Captured 30 July 1950

Adams, Daryl Tine
Army Private

Daryl Tine Adams, age 19, from Bellflower, California, Los Angeles county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Sunday, December 31, 1950
Death details: On July 30, 1950, the 24th Infantry Division’s undermanned and ill-equipped 19th Infantry Regiment, which had been rushed to Korea from garrison duty in Japan, established defensive lines around the South Korean city of Chinju. The soldiers of the 19th Infantry faced the North Korean People’s Army (NKPA), which was moving inexorably south down the Korean peninsula. The unit lacked heavy artillery and anti-tank weaponry, and the Americans were ultimately unable to stop the NKPA and were forced to withdraw further south to prevent being surrounded. Private First Class Daryl Tine Adams joined the U.S. Army from California and was a member of the Service Company, 19th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division. On July 30, 1950, he was captured in the vicinity of Masan, South Korea, during the fighting withdrawal south from the Chinju area. As a prisoner of war, PFC Adams was marched to holding camps in North Korea. On or before December 31, 1950, he died of malnutrition at a holding point in Chung-gong. Circumstances surrounding the burial of his body were unreported, and he remains unaccounted-for following the incident. Today, Private First Class Adams is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Los Angeles Times (1954)

Murphy, Christopher Michael
Army Private

Christopher Michael Murphy, age 19, from Yonkers, New York, Westchester county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Saturday, September 9, 1950
Death details: On July 30, 1950, the 24th Infantry Division’s undermanned and ill-equipped 19th Infantry Regiment, which had been rushed to Korea from garrison duty in Japan, established defensive lines around the South Korean city of Chinju. The soldiers of the 19th Infantry faced the North Korean People’s Army (NKPA), which was moving inexorably south down the Korean peninsula. The unit lacked heavy artillery and anti-tank weaponry, and the Americans were ultimately unable to stop the NKPA and were forced to withdraw further south to prevent being surrounded. Private Second Class Christopher Michael Murphy Jr., who joined the U.S. Army from New York, served with G Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was wounded during this action in the fighting near Taejon on July 30, and was captured by enemy forces. Unable to walk, he was taken to the Red Cross Hospital in Taejon where a surgeon amputated his right leg. He was then taken to a temporary prison at the police station in Taejon, where he died several days later. He was buried by fellow prisoners a short distance away; however, his remains have never been located. Today, Private Second Class Murphy is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency , findagrave.com

Cozad, Kenneth L.
Army Corporal

Kenneth L. Cozad, age 21, from Butlerville, Indiana, Jennings county.

Parents: Francis Cozad

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Sunday, July 30, 1950
Death details: On July 30, 1950, the 24th Infantry Division’s undermanned and ill-equipped 19th Infantry Regiment, which had been rushed to Korea from garrison duty in Japan, established defensive lines around the South Korean city of Chinju. The soldiers of the 19th Infantry faced the North Korean People’s Army (NKPA), which was moving inexorably south down the Korean peninsula. The unit lacked heavy artillery and anti-tank weaponry, and the Americans were ultimately unable to stop the NKPA and were forced to withdraw further south to prevent being surrounded. Sergeant Kenneth Lee Cozad, who joined the U.S. Army from Indiana, served with G Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was reported missing near Chinju on July 30, though specific details regarding his loss are unknown. His name was later discovered on a school house used by the North Koreans as a temporary holding point for prisoners of war (POWs), however, he was never officially reported to be a POW, and after the war, none of the returned POWs remembered seeing SGT Cozad alive in enemy hands. It is believed he may have been held only briefly before he died of wounds or was killed by his captors. His remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the ceasefire, and he is still unaccounted for. Today, Sergeant Cozad is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency , Columbus Republic (1953)

Whitehead, Marvin Lyle
Army Private 1st class

Marvin Lyle Whitehead, age 18, from Coon Rapids, Minnesota, Anoka county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Sunday, July 30, 1950
Death details: On July 30, 1950, the 24th Infantry Division’s undermanned and ill-equipped 19th Infantry Regiment, which had been rushed to Korea from garrison duty in Japan, established defensive lines around the South Korean city of Chinju. The soldiers of the 19th Infantry faced the North Korean People’s Army (NKPA), which was moving inexorably south down the Korean peninsula. The unit lacked heavy artillery and anti-tank weaponry, and the Americans were ultimately unable to stop the NKPA and were forced to withdraw further south to prevent being surrounded. Corporal Marvin Lyle Whitehead joined the U.S. Army from Minnesota and was a member of M Company, 3rd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He went missing in action against the NKPA near Chinju on July 30, 1950. CPL Whitehead was never reported to be a prisoner of war, and he remains unaccounted-for following the incident. Today, Corporal Whitehead is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Wolfe, Edward
Army Private 1st Class

