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Chester County PA Military Casualties

Transcribed by Tammy Clark

Korean War Casualties

Name rank/grade Branch of Service home State Date of Casualty Category of Casualty
chester            
BROOKS CARL P PFC ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 18 AUG. 1950 KILLED IN ACTION
BUECK MAURICE A SGT ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 12 FEB. 1951 KILLED IN ACTION
COLLINS HARVEY N PFC ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 20 Jun 1953 KILLED IN ACTION
COOPER JOHN J PFC ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 21 Jul 1952 KILLED IN ACTION
DANIELS JOHN JR PFC ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 2 Jun 1951 KILLED IN ACTION
DOWELL CHARLES D PFC ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 02 AUG. 1950 KILLED IN ACTION
DURNELL ALFONZO A PFC ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 12 NOV. 1950 DIED OF WOUNDS
GIBSON FRANK W PVT ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 25 APR. 1951 KILLED IN ACTION
GRABOSKY JOHN EUGENE TSGT AIR FORCE CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 31 DEC. 1953 DIED WHILE MISSING
HERTZLER THOMAS A PFC ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 08 AUG. 1951 KILLED IN ACTION
HILL GEORGE E PVT ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 28 FEB. 1951 KILLED IN ACTION
HUSS ROBERT F CPL ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 04 NOV. 1950 DIED WHILE CAPTURE
ISOM JOSEPH M PVT ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 23 FEB. 1951 KILLED IN ACTION
KEETH PAUL OTIS PFC MARINES CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 03 NOV. 1950 KILLED IN ACTION
KEITH ISIAH H PFC ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 23 NOV. 1951 KILLED IN ACTION
LINKOWSKI JOHN G SFC ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 02 NOV. 1950 DIED WHILE MISSING
LOOMIS CHARLES W PVT ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 03 DEC. 1950 DIED WHILE MISSING
MC LAUGHLIN RAYMON PFC ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 08 SEP. 1950 KILLED IN ACTION
MC LAUGHLIN ROBERT PVT ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 12 SEP. 1951 KILLED IN ACTION
MC MAHON JAMES P PFC ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 18 NOV. 1950 KILLED IN ACTION
MOORE CHARLES I PFC ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 21 Jul 1952 DIED OF WOUNDS
MURRAY WILLIAM L PFC ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 28 APR. 1951 KILLED IN ACTION
