Glenn Christie Duncan, age 21, from Tucker, Georgia, DeKalb county.
Parents: Paul W. Duncan
Spouse: Jennie Rae Corkell Duncan
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, May 3, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam
Cemetery: Georgia Memorial Park
Source: National Archives, Atlanta Constitution (1970)
Charles Richard Guttilla from Decatur, Georgia, DeKalb county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, February 20, 1970
Source: National Archives
Steven Lewis Hester, age 20, from Chamblee, Georgia, DeKalb county.
Parents: Lewis Hester Jr.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Tucker High (1967), DaKalb Junior College
Date of death: Friday, February 20, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: National Archives, Atlanta Constitution (1970)
William Louis Cline, age 20, from Decatur, Georgia, DeKalb county.
Parents: Smiley C. Cline
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, February 14, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Atlanta Constitution (1970)
Edgar Lee Bishop, age 23, from Decatur, Georgia, DeKalb county.
Parents: Grace E. Bishop
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, January 9, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Donald Lee Harrison, age 22, from Chamblee, Georgia, DeKalb county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, October 29, 1968
Death details: On October 29, 1968, an O-1G Bird Dog (tail number 57-6027) with a crew of two took part in a two-plane artillery adjustment mission over the Demilitarized Zone in between North and South Vietnam. During the mission, the Bird Dog was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire and crashed. No parachutes were seen to emerge from the aircraft before it went down. Search and rescue teams were launched the next day, but intense hostile fire in the area prevented them from reaching the crash site. Both members of the Bird Dog’s crew remain unaccounted for.
First Lieutenant Donald Lee Harrison, who joined the U.S. Army from Georgia, was a member of the 220th Aviation Company, 212th Aviation Battalion, 16th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Division. He was the pilot of the Bird Dog when it went down, and was lost with the aircraft. His remains have not been located or identified. Following the incident, the Army promoted 1LT Harrison to the rank of Major (MAJ). Today, Major Harrison is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Ralph Herndon McKinley from Georgia, DeKalb county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Tuesday, May 15, 1951
Death details: On July 11, 1950, the U.S. Army’s 21st Infantry Regiment, which had arrived in Korea six days earlier, was placed in defensive positions near the town of Chochiwon, South Korea. The regiment was not at full strength and lacked artillery and anti-tank weapons. That day, they were attacked by North Korean forces and were forced to withdraw to avoid being surrounded, as well as to buy time until they could be reinforced and resupplied. Private First Class Ralph Herndon McKinley, who joined the U.S. Army from Georgia, served with K Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was captured by enemy forces on July 11, as his unit fought delaying actions between Pyongtaek and Chochiwon. He was forced to march north to the Apex prison camps in North Korea, and died of malnutrition and dysentery at the camp near An-dong on May 15, 1951. Although he was buried at the edge of the camp, his remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the ceasefire. Today, Private First Class McKinley is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
James Robert Wilson, age 20, from Georgia, DeKalb county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, November 2, 1950
Death details: During the last week of October 1950, Republic of Korea (ROK) Army forces under the control of the U.S. Eighth Army were advancing deep in North Korean territory, approaching the Yalu River on the Chinese-Korean border. Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) struck back in a surprise attack, engaging the ROK 1st and 6th Divisions near Unsan, some sixty miles north of Pyongyang. The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division, with the 8th Cavalry Regiment in the lead, was rushed forward to reinforce the ROK units in the Unsan area. On November 1, the regiment’s 1st Battalion took up positions north of Unsan, while the 2nd Battalion moved to guard the Nammyon River valley west of town, and the 3rd Battalion was placed in reserve at the valley’s southern end. Corporal James Robert Wilson joined the U.S. Army from Georgia and was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On November 1, 1950, Company C was in defensive positions with the 1st Battalion near Unsan when it was hit by a severe enemy attack and forced to withdraw. Units faced continued enemy attacks during the withdrawal, and CPL Wilson went missing at some point during these actions, though specific details regarding his loss are unknown. He was never reported as a confirmed prisoner of war, and his remains were not identified among those returned to the U.S. following the war. Today, Corporal Wilson is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
William Thomas Akins, age 22, from Georgia, DeKalb county.
Parents: Mary Elizabeth Akins
Children: Marianne
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, November 2, 1950
Death details: On May 7, 2008, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC, now DPAA) identified the remains of Sergeant First Class W. T. Akins, missing from the Korean War. Sergeant First Class W. T. Akins entered the U.S. Army from Georgia and served in the Medical Company, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On November 1, 1950, the 1st Cavalry Division was rushed forward to reinforce allied Republic of Korea Forces at Unsan that had been attacked by Chinese Communist Forces. SFC Akins was reported missing on November 2, 1950, following the Battle of Unsan, though the exact details surrounding his loss are unknown. In 2006, the North Korean government turned over to U.S. custody several boxes that contained the remains of American service members, and SFC Akins was eventually identified from among them.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Atlanta Counstitution (2008)