Christopher Michael Hake, age 26, from Enid, Oklahoma, Garfield county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 4Th Battalion, 64Th Armor, 4 Bct, Fort Stewart, Georgia
Date of death: Monday, March 24, 2008
Death details: Vehicle blown up by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Clint Joseph Storey, age 30, from Enid, Oklahoma, Garfield county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop F, 1St Cavalry, 1 Bct (I Mef), Friedberg, Germany
Date of death: Friday, August 4, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Daniel Roberts Poynor, age 25, from Garfield County Enid, Oklahoma .
Parents: Paul Poynor
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, December 19, 1971
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1971)
Robert Lee Porter, age 20, from Enid, Oklahoma, Garfield county.
Parents: Devoy Porter
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, September 6, 1970
Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)
Donald Alan Krumrei, age 24, from Enid, Oklahoma, Garfield county.
Parents: Walter E. Krumrei
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, July 16, 1970
Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)
Ricahrd E. Ives, age 20, from Garfield County Enid, Oklahoma .
Parents: John H. Ives
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, June 18, 1953
Death details: Killed in the crash of an Air Force C0124 Globemaster near Tokyo.
Source: United Press (1953), Tulsa Tribune (1953)
George Walter Jr. Hart, age 25, from Oklahoma, Garfield county.
Spouse: Lois Hart
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Tuesday, June 12, 1951
Death details: On June 12, 1951, the destroyer USS Walke (DD-723) was providing anti-submarine protection to carriers from Task Force 77 off the east coast of Wonsan, North Korea, when it was struck on the port side by an enemy mine or torpedo. The force of the explosion tossed many sailors into the water, and those who were injured had a difficult time staying afloat while they waited for rescue. Twenty-six sailors were killed in the explosion and forty were wounded. Although the ship’s hull was heavily damaged, after the incident the Walke was able to proceed under its own power to Sasebo, Japan, for repairs. Of the men killed in the incident, the remains of eight could not be recovered. During repairs, the remains of seven sailors were recovered from flooded parts of the ship and identified. However, two of those men later became unaccounted-for due to unknown circumstances, so the total number of unaccounted-for sailors from the Walke now stands at ten. Boilerman First Class Leonard Harold Hansen, who joined the U.S. Navy from Nebraska, served aboard the Walke. He was killed in the June 12 explosion after his ship hit a mine, and his body was not recovered. Today, Boilerman First Class Hansen 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, Enid Events (1951)
Robert Evans Carpenter, age 20, from Garfield County Oklahoma.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, February 15, 1951
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 Robert Evans Carpenter, who joined the U.S. Army from Oklahoma, served with A Company, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He went missing in action on December 1, 1950, as he and his unit withdrew from Kunu-ri to Sunchon while under attack by the CCF. A former prisoner of war remembers seeing SGT Carpenter at Camp 5, Pyoktong, North Korea, and reports that SGT Carpenter died there on February 15, 1951; however, it is possible the account may have been about another prisoner with the last name of Carpenter. SGT Carpenter’s fate remains uncertain, and his remains have not been recovered. Today, Sergeant Carpenter is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Donald Leo Mattingly, age 24, from Garfield County Shawnee, Oklahoma .
Spouse: Martha
Children: Donald Leo, 2
Service era: Korea
Military history: World War II veteran
Date of death: Saturday, July 29, 1950
Death details: On July 28, 1950, members of the 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, were in defensive positions near Kochang, South Korea, west of the Naktong River. They served as part of a defensive formation soon to be known as the Pusan Perimeter, meant to delay the North Korean People’s Army’s (NKPA) advance through South Korea long enough so that reinforcements could arrive at Pusan Harbor. That night, members of the 34th Infantry reported seeing a procession of enemy tanks and infantry assemble behind a roadblock west of Kochang. The next morning, this NKPA force attacked the 34th Infantry positions from two directions. Continuous enemy fire eventually forced the regiment to withdraw to the east; however, Company I was cut off by the NKPA. A counterattack was successful in rescuing all but one platoon from Company I, though many men were killed or went missing during these actions. Sergeant First Class Donald Leo Mattingly entered the U.S. Army from Oklahoma and was a member of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was captured sometime during the fighting on July 29 and held in Seoul. In late August or early September, he was marched with other prisoners of war (POWs) to Pyongyang; and in mid-October, was moved further north by train. He died during this journey on October 20 or 21, likely near Kujang. His body was never recovered and he remains unaccounted for. Today, Sergeant First Class Mattingly 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, Shawnee News Star (1950)
Ivan H. Campbell from Oklahoma, Garfield county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Saturday, May 26, 1945
Death details: Missing
Cemetery: Zachary Taylor National
Source: National Archives, grave marker