Korean War Era Soldiers
(1950 - 1955)
last updated July 25, 2004(1950 - 1955)
"Lawrence [County] had come back after another war and hoped for continuing peace, but it would not stay that way. Edison Hunnicutt, who had studied about Korea as a youth in school at Webbville, passed away in that distant land in the fall of 1946 while military and political representatives of two world forces haggled over the fate of that divided nation. It bounded into the lives of all Americans with the outbreak of hostility between democracy and communism in 1950, and Lawrence saw its boys march off again to do battle." (source 3)
Evidence of Korean War Era Soldiers in Lawrence County has been recorded from courthouse ledgers, cemetery records, newspapers, or other documents. If you have record of a family member who was born in the county, lived in the county, filed a pension application in the county, died and/or is buried in Lawrence County, please contact me so that the information may be added to this list.--Beverly L. Pack
| NAME | DATE OF BIRTH | DATE OF DEATH | SERVICE INFORMATION | WHERE BURIED |
| Roy G. Adams | Nov 1, 1914 | Jul 9, 1973 | KY - FCS - U. S. Navy; also served in WWII | Alley-Ball Cemetery |
| Charles F. Adkins | unk | Corporal - U. S. Air Force | ||
| Lawrence Wray Adkins | Sep 24, 1931 | Dec 4, 1972 | KY - Corporal - U. S. Army | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| *Vicar (Victor) Akers, Jr. | Feb 19, 1929 | Aug 18, 1950 | KY - Private First Class - US Army; Killed In Action | Myrtle Chapel Cemetery |
| Paul Dean Austin | Jun 1928 | First Lieutenant - U. S. Air Force | ||
| Oscar Barnett | Mar 12, 1933 | 1952 | Greenlawn Cemetery, West | |
| Charles H. Bartlett | Jul 1, 1924 | Apr 6, 1986 | Staff Sergeant - U. S. Army; also served in WWII | Moses Preston Cemetery |
| John Paul Bell | Unk | Petty Officer Third Class - U. S. Navy (1948-1952) | Greenlawn Cemetery, West | |
| Garland Bentley | May 29, 1927 | Jun 5, 1999 | U. S. Army | Yatesville Memorial Gardens |
| Raleigh Blair | 1918 | 1989 | Sergeant - U. S. Army; also served in WWII | Yatesville Memorial Gardens |
| Joe Paul Blankenship | abt 1932 | Mar 12, 1999 | ||
| *James V. Boggs | unk | Sep 6, 1952 | Master Sergeant - US Army; Killed In Action | |
| Robert Bolt | Aug 22, 1925 | Nov 27, 1987 | Sergeant First Class - U. S. Army; also served in WWII & Vietnam | Bolt Cemetery, Garrett |
| *Roscoe Borders, Jr. | Aug 23, 1928 | Oct 5, 1951 | KY - Corporal - US Army; Killed In Action | Borders Cemetery, Lowmansville |
| Ray Brackett | unk | U. S. Marine Corps Reserves | ||
| Phillip K. Burgess | Apr 6, 1927 | Aug 13, 1986 | AE3 - U. S. Navy; also served in WWII | Asch-Hale Cemetery |
| John E. Burton | Jul 10, 1921 | Nov 30, 1994 | Sergeant First Class; Prisoner of War, Released; also served in WWII & Vietnam | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA |
| Russell E. Bush | Jan 5, 1928 | Aug 22, 1988 | Sergeant - U. S. Air Force | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Colfax Butler | Jun 22, 1923 | Jun 16, 1969 | Ky - Sergeant First Class - U. S. Army; also served in WWII | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Arnold Campbell | Jun 11, 1930 | Jun 6, 1998 | U. S. Army | Campbell Cemetery |
