White, Auldon Keith
Army Specialist 4
Auldon Keith White, age 21, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, June 1, 1970
Source: National Archives
White, Auldon Keith
Miremont, James Edward
Army Sergeant
James Edward Miremont, age 20, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge county.
Parents: Louis E. Miremont
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, May 14, 1970
Source: National Archives, Shreveport Times (1970)
Landry, Howard Dennis
Army Private 1st class
Howard Dennis Landry, age 20, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge county.
Spouse: Debbie A. Landry
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, April 17, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)
Johnson, McArthur
Army Sergeant
McArthur Johnson, age 20, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge county.
Parents: Isabella Pointer
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, March 18, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Stockstill, Wallace A. Jr.
Army Private
Wallace A. Jr. Stockstill, age 21, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge county.
Parents: Wallace A. Stockstill
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, February 3, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Alexandria Town Talk (1970)
Moore, Thomas Air Force Chief master sergeant
Thomas Moore, age 36, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, October 31, 1965
Death details: On October 31, 1965, four U.S. service members returning from a rest and relaxation break in Vung Tau, South Vietnam, were riding in a truck with a Vietnamese driver. While en route to Saigon, the truck was stopped by local communist guerilla forces and the four U.S. service members were captured. On November 2, while being moved to an enemy prisoner of war camp, two of the four men attempted to escape; one was wounded and recaptured by the guards, but the other successfully escaped and returned to U.S. control two days later. Upon his return, air and ground search efforts were launched for the other three men but without success. In January 1973, the names of the three men who did not escape appeared on the died-in-captivity list released by the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam, and their remains have not been returned.
Technical Sergeant Thomas Moore entered the U.S. Air Force from Louisiana and served with the 6250th Support Squadron. He was one of the three men who did not escape during this incident and was reportedly killed by the local communist guerilla guards. He remains unaccounted for. Following the incident, the Air Force promoted TSgt Moore to the rank of Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt). Today, Chief Master Sergeant Moore is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Cemetery: Memorialized at Arlington National
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com
Harwell, Elton John
Marines Private 1st class
Elton John Harwell, age 25, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, March 26, 1953
Death details: In late March 1953, elements of the 1st Marine Division manned a string of outposts along a 33-mile section of the main line of resistance on the Korean Peninsula, near the present-day Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The 1st Marine Division’s 5th Marine Regiment was responsible for three of these outposts, named Carson, Reno, and Vegas, or collectively “the Nevada Cities Complex.” On March 26, Chinese Communist Forces attacked all three outposts. Although Carson managed to stave off the assault, Reno and Vegas, which were more lightly manned, eventually succumbed to the enemy. Over 1,000 Marines were killed, wounded, or went missing during the attack on the Nevada Cities Complex. Private First Class Elton John Harwell joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Washington and was a member of Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. He went missing in action during the fighting at the Nevada Cities Complex on March 26, 1953. He was never reported to be a prisoner of war, and he was not identified among remains returned to U.S. custody after the conflict’s ceasefire. Today, Private First Class Harwell is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Waldrop, Alton
Army Seaman
Alton Waldrop, age 21, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge county.
Parents: Birgie S. Chavers
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Sunday, March 2, 1952
Death details: On March 2, 1952, a Landing Craft Personnel, Large (LCPL) departed the USS Chittenden County (LST-561) in the Yellow Sea off the western coast of North Korea. The LCPL was carrying nine U.S. service members and three Allied service members on a reconnaissance mission to investigate a small island near the 38th Parallel. While heading toward the mission area, the surf became too rough and the LCPL turned back, but it never returned to the Chittenden County. There were no reported communications following the landing craft’s withdrawal from the mission area. Three to four days later, clothing and pieces of the LCPL were found and the discovery of this floating debris led the U.S. Navy to determine that the crew was lost in the location of the island of Yonp’yong Do, where enemy guerrillas had been active on March 2. Of the nine U.S. service members on board, the body of one U.S. Army officer washed ashore on a small island off the west coast of the Korean peninsula and was recovered; however, the eleven others on board were not found. Seaman Apprentice Alton Waldrop entered the U.S. Navy from Louisiana and served aboard the Chittenden County. He was a crew member aboard this LCPL when it went missing, and remains unaccounted for. Today, Seaman Apprentice Waldrop is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual’s case to be in the analytical category of Non-recoverable.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Associated Press (1970)
Brown, Lawrence Larry
Army Private 1st class
Lawrence Larry Brown, age 21, from Louisiana, East Baton Rouge county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Sunday, November 26, 1950
Death details: Accounted for Feb. 14, 2022. In late 1950, Brown was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was captured by Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces on Nov. 26, 1950, in the vicinity of Kujang, North Korea, when his unit was attacked. Following the war, returning American prisoners of war reported that Brown died at Prisoner of War Camp #5. His exact date of death could not be confirmed, and was recorded as being March 31, 1951, the last day he could have still been alive based on POW testimonies.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency