
killed. Two soldiers were injured or killed buy stepping on a mine
this could have been the summer or fall of 1954. During the same time
period a soldier was severly injured or killed while on guard duty
that was in the 7th div. Also a North or South Korean infiltrated our
camp and was killed. Another North or South Korean was shot dead in
our tent. I say North or South Korean because there were some South
Korean synpathisers or some South Koreans that were stealing from us.
Any information on the above would be greatly appreciated. Thank You

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 01 Apr 2005 19:56 PST

hinky-ga,

I've continued my searching, but I haven't found a lot that is
specific to either the 2nd or 7th Divisions.

Most of what showed up the newspapers of the day looked pretty much
like these brief excerpts from the Los Angeles Times:


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LA Times
April 5, 1954

Patrol Clash In Korea Demilitarized Zone Told

Panmunjom, April 5 -- American officers confirmed today that
Communists killed one south Korean and captured another in a Saturday
night patrol skirmish in the demilitarized zone...


Nov 27, 1954

US Depot in Korea Burned

Pusan, Nov 27 -- A five-hour fire leveled three-fourths of the US
Amry's biggest Korean supply depot today.  Three US soldies were
reported injured while fighting the wind-fanned flames...



Oct 27, 1954

Two Koreans Shot

Seoul -- Two American guards shot and killed a Republic of Korea
soldier and wounded a civilian caught stealing gasoline from an Army
pipe line yesterday...The injured civilian, a mechanic, was captured.

-----

You can see, there's little identifying information in these stories.  


Given that we seem to have run the well dry on this one, I wonder
what...if anything...you would like me to do on this at this point? 
Should I post what we have already as an answer?  Continue searching? 
Or just call it a day in the absence of any additional information
that meets your needs?


Let me know what you think.


pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by hinky-ga on 02 Apr 2005 09:39 PST

Hi, I have a short write up of 3 Army casulties that I am interested
in they all died of "other causes" Non-hostile deaths in 1954.
Roscoe Le Roy Mc Clellan # 53128868 9th Inf.Reg. 2nd div.
Luis Figueroa # 51233554 38th inf. Reg. 2nd Div.
Douglas A. Flying Hawk PFC US Army no other information.
Can you please supply me as much information as possible on them
including how they died.
Thank You

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 02 Apr 2005 13:04 PST

hinky-ga,

I realy wish I could come up with the information you so obviously
desire, but I'm afraid it's proving to be quite elusive.

I did find a mention of Luis Figueroa:


----------
 
FIGUEROA, LUIS    
 PVT   US ARMY  
 KOREA  
 DATE OF BIRTH: 12/07/1933  
 DATE OF DEATH: 02/18/1954  
 BURIED AT: SECTION 2G  SITE 1203  
 LONG ISLAND NATIONAL CEMETERY  
 2040 WELLWOOD AVENUE FARMINGDALE , NY 11735-1211  
 (631) 454-4949  
 ----------


No indication of the circumstances surrounding his death, however.  I
did not see any records regarding the other two soldiers you
mentioned.


If you have specific names, you many want to contact the Records
Administration that keeps the archives of military personnel records,
to request information on figueroa, McClellan and Flying Hawk.  You
can do so by following the instructions given here:


http://www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis/military_personnel_records/standard_form_180.html



You may also want to contact the research services of the Stars and
Stripes, who may be able to pinpoint more information about
post-conflict deaths in Korea.  They generally like to search on or
around specific dates (such as the one for Figueroa's death), but you
may be able to talk them into a broader-based search as well:


http://www.stripes.com/01/research1.html



I hope I have been able to provide you some useful leads and tidbits
of information regarding your search.  Once again, my question to you
at this point is...What shall we do now?

paf

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Clarification of Question by hinky-ga on 02 Apr 2005 14:11 PST

I have found more information on my own about these three people for
$200 I want answers not directionjs.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 02 Apr 2005 14:32 PST

I'm glad you're finding some of the information you're after.  If you
can let us know the sources where you've found this information, it
may provide important clues to researchers for getting even more
detailed info.

We want to help out as best we can, which is one of the reasons I've
posted som much information already.

Let me know as much as you can, and I'll see what I can do.

paf

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Clarification of Question by hinky-ga on 03 Apr 2005 14:29 PDT

Hi, Thank you for your understanding, I think we are getting very
close to the end. The three names that I need to know the cause of
death can be found at the following location.
www.archives.gov/
click on research room, vetrans service records, research topics,
militiry records,korean war, korean war casualties,war dead,korean war
listings.
This will take you to www.abmc.gov/search.htm
The following are the listings that I found in addition to Luis Figueroa:

Roscoe Le Roy Mc Clellan
Mobile, Alabama
Born Feb. 20,1929
Private First Class
Service number 53128868
Non-hostil death
died june 2nd 1954 in Korea
Member of the service company 9th infantry regiment,2nd infantry div.
died of other causes June 1954 at the 44th mobil army surical hospital.
Its very important to me to find the cause of death.

Douglas A. Flying Hawk
Charles Mix County, South Dakoata
born unknown
Private US Army
Non-hostile death
died July 27,1954 in Korea of other causes.
Once again I need to find out the cause of death. 
The same is also necessary for Luis Figueroa.
Please Note: I will be away from sometime Monday until Saturday morning.
If necessary its ok with me if 7 days are added to the Apri 19th
deadline under the circumstances.

Hi hinky:

If you search through the following document for "1954" and "1955",
you'll get a list of casualties (though not sorted by unit).

http://www.archives.gov/research_room/research_topics/korean_war_casualty_lists/ca_by_town.html

U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO DIED FROM HOSTILE ACTION (INCLUDING
MISSING AND CAPTURED) IN THE KOREAN WAR, 1950-1957

I'm not sure that these stats exist for individual units or for injuries.

websearcher

Hi hinky:

I went through the list for you and there were *no* ARMY casualties
listed for that period. There were quite a few air force and marines
killed, but no army personnel.

This does not surprise me, as the list is for "hostile action", and
there wasn't really a lot of that for the army during that period.

Are you interested in the non-army deaths for that period?

websearcher

The list you showed me is what I'm looking for. I have two concerns
first are you sure there no records from 1955? Second if I can't use
your instructions to get the write up on each individual is there away
I can get in touch with you? You asked me if I was interested in non
Army deaths, do you mean airforce and Marines or Korean military
personal. I would be interested in Korean personel.