| John F. Canterbury | Nov 23, 1918 | Mar 10, 1979 | Sergeant - U. S. Army; also served in Vietnam | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| William Milton Carey | Sep 25, 1918 | Dec 16, 1983 | Captain - U. S. Army; also served in WWII | Veterans Circle, Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens, Ashland, Boyd Co, KY |
| Willie Paul Carter | unk | |||
| Hesie Dean Castle | Jun 26, 1928 | Aug 24, 1998 | Greenlawn Cemetery | |
| *Clifford R. Chaffin | unk | Dec 2, 1950 | Private First Class - US Army; Hostile Action - Died While Missing; Officially Declared Dead 4 Years Later | |
| James Chapman | Jan 17, 1932 | May 27, 1976 | KY - Private First Class - U. S. Marines | Maynard Cemetery |
| Loyd Childers | 1932 | 1976 | Corporal - U. S. Army | Greenlawn Cemetery, East |
| Benjamin "Ben" Harrison Church, Jr. | Nov 19, 1928 | Jun 10, 1983 | U. S. Air Force | Ogle Cemetery |
| Silas Junior Coburn | Mar 23, 1932 | Nov 17, 1998 | U. S. Army | Coburn Family Cemetery |
| Glenn Carol Collins | 1931 | 1980 | Private - U. S. Army | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Leonard Vinson Compton | unk | |||
| Harold D. Cook | Nov 7, 1931 | Aug 29, 1971 | KY - Private First Class | Greenlawn Cemetery, East |
| *Aaron W. Damron | unk | Apr 29, 1951 | Private - US Army; Killed In Action | |
| Carlos Daniels | Sep 25, 1928 | Feb 1, 1985 | Private First Class - U. S. Army | Greenlawn Cemetery, East |
| Ked Davis, Jr. | Jul 10, 1928 | Feb 9, 1971 | WV - Private - U. S. Army | Fitzpatrick Cemetery, Patrick Branch |
| Fred R. Derifield | 1921 | 1977 | ATN2 - U. S. Navy; also served in WWII & Vietnam | Derifield Cemetery, Clifford |
| William James Derifield | 1919 | 1982 | Specialist 7 - U. S. Army; also served in WWII & Vietnam | Derifield Cemetery, Clifford |
| Walter Dickerson | Dec 14, 1931 | Feb 12, 1974 | Sergeant - U. S. Army | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Romey Edwards | 1920 | 1985 | U. S. Air Force; also served in WWII & Vietnam | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Roscoe Harold "Babe" Ekers | Feb 7, 1930 | Oct 1, 1993 | U. S. Army | Derefield Cemetery, Raven Rock Fork |
| Charley Harmen Fannin | 1931 | 1982 | Private First Class - U. S. Army | Mary's Church Cemetery, Charley |
| Bobby Franklin Fitzpatrick | Nov 11, 1929 | 1984 | Corporal - US Army; Taken Prisoner of War Nov 1950; Released 33 months later | Derifield Cemetery, Clifford |
| Ulysses "Lessy Boy" Fitzpatrick | 1930 | 1989 | Private First Class - U. S. Army | Fitzpatrick Cemetery, Patrick Branch |
| John Jay Fletcher | Dec 15, 1920 | Dec 28, 1990 | CS3 - U. S. Navy; also served in WWII | Isaac Park Church Cemetery |
| *William "Bill" Don Fugitt | Mar 8, 1931 | Jul 8, 1951 | KY - Private First Class - US Marines; Killed In Action | Peck Cemetery |
| John Paul Gartin | Oct 16, 1924 | US Army; Prisoner of War; Released After 37 Months | ||
| Frank L. Ghost | unk | unk | Killed In Action [as reported by BSN 1984-1985] | |
| Jackson Gilpin | 1932 | 1989 | U. S. Army | Wallace Cemetery, Donithan |
| *Ray V. Gose | unk | unk | Private First Class - U. S. Army; Killed In Action | |
| David Allen Green | 1934 | 1987 | Technical Sergeant - U. S. Air Force; also served in Vietnam | Pine Hill (Fulkerson Addition) |
