Thomas Josh Jr. Kelso, age 19, from Pineville, Kentucky, Bell county.
Parents: Thomas J. Kelso Sr.
Spouse: Glynda (Kidd)
Children: Rene Dawn Kelso
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Fern Creek High
Date of death: Wednesday, May 20, 1970
Death details: Died from non-hostile wounds in Indochina
Source: National Archives, Courier Journal (1970)
Robert Lee Green from Kentucky, Bell county.
Service era: Korea
Military history: 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Date of death: Friday, September 28, 1951
Cemetery: Zachary Taylor National
Source: National Archives, grave marker
Martin William Warren, age 30, from Bell County Pineville, Kentucky .
Parents: Lucy Rebecca Gibson
Service era: Korea
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Tuesday, November 28, 1950
Death details: On November 25, 1950, the U.S. Army 2nd and 25th Infantry Divisions were holding defensive positions south of the town of Unsan, North Korea, below the Yalu River. On November 26 and 27, Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) attacked the U.S. troops, pushing them through the towns of Ung-dong and Yongsan-dong, and on to Yongbyon, where they were given orders to establish new defensive lines. Master Sergeant Martin William Warren Jr. entered the U.S. Army from Kentucky and was a member of G Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He went missing in action on or about November 28, during his unit’s movement to Yongbyon. No one reported seeing MSG Warren fall in combat and he was not reported as a prisoner of war. His remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the ceasefire, and he is still unaccounted-for. Today, Master Sergeant Warren is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. His name is also inscribed on the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC, which was updated in 2022 to include the names of the fallen.
Cemetery: Remains not recovered
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Pineville Sun (1954)
Alvis D. Lawson from Kentucky, Bell county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Friday, August 11, 1950
Death details: On August 11, 1950, twenty members of Company B, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, performed a reconnaissance patrol across the Naktong River to investigate North Korean forces near Chang-dong, South Korea. The patrol crossed to the west bank of the Naktong River, performed their reconnaissance, and were engaged by an enemy force of unknown strength. The patrol was still taking on heavy fire as they crossed the Naktong again to return from the mission, and only five members of the patrol ultimately made it back to friendly positions.
Sergeant Alvis Donald Lawson joined the U.S. Army from Kentucky and was a member of Company B, 3rd Engineer Combat Battalion, 24th Infantry Division. He was a member of the August 11 patrol near Chang-dong, and was reported missing in action following the incident. He was never reported to be a prisoner of war, and he remains unaccounted-for. Today, Sergeant Lawson is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
John Remus McCoy, age 19, from Bell County Middlesboro, Kentucky .
Parents: John McCoy
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Friday, July 21, 1950
Death details: On July 20, 1950, the 3rd Battalion of the U.S. 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, was holding a defensive line in South Korea overlooking the Taejon Airport, northeast of the city. When enemy tanks broke through the line near the airport, U.S. troops were ordered to fall back through Taejon. The 3rd Battalion was ordered to lead the convoy out of Taejon, but ran into a series of collapsed structures and roadblocks that broke up the column. U.S. forces were unable to break through these roadblocks, and to avoid capture soldiers moved off-road and began filtering through the countryside in small groups. Corporal John Remus McCoy entered the U.S. Army from Kentucky and served in the 24th Signal Company, 24th Infantry Division. He went missing in action on July 21 during the withdrawal from Taejon. His remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody following the war, and he is still unaccounted for. Today, Corporal McCoy is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. His name is also inscribed on the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC, which was updated in 2022 to include the names of the fallen.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Paducah Sun (1950)
James E. Gilbert, age 22, from Bell County Kentucky.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Tuesday, October 10, 1944
Death details: Died when his B-24 crashed while on a mission at Balikpapan, Borneo.
Source: National Archives, Cumberland Courier (1946)
Joe Gibson from Bell County Tinsley, Kentucky .
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Killed in action
Source: Soldiers of the Great War