PRESSLEY WILLIAM R PVT ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 10 MAR. 1951 KILLED IN ACTION
TAYLOR HARVEY JR PFC ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 4 Jun 1951 KILLED IN ACTION
WILLIAMS PERCY E PVT ARMY CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 12 FEB. 1951 DIED WHILE CAPTU
FORD PAUL LEON PFC MARINES COATESVILLE PENNSYLVANIA 06 NOV. 1950 DIED OF WOUNDS
BAUMGARD EDWARD WOLBERT J PFC MARINES MALVERN PENNSYLVANIA 19 AUG. 1952 KILLED IN ACTION
FRANCIS WILLIAM PFC MARINES MALVERN PENNSYLVANIA 24-Jul-53 KILLED IN ACTION
WERB JOHN BAILEY PFC MARINES WEST CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA 04 DEC. 1950 KILLED IN ACTION



Vietnam War Casualties

Name Mil Grade Military Service Home of Record State Date of Death or Date Declared Dead* Place of Death Date of Birth Type of Casualty BNR**
      City or Town            
chester                  
MASON THEODORE RAYMOND CPL ARMY ATGLEN PA 7-Feb-71 S.VIETNAM 19-Feb-49 HOSTILE, KILLED  
SHERIDAN MICHAEL FRANKLIN PFC MARINES ATGLEN PA 10-Aug-69 S.VIETNAM 7-Feb-51 HOSTILE, KILLED  
DOUGHTIE RONALD EDWARD 1LT ARMY BERWYN PA 9-Jun-72 S.VIETNAM 18-Dec-45 NON-HOS. DIED-OTHER  
EUBANK CHARLES HORTON SP4 ARMY CHESTER SPRINGS PA 21-May-70 S.VIETNAM 17-Dec-48 NON-HOS. DIED-OTHER  
JANKOWSKI WALTER JOSEPH CPL MARINES CHESTER SPRINGS PA 31-Oct-66 S.VIETNAM 22-Aug-44 HOSTILE, KILLED  
BUGAR JOSEPH EDWARD JR CPL ARMY COATESVILLE PA 20-Aug-69 S.VIETNAM 9-Sep-48 HOSTILE, KILLED  
BURTON DONALD RUSSELL SGT MARINES COATESVILLE PA 2-Apr-66 S.VIETNAM 17-Jul-39 HOSTILE, KILLED  
DAVIDSON WILLIAM JAMES JR SP4 ARMY COATESVILLE PA 28-Jan-68 S.VIETNAM 8-Jul-47 HOSTILE, KILLED  
FOLKS EDWARD LEROY PFC ARMY COATESVILLE PA 16-Jul-67 S.VIETNAM 14-Oct-47 HOSTILE, DIED-WOUNDS  
GIACOBELLO FRANK A JR SP4 ARMY COATESVILLE PA 14-Jun-67 S.VIETNAM 11-Sep-47 HOSTILE, KILLED  
HARTSOE DAVID EARL PFC MARINES COATESVILLE PA 20-May-67 S.VIETNAM 24-Mar-47 HOSTILE, KILLED  
KING RONALD RICHARD PFC ARMY COATESVILLE PA 12-Jul-67 S.VIETNAM 12-Jul-45 HOSTILE, DIED-MISSING  
KINIRY ANDREW JOHN CPL ARMY COATESVILLE PA 28-Jul-69 S.VIETNAM 24-Jul-48 HOSTILE, KILLED  
LANE ROBERT CARL CWO ARMY COATESVILLE PA 5-Jan-66 S.VIETNAM 16-Nov-30 HOSTILE, KILLED  
MARKEL JAMES CALVIN JR LCPL MARINES COATESVILLE PA 28-Jul-68 S.VIETNAM 30-Jan-50 HOSTILE, KILLED  
MICHINOK FRANCIS MICHAEL PFC ARMY COATESVILLE PA 6-Aug-67 S.VIETNAM 14-Jun-47 NON-HOS. DIED-ILL,INJ  
SMITH JAMES WALTER SP4 ARMY COATESVILLE PA 5-May-67 S.VIETNAM 5-Dec-45 NON-HOS. DIED-OTHER  