| William Troy Hammond | 1928 | 1982 | Corporal - U. S. Army | Greenlawn Cemetery, East |
| Curtis Hatfield | unk | |||
| James Edward Heston | unk | U. S. Air Force | ||
| Hobert Hughes | unk | Prisoner of War; Released | ||
| Charles Hurst | Aug 9, 1935 | Oct 7, 1988 | U. S. Air Force | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Wendell S. Jackson | Jul 14, 1928 | Apr 5, 1993 | Private First Class - U. S. Army | Bolt Cemetery, Garrett |
| Arnold Ray Jennings | May 25, 1926 | Apr 25, 1989 | Senior Master Sergeant - U. S. Air Force; also served in WWII & Vietnam | Buchanan Chapel Cemetery |
| Charles Ray Jobe | Nov 17, 1935 | Jun 28, 1999 | U. S. Army | Shady Grove Cemetery, Webbville |
| Ottis Kelley | unk | |||
| Gray Kidd | Feb 15, 1924 | Jun 17, 1994 | Sergeant First Class - U. S. Army | James See Cemetery |
| James Kennith Kitchen | age 78 | Nov 30, 1997 | Lieutenant Colonel - U. S. Army (Retired); also served in WWII | Southlawn Memorial Park, Prince George, VA |
| *Maxwell Dean Kitchen | Jan 26, 1932 | Nov 2, 1950 | Private First Class - US Army; Hostile Action - Died While Missing | |
| Ralph "Red" Leverett | Nov 26, 1910 | Apr 5, 1998 | Staff Sergeant - U. S. Army | Greenlawn Cemetery |
| Albert Levering | 1926 | 1979 | Private First Class - U. S. Army | Pine Hill (Section 14) |
| Bert Gillette Lindsey | Nov 21, 1919 | Dec 23, 1979 | Captain - U. S. Army | Greenlawn Cemetery, East |
| Lindsey David "LD" Lyon | Dec 12, 1916 | Mar 23, 1990 | Corporal - U. S. Army; also served in WWII | Marvin G. Sparks Cemetery |
| James Thomas McGuire | Jun 18, 1929 | Dec 19, 1985 | Corporal - U. S. Army | Greenlawn Cemetery, East |
| Carl Thomas McKenzie | Dec 5, 1929 | May 24, 1970 | KY - Corporal - U. S. Army | Marvin G. Sparks Cemetery |
| Lloyd Carless Marcum | 1927 | 1986 | Private First Class - U. S. Air Force | Greenlawn Cemetery, East |
| Billy Joe Meek | 1931 | 1987 | Airman 2nd Class - U. S. Air Force | Greenlawn Cemetery, East |
| Carl Miller | 1911 | no date | Captain - U. S. Naval Reserve; also served in WWII | Greenlawn Cemetery, East |
| James H. Miller | Aug 27, 1929 | Dec 15, 1988 | Corporal - U. S. Army | Wallace Cemetery, Donithan |
| *Bert Moore | unk | unk | U. S. Army; Killed In Action | |
| Earnest Moore | Mar 28, 1928 | Jun 5, 1978 | Private - U. S. Army | Hannah Cemetery |
| Eugene Moore | unk | Prisoner of War; Released | ||
| Bennett Wade Muncy, Sr. | Nov 12, 1929 | Sep 12, 1991 | U. S. Army | Muncy-Meek-Hay Cemetery |
| Bernard L. Nelson | unk | |||
| Clyde C. Nelson | Oct 21, 1920 | Jun 6, 1971 | Master Sergeant; also served in WWII | Preece Cemetery |
| John Thomas O'Daniel | Nov 14, 1929 | Sergeant First Class - U. S. Army (Jan 1948 - Oct 1969; Retired), Military Police; also served in Vietnam | ||
| *Ransom F. Pack | May 3, 1932 | Jul 19, 1953 | KY - Private First Class - US Marines; Hostile Action - Missing In Action | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Pablo Palacios | Jun 19, 1924 | Jul 24, 1998 | Castle Family Cemetery, Red Bush, KY | |
| *Billy Ray Patton | Feb 25, 1930 | Sep 19, 1952 | KY - Sergeant - US Army; Killed In Action | Buchanan Chapel Cemetery |
