Hooulu Rosehill, age 23, from Hilo, Hawaii.
Parents: Daisy K. Rosehill
Service era: Post World War II
Date of death: Thursday, November 3, 1949
Death details: Killed in a jeep accident in Hawaii
Source: Honolulu Star Bulletin (1949)
Rosehill, Hooulu
Newberry, Lester H.
Sergeant
Lester H. Newberry, age 21, from Quincy, Florida, Gadsden county.
Parents: Dan Newberry
Service era: Post World War II
Date of death: Sunday, July 10, 1949
Death details: Killed in a vehicle accident near Haupstuhl, Germany
Source: Associated Press (1949)
Carter, Fred A.
Corporal
Fred A. Carter, age 24, from Electra, Texas, Wichita county.
Parents: Grace Carter
Service era: Post World War II
Date of death: Saturday, July 9, 1949
Death details: Killed in a vehicle accident near Haupstuhl, Germany
Source: Associated Press (1949)
Adams, Jimmie
Army Private
Jimmie Adams, age 18, from Madill, Oklahoma.
Parents: Mrs. Oscar Williams
Service era: Post World War II
Date of death: Tuesday, September 14, 1948
Death details: Among 35 American soldiers killed in a train wreck in Korea. The troops aboard the train were bound for Seoul from Pusan and were to sail for the United States.
Source: Madill Record (1948)
Wilson, William E.
Corporal
William E. Wilson, age 21, from Casey, Illinois.
Service era: Post World War II
Military history: Chanute Air Base
Date of death: Tuesday, July 20, 1948
Death details: Killed in an automobile-truck crash near Rantoul, Illinois
Source: Saint Louis Globe Democrat (1948)
Newson, Lemuel
Sergeant
Lemuel Newson, age 22, from Saint Louis, Missouri, Saint Louis county.
Service era: Post World War II
Date of death: Thursday, May 27, 1948
Death details: Killed when the car he was driving hit a tree and overturned on Illinois Highway 161 near Belleville.
Source: Saint Louis Globe Democrat (1948)
Behling, Robert L.
Navy Staff sergeant
Robert L. Behling, age 23, from Green Bay, Wisconsin, Door county.
Parents: Harry Behling
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Post World War II
Schools: West High graduate
Date of death: Sunday, January 11, 1948
Death details: Killed in a automobile collision on a bridge near Sausalito, California
Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (1948)
Mantell, Thomas F. Jr.
Kentucky National Guard Captain
Thomas F. Mantell Jr., age 25, of Franklin, Kentucky, Simpson County
Service era: Post World War II
Date of death: Wednesday, January 7, 1948
Death details: Killed when his plane crashed while chasing what was reported a a “flying saucer” near Franklin, Kentucky. Mantell was directed by the flight tower at Godman Field to pursue the object. During the pursuit his plane crash. The story of his death was publicized around the world and led to a military investigation into UFOs.
Cemetery: Zachary Taylor National
Source: Grave marker, findagrave.com, New York Times, Kentucky National Guard Memorial
Martinson, Alfred Henry
Air Force 1st lieutenant
Alfred Henry Martinson, age 25, from Iowa.
Service era: Post World War II
Date of death: Saturday, December 27, 1947
Death details: Died in plane crash in Italy
Cemetery: Imanuel Lutheran, Williamsburg
Source: Grave marker, findagrave.com
Disker, Eugene Jr.
Army Private 1st class
Eugene Jr. Disker, age 18, from Argo, Alabama, Walker county.
Parents: Eugene Disker Sr.
Service era: Post World War II
Schools: Hewitt High in Trussville
Military history: Fort Lewis
Date of death: Saturday, October 25, 1947
Death details: Killed in a traffic accident. He was found in the cumpled cab of his 1/5 ton Army truck, which ran into an embankment and overturned.
Cemetery: Central Baptist Chuch in Trussville, Alabama
Source: findagrave.com, Spokane Chronicle (1947), Birmingham News (1947)