Walter G. Gerke, age 22, from Cook County Chicago, Illinois .
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Thursday, August 8, 1918
Death details: Killed in action
Source: Soldiers of the Great War
Gerke, Walter G.
Flanagan, Joseph M.
Marines Private
Joseph M. Flanagan, age 20, from Bellwood, Illinois, Cook county.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Sunday, July 28, 1918
Death details: Died of wounds
Cemetery: Mount Carmel Catholic in Hillside, Illinois
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, Wheeling Register (1918), findagrave.com
Gardner, Verne W.
Private
Verne W. Gardner from Chicago, Illinois, Cook county.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Thursday, June 6, 1918
Death details: Killed in action
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com
Georgen, George Adam
Private
George Adam Georgen, age 24, from Cook County Chicago, Illinois .
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Monday, March 4, 1918
Death details: Died of disease
Source: Soldiers of the Great War
Fransen, Herman J.
Private
Herman J. Fransen from Chicago, Illinois, Cook county.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Died of disease
Cemetery: Saint Joseph in River Grove, Illinois
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com
Fredian, Maurice G.
Private
Maurice G. Fredian from Chicago, Illinois, Cook county.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Saint Adalbert Catholic in Niles, Illinois
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com
Freitag, Walter J.
Private
Walter J. Freitag from Chicago, Illinois, Cook county.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Died of disease
Cemetery: Saint Luke in Chicago
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com
Slobodzian, Theodore Peter
Army 1st lieutenant
Theodore Peter Slobodzian, age 26, from Illinois, Cook county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Died of wounds
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Bey, Floyd T.
Army Corporal
Floyd T. Bey, age 28, from Cook County Chicago, Illinois .
Service era: Korea
Schools: Waller High graduate
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: By mid-November 1950, U.S. and Allied forces had advanced to within approximately sixty miles of the Yalu River, the border between North Korea and China. On November 25, approximately 300,000 Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) “volunteers” suddenly and fiercely counterattacked after crossing the Yalu. The 2nd Infantry Division, located the farthest north of units at the Chongchon River, could not halt the CCF advance and was ordered to withdraw to defensive positions at Sunchon in the South Pyongan province of North Korea. As the division pulled back from Kunu-ri toward Sunchon, it conducted an intense rearguard action while fighting to break through well-defended roadblocks set up by CCF infiltrators. The withdrawal was not complete until December 1, and the 2nd Infantry Division suffered extremely heavy casualties in the process. Sergeant Floyd Traylor Bey joined the U.S. Army from Illinois and was a member of Battery A, 503rd Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. On December 1, 1950, he was captured by enemy forces near Somin-dong, North Korea, as his unit made its fighting withdrawal from the Kunu-ri area. SGT Bey was marched to Camp 5, a prisoner of war camp in Pyoktong, North Korea, where he died in June 1951. He was not identified among remains returned to U.S. custody after the war, and he is still unaccounted-for. Today, Sergeant Bey 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, Chicago Tribune (1953)
Dewey, Lee Andrew
Army Private
Lee Andrew Dewey, age 22, from Cook County Chicago, Illinois .
Parents: Ada Linton
Spouse: Virginia
Service era: Korea
Schools: DuSable High graduate
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: By mid-November 1950, U.S. and Allied forces had advanced to within approximately sixty miles of the Yalu River, the border between North Korea and China. On November 25, approximately 300,000 Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) “volunteers” suddenly and fiercely counterattacked after crossing the Yalu. The 2nd Infantry Division, located the farthest north of units at the Chongchon River, could not halt the CCF advance and was ordered to withdraw to defensive positions at Sunchon in the South Pyongan province of North Korea. As the division pulled back from Kunu-ri toward Sunchon, it conducted an intense rearguard action while fighting to break through well-defended roadblocks set up by CCF infiltrators. The withdrawal was not complete until December 1, and the 2nd Infantry Division suffered extremely heavy casualties in the process. Private First Class Lee Andrew Dewey, who joined the U.S. Army from Illinois, served with Battery A, 503rd Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was captured by enemy forces on December 1, 1950, as his unit made a fighting withdrawal from Kunu-ri south to Sunchon. He was marched to Camp 5, Pyoktong, North Korea, where he died of yellow jaundice on an unspecified date in June 1951. He was buried by his companions on a nearby hill, however, his remains have not been identified among those returned to U.S. custody. Private First Class Dewey 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, Chicago Tribune (1953)