Edward Wolfe, age 17, from Illinois, Cook county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Sunday, July 30, 1950
Death details: On July 30, 1950, the 24th Infantry Division’s undermanned and ill-equipped 19th Infantry Regiment, which had been rushed to Korea from garrison duty in Japan, established defensive lines around the South Korean city of Chinju. The soldiers of the 19th Infantry faced the North Korean People’s Army (NKPA), which was moving inexorably south down the Korean peninsula. The unit lacked heavy artillery and anti-tank weaponry, and the Americans were ultimately unable to stop the NKPA and were forced to withdraw further south to prevent being surrounded. Corporal Edward Wolfe, who joined the U.S. Army from Illinois, served with G Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was reported missing during this action on July 30, south of Chinju. No one saw him fall in battle and he was not reported to be a prisoner of war. After the area where he disappeared returned to the control of friendly forces, extensive searches were conducted for his remains, but all searches were unsuccessful. Today, Corporal Wolfe is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Dufresne, Norman Phillip
Army Private 1st class

Norman Phillip Dufresne, age 20, from Leominster, Massachusetts, Worcester county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Sunday, July 30, 1950
Death details: On September 19, 2013, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC, now DPAA) identified the remains of Private First Class Norman Phillip Dufresne, missing from the Korean War. Private First Class Dufresne, who entered the U.S. Army from Massachusetts, served with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. On July 30, 1950, he was killed in action while his unit was engaged in combat with North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) forces near the town of Chinju, South Korea. PFC Dufresne’s remains were recovered in August 1951 and buried at the United Nations Military Cemetery (UNMC) in Tanggok, South Korea. They were later sent to an identification unit in Kokura, Japan, for analysis; however, they could not be identified at the time and were buried as unknown remains at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. In 2012, advances in forensic technology prompted the disinterment and eventual identification PFC Dufresne’s remains.

Source: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Boston Globe (2013)

Harnage, Lawrence A.
Army Private 1st class

Lawrence A. Harnage, age 20, from Bay City, Georgia, Camden county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Saturday, July 29, 1950
Death details: On July 30, 1950, the 24th Infantry Division’s undermanned and ill-equipped 19th Infantry Regiment, which had been rushed to Korea from garrison duty in Japan, established defensive lines around the South Korean city of Chinju. The soldiers of the 19th Infantry faced the North Korean People’s Army (NKPA), which was moving inexorably south down the Korean peninsula. The unit lacked heavy artillery and anti-tank weaponry, and the Americans were ultimately unable to stop the NKPA and were forced to withdraw further south to prevent being surrounded. Corporal Lawrence A. Harnage, who joined the U.S. Army from Georgia, served with H Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on July 29 after his unit, manning a roadblock on the Chinju-Hadong road, was attacked by North Korean troops. Later, his name was discovered written on a blackboard in a school house in Seoul that was used to house prisoners of war; however, he was never officially reported to be a prisoner, and may have only been held short-term before he died in captivity. His remains could not be located or identified following the war, and he is still unaccounted for. Today, Corporal Harnage is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Associated Press (1953)

Jones, Raymond Lee
Army Private 1st class

Raymond Lee Jones, age 21, from Oklahoma, Oklahoma county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Saturday, July 29, 1950
Death details: On July 30, 1950, the 24th Infantry Division’s undermanned and ill-equipped 19th Infantry Regiment, which had been rushed to Korea from garrison duty in Japan, established defensive lines around the South Korean city of Chinju. The soldiers of the 19th Infantry faced the North Korean People’s Army (NKPA), which was moving inexorably south down the Korean peninsula. The unit lacked heavy artillery and anti-tank weaponry, and the Americans were ultimately unable to stop the NKPA and were forced to withdraw further south to prevent being surrounded. Corporal Raymond Lee Jones entered the U.S. Army from Oklahoma and was a member of H Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. On July 29, 1950, he was reported missing in action following his unit’s withdrawal from Chinju, South Korea. He was never reported to be a prisoner of war, and he remains unaccounted-for following the incident. Today, Corporal Jones is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Stockman, Richard Wayne
Army Private

Richard Wayne Stockman, age 20, from Oregon, Multnomah county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Saturday, July 29, 1950
Death details: On July 30, 1950, the 24th Infantry Division’s undermanned and ill-equipped 19th Infantry Regiment, which had been rushed to Korea from garrison duty in Japan, established defensive lines around the South Korean city of Chinju. The soldiers of the 19th Infantry faced the North Korean People’s Army (NKPA), which was moving inexorably south down the Korean peninsula. The unit lacked heavy artillery and anti-tank weaponry, and the Americans were ultimately unable to stop the NKPA and were forced to withdraw further south to prevent being surrounded. Private First Class Richard Wayne Stockman, who joined the U.S. Army from Oregon, served with M Company, 3rd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was captured by enemy forces on July 29 as the 3rd Battalion fought the NKPA for control of Hadong Pass. He died of malnutrition in mid-October near the outskirts of Pyongyang, North Korea, and was buried near the railroad station northwest of the city. United Nations forces captured Pyongyang shortly afterward, and PFC Stockman’s remains were moved to the United Nations Military Cemetery in Pyongyang. Within weeks, the city was retaken by enemy forces and never regained. Private First Class Stockman’s remains were not identified among those from the UN Cemetery that were returned to U.S. custody after the war, and he is still unaccounted for. Today, Private First Class Stockman is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency , Salam Statesman Journal

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