U.S. Military Fatal Casualties
of the Korean War for
Buncombe County, North Carolina
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| Name | Service | Rank/ Rate | Birthdate | Home City | Home County | Incident or Death Date | Remains Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, WALTER L. | ARMY | SGT | 19180000 | UNKNOWN | BUNCOMBE | 19500905 | Y |
| BAILEY, ROSS | ARMY | PVT | 19320000 | UNKNOWN | BUNCOMBE | 19520828 | Y |
| CABE, JIMMIE | ARMY | PFC | 19310000 | UNKNOWN | BUNCOMBE | 19500716 | Y |
| COLEMAN, WILLIAM N. | ARMY | PFC | 19320000 | UNKNOWN | BUNCOMBE | 19500901 | Y |
| COOK, MCKINLEY CARL | ARMY | CPL | 19310000 | UNKNOWN | BUNCOMBE | 19501201 | N |
| CRAWFORD, EDWARD G. | ARMY | CPL | 19260000 | UNKNOWN | BUNCOMBE | 19510204 | Y |
| DOLEN, BOBBY JOE | MARINE CORPS | PFC | 19330511 | OTEEN | BUNCOMBE | 19520517 | Y |
| FISHER, WAYNE FLOYD | MARINE CORPS | SSGT | 19250511 | ASHEVILLE | BUNCOMBE | 19501129 | Y |
| FREEMAN, BOBBY EUGENE | NAVY | FA | 19311120 | BILTMORE | BUNCOMBE | 19500926 | N |
| GUTHRIE, EDWARD SHULDON, JR. | AIR FORCE | 1STLT | 19261120 | ASHEVILLE | BUNCOMBE | 19521114 | N |
| HICKS, CHARLES | ARMY | PVT | 19310000 | UNKNOWN | BUNCOMBE | 19530713 | Y |
| HYATT, DON | AIR FORCE | CAPT | 19220326 | ASHEVILLE | BUNCOMBE | 19500909 | N |
| ISRAEL, PAUL E. | ARMY | PVT | 19270000 | UNKNOWN | BUNCOMBE | 19510522 | Y |
| JONES, CLYDE | ARMY | SGT | 19240000 | UNKNOWN | BUNCOMBE | 19510412 | Y |
| KING, JAMES PAUL | MARINE CORPS | PFC | 19310317 | ASHEVILLE | BUNCOMBE | 19500926 | Y |
| LETHBRIDGE, RUSSELL ALFRED | MARINE CORPS | PFC | 19291101 | ASHEVILLE | BUNCOMBE | 19501002 | Y |
| PENLAND, TROY | ARMY | CPL | 19240000 | UNKNOWN | BUNCOMBE | 19501129 | N |
| REED, ROBERT DUGGER | ARMY | PFC | 19310000 | UNKNOWN | BUNCOMBE | 19501130 | N |
| RHODES, JAY RUFFUS | MARINE CORPS | TSGT | 19150321 | BILTMORE | BUNCOMBE | 19510925 | Y |
| RICE, CARL D. | ARMY | CPL | 19280000 | UNKNOWN | BUNCOMBE | 19510423 | Y |
| SOMERVILLE, SMITH S. | ARMY | 2LT | 19290000 | UNKNOWN | BUNCOMBE | 19530223 | Y |
| YOUNG, JACK R. | ARMY | CPL | 19260000 | UNKNOWN | BUNCOMBE | 19500731 | Y |