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Korean War
 CLARK COUNTY, ILLINOIS MILITARY DATABASE

Remember our Clark County patriots. Some lie in national cemeteries. Some sleep in hometown graves. Some never made it home. But all have something in common. They made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our country, our freedom and our quality of life.


KOREAN WAR
Approximately 524 County residents served
U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO DIED FROM HOSTILE ACTION (INCLUDING MISSING AND CAPTURED)
IN THE KOREAN WAR, 1950-1957
US National Archives and Records Administration

I have also listed those who were seriously injured.

BURRUS PAUL CONRAD 1LT MARINES CASEY ILLINOIS 17 SEP 1952 KILLED IN ACTION
1st Marine Regt., 2d BN






The following information came from the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office (PMKOR): Burrus was listed as an MIA, 12/27/52, and was declared dead, 12/29/53. He was a 1st LT, 2/1 Regt., Co. E.

HIGGINS JAMES E PFC ARMY CLARK ILLINOIS 04 NOV 1952 KILLED IN ACTION
31st Inf Regt-7th Inf Div Light Weapons Infantry Leader

HUMBLE JAMES E
PFC
ARMY
CLARK
ILLINOIS
APR 1951
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
24th Inf Regt-25th Inf Div Combat Construction Specialist

LAWYER JACK
PFC
ARMY
CLARK
ILLINOIS
JUL 1950
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
35th Inf Regt-25th Inf Div Light Weapons Infantryman

LEWIS FREDERICK W
PFC
ARMY
CLARK
ILLINOIS
JUN 1953
WOUNDED
31st Inf Regt-7th Inf Div Chief Medical Aidman

ORRELL WAYNE
PVT
ARMY
CLARK
ILLINOIS
JUL 1950
MISSING IN ACTION
34th Inf Regt-24th Inf Div Heavy Weapons Infantryman

ROBISON ROBERT L CPL ARMY CLARK ILLINOIS 12 FEB 1951 DECLARED DIED WHILE MISSING
38th Inf Regt-2nd Inf Div Light Weapons Infantryman
The following information came from the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office (PMKOR): Robison was listed as an MIA, 2/12/51, and was declared dead, 12/31/53. He was listed as a Sgt., 38th Inf Regt., Co. C.

RUFFNER BILLY
PFC
ARMY
CLARK
ILLINOIS
OCT 1951
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
21st Inf Regt-24th Inf Div Light Weapons Infantryman

SIMMONS VERNIE D PFC ARMY CLARK ILLINOIS 28 MAY 1951 KILLED IN ACTION
17th Inf Regt-7th Inf Div Light Weapons Infantryman

SIMONS ROBERT L PFC ARMY CLARK ILLINOIS 16 AUG 1950 KILLED IN ACTION
70th AC Hv Tank Bn Light Weapons Infantryman

THOMPSON ERNEST E PVT ARMY CLARK ILLINOIS 29 JAN 1951 KILLED IN ACTION
35th Inf Regt-25th Inf Div Light Weapons Infantryman

WETHERELL ROBERT M
PFC
ARMY
CLARK
ILLINOIS
SEPT 1951
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
32nd Inf Regt-7th Inf Div Light Weapons Infantryman

YELTON HAROLD E PFC MARINES CASEY ILLINOIS 28 MAR 1953 DIED OF WOUNDS

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