VALENTE GLENN CURTIS SP4 ARMY COATESVILLE PA 5-Jan-71 S.VIETNAM 9-Jul-49 HOSTILE, KILLED  
SMITH HARLEY ALBERT JR SSGT AIR FORCE COATSVILLE PA 22-Apr-69 S.VIETNAM 26-Jun-35 NON-HOS. DIED-ILL,INJ  
HAWLEY RICHARD A JR CAPT ARMY DEVON PA 6-May-70 S.VIETNAM 12-Jul-44 HOSTILE, KILLED  
TEMPLE THOMAS RICHARD 2LT MARINES DEVON PA 19-Oct-66 S.VIETNAM 21-Jan-44 HOSTILE, KILLED  
CLARKE EDWARD ALLEN CPL ARMY DOWNINGTOWN PA 13-May-69 S.VIETNAM 22-Mar-48 HOSTILE, KILLED  
KWORTNIK JOHN CHARLES LTC AIR FORCE DOWNINGTOWN PA 31-May-77 N.VIETNAM 26-May-35 HOSTILE, DIED-MISSING  
PIERSOL JOHN LAURENCE JR PFC ARMY DOWNINGTOWN PA 26-Aug-70 S.VIETNAM 1-Nov-47 HOSTILE, DIED-MISSING  
RIFFEY TRACY HARLEY SP4 ARMY DOWNINGTOWN PA 28-Sep-67 S.VIETNAM 2-Feb-46 HOSTILE, DIED-WOUNDS  
VANLEW KENNETH LESLIE SP4 ARMY DOWNINGTOWN PA 9-Jul-66 S.VIETNAM 8-Jan-42 HOSTILE, KILLED  
DOBSON CAREY LEE LCPL MARINES ELVERSON PA 21-May-69 S.VIETNAM 20-Aug-47 HOSTILE, DIED-WOUNDS  
PROUDFOOT LEWIS H III PFC MARINES ELVERSON PA 6-Sep-67 S.VIETNAM 12-May-49 HOSTILE, KILLED  
YEINGST PETER JOEL 1LT AIR FORCE ELVERSON PA 12-Feb-67 S.VIETNAM 1-Mar-41 HOSTILE, KILLED  
HERRIN LARRY FRANKLIN PFC ARMY GLEN MILLS PA 20-Jun-66 S.VIETNAM 17-Aug-45 HOSTILE, KILLED  
MYERS RICHARD VAUGHN SP4 ARMY GLENMOORE PA 13-Nov-67 S.VIETNAM 13-Feb-47 HOSTILE, KILLED  
RYLEE JAMES SIDNEY SP5 ARMY GLENMOORE PA 11-May-68 S.VIETNAM 24-Apr-41 HOSTILE, KILLED  
WEAVER DALE LARRY LCPL MARINES HONEY BROOK PA 17-Jul-68 S.VIETNAM 18-Oct-49 HOSTILE, KILLED  
LINDECAMP HOWARD S JR SP4 ARMY KENNETH SQUARE PA 30-Aug-67 S.VIETNAM 9-Sep-46 HOSTILE, KILLED  
BROSIUS DONALD EDWARD MSGT ARMY KENNETT SQUARE PA 19-Jul-68 S.VIETNAM 14-Dec-28 NON-HOS. DIED-OTHER  
SHOLL ROBERT LEE CAPT AIR FORCE KIMBERTON PA 22-Feb-67 LAOS 19-Jan-36 HOSTILE, KILLED  
VANNOY DAN PAGE SP4 ARMY LANDENBERG PA 13-May-68 S.VIETNAM 18-Nov-43 HOSTILE, KILLED  
KLINE DAVID SAMUEL SSGT ARMY LANDISBURG PA 20-Nov-69 S.VIETNAM 6-Mar-48 HOSTILE, DIED-WOUNDS  
MARK RICHARD STRODE SP4 ARMY LINCOLN UNIVERSITY PA 23-Feb-69 S.VIETNAM 23-Apr-48 HOSTILE, KILLED  
JEFFERIS GARY DWIGHT SP4 ARMY MALVERN PA 6-Sep-66 S.VIETNAM 11-Aug-45 NON-HOS. DIED-OTHER  
LYNCH RICHARD THOMAS CAPT ARMY MALVERN PA 10-Sep-64 S.VIETNAM 15-Jan-35 HOSTILE, KILLED  
VENDITTI NICHOLAS LOUIS WO ARMY MALVERN PA 15-Jul-69 S.VIETNAM 26-Nov-48 NON-HOS. DIED-ILL,INJ  
PETREY JAMES JIM PFC MARINES MODENA PA 1-Feb-68 S.VIETNAM 29-Dec-47 HOSTILE, KILLED  
SPENCE JOHN ANDREW III SP4 ARMY MODENA PA 12-Oct-70 S.VIETNAM 23-Nov-47 HOSTILE, KILLED  