| Herbert Donald Perry | Mar 16, 1927 | Nov 21, 1986 | U. S. Air Force | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Leonard Lynn Phelps | Nov 7, 1932 | Dec 11, 1998 | U. S. Army | Phelps Cemetery, Buchanan |
| Ben Pigg, Jr. | 1927 | 1980 | Private - U. S. Army | Greenlawn Cemetery, East |
| *James T. Preece | Apr 8, 1927 | Sep 5, 1950 | Sergeant - US Army; Killed In Action | Preece Cemetery |
| Paul E. Raines | 1927 | 1993 | Corporal - U. S. Army | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Braiden McDonald Roberts | Sep 1, 1931 | Mar 17, 1998 | U. S. Air Force | Roberts Cemetery |
| Carlos H. Roberts | Dec 24, 1929 | Aug 17, 1993 | KY - Sergeant - U. S. Marine Corps | Yatesville Memorial Gardens |
| Jesse Robinson | 1927 | 1987 | Corporal - U. S. Army | Yatesville Memorial Gardens |
| Andrew Milton Rose | 1929 | 1991 | Private - U. S. Army | Pine Hill (Section 5) |
| Johnny Rowe | Apr 22, 1933 | Mar 23, 1953 | Private First Class; Killed In Action | Rowe Cemetery, Fort Gay, WV |
| Ernest Ray Salyers | abt 1919 | unk | Private First Class - U. S. Army; also served in WWII | Newport, TN |
| Carl Robert Sammons | Nov 27, 1934 | Jan 21, 1989 | U. S. Army; also served in Vietnam Conflict | Franklin Family Cemetery |
| Howard See | unk | Reserves; also served in WWII | ||
| James Cleon "Bub" Shannon | Sep 28, 1928 | Jul 12, 1985 | Corporal - U. S. Army | Shannon Cemetery |
| Donald L. Short | Dec 18, 1928 | Feb 28, 1988 | Private First Class - U. S. Army | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Jack Short | Jun 23, 1929 | Jun 29, 1972 | OH - Corporal | Short Cemetery, Mattie |
| Charles A. Simpson | 1930 | 1971 | KY - Sergeant | Pine Hill (Vaughn Cemetery Position) |
| Robert E. Sindel | Aug 14, 1931 | Aug 21, 1981 | Private - U. S. Army | Buchanan Chapel Cemetery |
| Ernest H. Smith | Aug 11, 1927 | Jun 11, 1998 | also served in WWII | Watson Cemetery, Webbville |
| *Howell (Huil) Denver E. Sparks | Apr 9, 1933 | Nov 4, 1950 | KY - Private First Class - US Marines; Killed In Action | Sturgill Cemetery, Martha |
| Charles Edmond Spillman | 1932 | U. S. Navy | ||
| Earl F. Spradlin | 1930 | Jun 15, 1952 | Private First Class - US Army; Killed In Action | |
| James E. Steele | Oct 20, 1929 | 1980 | Private - U. S. Army | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Hansel A. Stevens | Nov 10, 1928 | Nov 12, 1969 | KY - Corporal - U. S. Army | Prince Cemetery |
| Julius "Pete" Swan, Jr. | Jun 28, 1929 | Mar 6, 1998 | U. S. Army | |
| John Anderson Tackett | Aug 20, 1930 | Aug 1, 1994 | Airman First Class - U. S. Air Force | Harmon Cemetery, Fallsburg |
| William Howard Tackett | May 4, 1933 | Apr 3, 1992 | ST3 - U. S. Navy | Harmon Cemetery |
| Arlie B. Thompson | Oct 12, 1929 | Nov 24, 1985 | Sergeant First Class - U. S. Army | Yatesville Memorial Gardens |
| Carl J. Thompson | Mar 16, 1933 | Aug 7, 1998 | U. S. Army | Yatesville Memorial Gardens |
| Norman C. Vaughn | 1928 | 1987 | Private - U. S. Army | John Spurlock Cemetery |
| Joseph W. Vinson | Sep 18, 1928 | Jun 3, 1979 | Private First Class - U. S. Army | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Virgil Crooks Wallace | Nov 15, 1928 | Builder 4th Class - U. S. Navy | ||
| James E. Webb | 1929 | 1971 | KY - Master Sergeant; also served in Vietnam | Pine Hill (Section 12) |
