Records of Military Personnel
Who Died as a Result of Hostilities
During the Korean War
For Palm Beach County, Florida
Transcribed by: Lynn Tooley
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Records of Military Personnel Who Died as a Result of Hostilities During the Korean War, documenting the period January 1, 1950 - February 7, 1957.
This series contains selected descriptive data about U.S. military personnel who died by hostile means (i.e. battle deaths) as a result of combat duty in the Korean War. The data were usually extracted from Department of Defense Form 1300 (Report of Casualty) as well as from each of the four military services of the Department of Defense. The variables available from each casualty record include: Military Service Branch, Country of Casualty (always Korea), Casualty Group, File Reference Number, Name of Casualty, Processing Date, Service Number, Military Grade or Rank, Pay Grade, Date of Casualty, Service Component, Home of Record, Birth Date, Cause of Casualty, Aircraft Involvement(air/non-air casualty), Race, Sex, and Citizenship. The majority of the records have no meaningful data in the "cause of casualty" or "air/non- air casualty" variable. The series lists as the home of record the county for those casualties in the Army and lists as the home of record the city, town, or municipality and county for those casualties in the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps.
| Military Service Branch | Name of Casualty | Service Number | Date Died or Declared Dead | Home of Record City/Town | County | State | Birth Date Year | Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U S ARMY | BANKS DANIEL E | 14243264 | 11/30/1950 | - | PALM BEACH | Florida | 29 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | DALY CHARLES S | 53063491 | 1/3/1952 | - | PALM BEACH | Florida | 30 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | HANDY MELVIN L | 14333389 | 12/12/1950 | - | PALM BEACH | Florida | 31 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | HANNER MILTON L | 1303722 | 12/1/1950 | - | PALM BEACH | Florida | 13 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | LUND HAROLD S | 14202714 | 9/14/1950 | - | PALM BEACH | Florida | 26 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | MERCER FOSTER M | 14038663 | 9/5/1950 | - | PALM BEACH | Florida | 21 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | MURNIGHAN HARRY E | 14276839 | 10/22/1950 | - | PALM BEACH | Florida | 30 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | PRESCOTT SIDNEY T | 24622825 | 9/12/1950 | - | PALM BEACH | Florida | 30 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | SMITH SHERRY J | 53063694 | 11/28/1952 | - | PALM BEACH | Florida | 30 | Negro |
| U S ARMY | TATE JAMES R | 53004539 | 11/23/1951 | - | PALM BEACH | Florida | 25 | Negro |
| U S ARMY | THOMAS RICHARD E | 24623447 | 7/5/1950 | - | PALM BEACH | Florida | 32 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | WEHAGE JEROME H | 53004804 | 6/13/1951 | - | PALM BEACH | Florida | 28 | Caucasian |
| U S MARINE CORPS | BYRD WILLIAM EUGENE | 1159426 | 9/9/1951 | SOUTH BAY | PALM BEACH | Florida | 32 | Caucasian |
| U S MARINE CORPS | COTTLE DONALD FRANKLIN | 55253 | 12/3/1952 | WEST PALM BEACH | PALM BEACH | Florida | 31 | Caucasian |
| U S MARINE CORPS | WOLF DONALD EDWARD | 316585 | 9/22/1950 | WEST PALM BEACH | PALM BEACH | Florida | 22 | Caucasian |