EDWARDS TED LAVERN PFC MARINES NOTTINGHAM PA 28-May-67 S.VIETNAM 17-Sep-47 HOSTILE, KILLED  
DAVIS ROBERT ARNOLD PFC ARMY OXFORD PA 15-Nov-65 S.VIETNAM 31-Dec-40 HOSTILE, KILLED  
VANOVER EDWARD CHARLES LCPL MARINES OXFORD PA 10-Jul-68 S.VIETNAM 23-Aug-48 HOSTILE, KILLED  
NIXON ROBERT JOHN PFC ARMY PAOLI PA 23-Nov-68 S.VIETNAM 26-Feb-47 HOSTILE, KILLED  
VALENTINE LEWIS RUSSELL PFC ARMY PAOLI PA 15-Feb-69 S.VIETNAM 27-Jun-48 HOSTILE, KILLED  
DETWILER LAWRENCE R JR SGT ARMY PHOENIXVILLE PA 22-Aug-69 S.VIETNAM 3-Aug-46 HOSTILE, KILLED  
DUNGEE RUDOLPH FRANCIS WO ARMY PHOENIXVILLE PA 13-Feb-67 S.VIETNAM 7-Mar-46 HOSTILE, DIED-WOUNDS  
HARTMAN THOMAS JOSEPH SGT ARMY PHOENIXVILLE PA 18-Nov-69 S.VIETNAM 18-Aug-48 HOSTILE, KILLED  
KELLY JAMES ANTHONY JR LTJG NAVY PHOENIXVILLE PA 26-Oct-66 N.VIETNAM 3-Jan-41 NON-HOS. DIED-OTHER  
POLEFKA JOHN ARN CPL ARMY PHOENIXVILLE PA 31-Aug-69 S.VIETNAM 10-Jan-50 HOSTILE, KILLED  
VONTOR THOMAS JOSEPH PFC ARMY PHOENIXVILLE PA 9-Jul-66 S.VIETNAM 2-Nov-44 HOSTILE, KILLED  
FLOWERS FLOYD TYRONE LCPL MARINES SOUTH COATESVILLE PA 15-Jan-67 S.VIETNAM 26-Jul-45 HOSTILE, KILLED  
HELLER EMERSON E LTC AIR FORCE SPRING CITY PA 25-Apr-69 THAILAND 24-Jul-26 NON-HOS. DIED-OTHER  
HIMES EARL W SGT ARMY SPRING CITY PA 5-Mar-69 LAOS 10-Oct-45 HOSTILE, DIED-MISSING  
BERGER ELDIN GEORGE JR LCPL MARINES WEST CHESTER PA 9-Oct-69 S.VIETNAM 20-Aug-49 HOSTILE, DIED-WOUNDS  
COSGRIFF PAUL LEONARD SP5 ARMY WEST CHESTER PA 21-Oct-68 S.VIETNAM 4-Sep-48 HOSTILE, KILLED  
DE BOARD BLAINE A JR LCPL MARINES WEST CHESTER PA 29-Dec-66 S.VIETNAM 7-Nov-45 HOSTILE, DIED-WOUNDS  
DONAHUE ROBERT WILLIAM JR 2LT ARMY WEST CHESTER PA 28-Nov-69 S.VIETNAM 31-May-48 HOSTILE, KILLED  
GUILLERMIN LOUIS FULDA MAJ AIR FORCE WEST CHESTER PA 28-Apr-78 LAOS 6-Jan-43 HOSTILE, DIED-MISSING BNR
JOHNSON DWIGHT DAWSON LCPL MARINES WEST CHESTER PA 4-May-68 S.VIETNAM 18-Jan-48 HOSTILE, KILLED  
MARCHAND THOMAS MICHAEL PFC ARMY WEST CHESTER PA 12-Jun-69 S.VIETNAM 19-Nov-47 HOSTILE, KILLED  
MATTHEWS NATHANIAL CARL SP5 ARMY WEST CHESTER PA 10-Aug-71 S.VIETNAM 20-Sep-49 HOSTILE, KILLED  
MC MULLEN GENE SMEDLEY 2LT MARINES WEST CHESTER PA 16-Jul-66 S.VIETNAM 13-Dec-42 HOSTILE, KILLED  
ORENDORFF ERNEST E JR CPL MARINES WEST CHESTER PA 3-Aug-66 S.VIETNAM 8-Apr-45 HOSTILE, KILLED  
STANLEY DAVID CARL SP4 ARMY WEST CHESTER PA 14-Sep-67 S.VIETNAM 26-Jul-45 HOSTILE, KILLED  
MC CORMICK ROBERT PATRICK SSGT ARMY WESTGROVE PA 27-Aug-68 S.VIETNAM 31-Dec-41 HOSTILE, DIED-WOUNDS  



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