| L. D. Webb | Jan 13, 1929 | Jun 17, 1998 | U. S. Army | Jordan Cemetery |
| Orvile Weddington | Jul 10, 1912 | Feb 23, 1993 | Technical Sergeant - U. S. Air Force; also served in Vietnam | Meek-Muncy-Terry Cemetery |
| Lafayette Wellman | unk | unknown | ||
| Homer Carl Wheeler | Dec 6, 1924 | Mar 20, 1976 | Staff Sergeant - U. S. Marines; also served in WWII | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Lowell Wheeler | unk | |||
| Dewey E. Wilson, Sr. | Aug 2, 1933 | Oct 31, 1990 | Private First Class - U. S. Army | John H. Wilson Cemetery |
| Fred A. Wilson | unk | U. S. Navy & U. S. Naval Reserve | ||
| Gene A. Wilson | unk | Lieutenant Commander - U. S. Navy | ||
| Ransom Paul Wilson | Jan 19, 1923 | Dec 30, 1999 | U. S. Army | Chaffin Cemetery, Louisa |
| Wayne A. Wilson | Sep 4, 1910 | Dec 20, 1993 | Petty Officer First Class - U. S. Navy; also served in WWII | Greenlawn Cemetery, East |
| *Arthur J. Wooten, Jr. | Jul 22, 1930 | Dec 12, 1950 | KY - Sergeant First Class - US Army; Hostile Action - Died While Missing | Greenlawn Cemetery, West |
| Donald Wooten | Mar 23, 1928 | U. S. Army | ||
| Alvin S. "Bud" Wright | Apr 5, 1933 | Dec 22, 1998 | U. S. Army | Valley View Memorial Gardens, Beaver Creek, OH |
| *Blaine Gaylord York | unk | Sep 26, 1950 | Private First Class - US Army; Killed In Action | |
| Lloyd Borders Young | Apr 8, 1930 | Aug 1, 1991 | U. S. Army | Judd-Miller Cemetery, Norris |
*NOTE: Soldiers indicated with an asterisk "*" have their names inscribed on the Monument in front of the Lawrence County Courthouse.
Note: Not all of this information has been documented and verified. If you find errors, please contact me at the address below and let me know. I appreciate all assistance in maintaining accurate information.
Additional information, such as Wills, Biographies, Letters, Diaries, Pension Application Papers, etc., may be found on those soldiers which have a link indicated. If you have a web page with information about one of these soldiers, please contact me so that I may add your page to the links.
"Bobby Fitzpatrick, 23, War Prisoner Since November of 1950," Big Sandy News, Louisa, KY, 1953.
"History of Lawrence County, Kentucky," compiled by Regina Tackett, Patricia Jackson, Janice Thompson; Curtis Media Corp., Dallas, TX, 1991.
"Lawrence County - a pictorial history," by George Wolfford, WWW Company, Publishers, Ashland, KY, 1972.
"Lawrence County, Ky Cemeteries Volume 1, 1995," compiled by Mary Ellen Reid, Beulah Greene, Isabelle Johns; TMC Printing, Paintsville, KY, 1995.
"Lawrence County, Ky Cemeteries Volume 2, 1996," compiled by Mary Ellen Reid, Beulah Greene, Isabelle Johns, Stephanie Adkins; TMC Printing, Paintsville, KY, 1996.
"Lawrence County, Ky Cemeteries Volume 3, 1997," compiled by Mary Ellen Reid, Beulah Greene, Stephanie A. Adkins; 1997.
"Lawrence County, KY Cemeteries Volume 4, 1998," compiled by Mary Ellen Reid, Beulah Greene, Stephanie A. Adkins; 1998.
"Lawrence County, KY Cemeteries Volume 5, 1999," compiled by Mary Ellen Reid, Beulah Greene, Stephanie A. Adkins; 1999.
North Arizona Genealogical Society, July 1992, Summit County Chapter, OGS, April 1993.
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