Records of Military Personnel
Who Died as a Result of Hostilities
During the Korean War
For Polk County, Iowa
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 | ALLIE RICHARD O | 55215391 | 2/1/1953 | - | POLK | Iowa | 29 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | BAILEY BERT G | 26780845 | 6/21/1952 | - | POLK | Iowa | 34 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | BLOODSWORTH CLARENCE | 55217774 | 6/11/1953 | - | POLK | Iowa | 33 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | BOLDEN GEORGE E | 17278275 | 11/28/1950 | - | POLK | Iowa | 31 | Negro |
| U S ARMY | CARR PAUL E | 17267792 | 9/27/1950 | - | POLK | Iowa | 29 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | CAVIL JOHN C | 17278310 | 11/28/1950 | - | POLK | Iowa | 32 | Negro |
| U S ARMY | CONNETT DONALD C | 17325705 | 1/12/1952 | - | POLK | Iowa | 34 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | DAGGETT HARLAN R | 55093423 | 10/8/1951 | - | POLK | Iowa | 30 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | DAVIDSON EDWARD E | 17248897 | 8/2/1950 | - | POLK | Iowa | 30 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | DECKER FOREST D | 17335558 | 10/19/1951 | - | POLK | Iowa | 33 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | DYER BOBBY L | 17241206 | 8/18/1950 | - | POLK | Iowa | 26 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | FORDYCE RALPH W | 17304838 | 8/16/1951 | - | POLK | Iowa | 30 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | GIBSON HAL T | 2208103 | 12/3/1950 | - | POLK | Iowa | 25 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | GRIESE ROBERT R | 37044031 | 11/30/1950 | - | POLK | Iowa | 15 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | HUTTON RICHARD E | 17241205 | 12/9/1950 | - | POLK | Iowa | 31 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | JACKSON LAWRENCE | 17278271 | 6/1/1951 | - | POLK | Iowa | 29 | Negro |
| U S ARMY | JACOBS LLOYD W | 55039176 | 4/23/1951 | - | POLK | Iowa | 28 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | JARNAGIN J D | 55015571 | 4/22/1951 | - | POLK | Iowa | 27 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | KEIRAN HAROLD A | 55093470 | 9/12/1951 | - | POLK | Iowa | 29 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | KILE RICHARD A | 17260181 | 7/25/1950 | - | POLK | Iowa | 30 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | MARTIN ROBERT V | 17274243 | 12/18/1950 | - | POLK | Iowa | 31 | Negro |
| U S ARMY | MC CULLOUGH ROBERT | 55093068 | 9/12/1951 | - | POLK | Iowa | 29 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | MC DOLE RICHARD C | 37113184 | 5/27/1951 | - | POLK | Iowa | 13 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | MURRAY LUTHER E | 55046322 | 9/22/1951 | - | POLK | Iowa | 28 | Negro |
| U S ARMY | OLSON HAROLD B | 37772791 | 2/12/1951 | - | POLK | Iowa | 18 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | PENDARVIS EVERETT | 37652632 | 7/20/1950 | - | POLK | Iowa | 15 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | PRYNE HARVEY E | 17278305 | 5/20/1951 | - | POLK | Iowa | 30 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | RINARD HAROLD L | 20704957 | 2/15/1951 | - | POLK | Iowa | 20 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | SAMPLE HAROLD N | 17171592 | 11/26/1950 | - | POLK | Iowa | 28 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | SAMPLE WILLIAM B | 17274251 | 11/27/1950 | - | POLK | Iowa | 28 | Negro |
| U S ARMY | SMITH CLAUDE R | 55190861 | 11/20/1952 | - | POLK | Iowa | 31 | Negro |
| U S ARMY | SUMMY JAMES D | 17353653 | 7/10/1953 | - | POLK | Iowa | 33 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | TREANOR JOHN E JR | 17260214 | 4/25/1951 | - | POLK | Iowa | 29 | Caucasian |
| U S ARMY | WAILES ARDEAN R | 17273525 | 2/4/1951 | - | POLK | Iowa | 31 | Caucasian |
| U S AIR FORCE | KEPFORD JOSEPH CLARENCE | A0818388 | 3/31/1954 | DES MOINES | POLK | Iowa | 19 | Caucasian |
| U S AIR FORCE | SIMPSON GRANT W | A0930038 | 7/10/1951 | DES MOINES | POLK | Iowa | 23 | Caucasian |
| U S MARINE CORPS | HATFIELD THEODORE LEROY | 1100567 | 5/31/1951 | DES MOINES | POLK | Iowa | 31 | Caucasian |
| U S MARINE CORPS | HENDERSON RICHARD RAY | 1138103 | 10/30/1952 | DES MOINES | POLK | Iowa | 33 | Caucasian |
| U S MARINE CORPS | MILLER JOSEPH ROTH | 345901 | 11/28/1950 | DES MOINES | POLK | Iowa | 22 | Caucasian |
| U S MARINE CORPS | MILLER WESLEY DALE | 1130606 | 9/9/1951 | DES MOINES | POLK | Iowa | 31 | Caucasian |
| U S MARINE CORPS | SWISHER EDWARD DEANE | 1123315 | 9/29/1950 | DES MOINES | POLK | Iowa | 30 | Caucasian |
| U S NAVY | CATALDO FRANK NICK | 3241660 | 4/17/1953 | DES MOINES | POLK | Iowa | 31 | Caucasian |
| U S NAVY | MATHEWS LIONEL ERIC | 3223131 | 1/25/1952 | DES MOINES | POLK | Iowa | 27 | Caucasian |
| U S NAVY | RIDER RICHARD GLENN | 478458 | 1/8/1954 | DES MOINES | POLK | Iowa | 25 | Caucasian |
| U S MARINE CORPS | JONES GLEN IRVING | 1172816 | 2/19/1952 | DESMOINES | POLK | Iowa | 32 | Unknown or Not Reported |
| U S MARINE CORPS | SCHAFFER GAYLORD L | 1088539 | 12/4/1953 | DESMOINES | POLK | Iowa | 29 | Caucasian |