Tag: Hill 448 & 449

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Bright, James Lester
Army Private

James Lester Bright, age 23, from South Carolina, Greenville county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Sunday, September 3, 1950
Death details: On September 3, 1950, the 8th Cavalry Regiment and the 2nd Engineer Battalion, both elements of the 1st Cavalry Division, were holding a defensive line between Tabu-dong and Taegu at the upper end of the Naktong Perimeter. Company F of the 8th Cavalry, defending Hill 448, was attacked by elements of North Korea’s 13th Infantry Division and forced to retreat to Hill 449, defended by Company G of the 8th Cavalry. The 8th Cavalry Regiment found itself cut off from its supply train and withdrew from the area to keep from being surrounded by the enemy. Upon reaching the village of Tabu-dong, members of Companies D and E of the 8th Cavalry became involved in hut-to-hut fighting before they could retreat. Meanwhile, elements of the 2nd Engineer Battalion, which had been ordered to take and hold Hill 755, were also forced to withdraw. United States forces did not re-take this territory until September 21, 1950. Private First Class James Lester Bright, who joined the U.S. Army from South Carolina, served with F Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was reported missing in action on September 3, 1950. No one witnessed PFC Bright’s death, and evidence indicates he was not held as a prisoner of war. His remains have not been recovered. Today, Private First Class Bright is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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Burgess, Burton Edward
Army Private 1st class

Burton Edward Burgess, age 33, from Oregon, Josephine county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Sunday, September 3, 1950
Death details: On September 3, 1950, the 8th Cavalry Regiment and the 2nd Engineer Battalion, both elements of the 1st Cavalry Division, were holding a defensive line between Tabu-dong and Taegu at the upper end of the Naktong Perimeter. Company F of the 8th Cavalry, defending Hill 448, was attacked by elements of North Korea’s 13th Infantry Division and forced to retreat to Hill 449, defended by Company G of the 8th Cavalry. The 8th Cavalry Regiment found itself cut off from its supply train and withdrew from the area to keep from being surrounded by the enemy. Upon reaching the village of Tabu-dong, members of Companies D and E of the 8th Cavalry became involved in hut-to-hut fighting before they could retreat. Meanwhile, elements of the 2nd Engineer Battalion, which had been ordered to take and hold Hill 755, were also forced to withdraw. United States forces did not re-take this territory until September 21, 1950. Private First Class James Lester Bright, who joined the U.S. Army from South Carolina, served with F Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was reported missing in action on September 3, 1950. No one witnessed PFC Bright’s death, and evidence indicates he was not held as a prisoner of war. His remains have not been recovered. Today, Private First Class Bright is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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Fluhr, Peter Paul Jr.
Army Private 1st class

Peter Paul Jr. Fluhr, age 18, from Indiana, Scott county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Sunday, September 3, 1950
Death details: On September 3, 1950, the 8th Cavalry Regiment and the 2nd Engineer Battalion, both elements of the 1st Cavalry Division, were holding a defensive line between Tabu-dong and Taegu at the upper end of the Naktong Perimeter. Company F of the 8th Cavalry, defending Hill 448, was attacked by elements of North Korea’s 13th Infantry Division and forced to retreat to Hill 449, defended by Company G of the 8th Cavalry. The 8th Cavalry Regiment found itself cut off from its supply train and withdrew from the area to keep from being surrounded by the enemy. Upon reaching the village of Tabu-dong, members of Companies D and E of the 8th Cavalry became involved in hut-to-hut fighting before they could retreat. Meanwhile, elements of the 2nd Engineer Battalion, which had been ordered to take and hold Hill 755, were also forced to withdraw. United States forces did not re-take this territory until September 21, 1950. Corporal Peter Paul Fluhr Jr., who joined the U.S. Army from Indiana, served with F Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He went missing in action on September 3, near Kushwa-Dong, approximately eleven miles north of Taegu. He was not reported to be a prisoner of war, and his remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the war. Today, Corporal Fluhr is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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Halliman, Ronald Eugene
Army Private

Ronald Eugene Halliman, age 18, from New York, Erie county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Sunday, September 3, 1950
Death details: On September 3, 1950, the 8th Cavalry Regiment and the 2nd Engineer Battalion, both elements of the 1st Cavalry Division, were holding a defensive line between Tabu-dong and Taegu at the upper end of the Naktong Perimeter. Company F of the 8th Cavalry, defending Hill 448, was attacked by elements of North Korea’s 13th Infantry Division and forced to retreat to Hill 449, defended by Company G of the 8th Cavalry. The 8th Cavalry Regiment found itself cut off from its supply train and withdrew from the area to keep from being surrounded by the enemy. Upon reaching the village of Tabu-dong, members of Companies D and E of the 8th Cavalry became involved in hut-to-hut fighting before they could retreat. Meanwhile, elements of the 2nd Engineer Battalion, which had been ordered to take and hold Hill 755, were also forced to withdraw. United States forces did not re-take this territory until September 21, 1950. Private First Class Ronald Eugene Halliman, who joined the U.S. Army from New York, served with G Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. Witnesses reported he was killed in action on September 3, 1950, by enemy hand grenades near the village of Igoktong in the area of Hill 449. United States troops were forced to withdraw rapidly from the area where PFC Halliman fell, and by the time U.S. forces returned to Hill 449 on September 21, his remains had disappeared. Private First Class Halliman is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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Hamrick, Hayward Jr.
Army Corporal

Hayward Jr. Hamrick, age 21, from West Virginia, Marion county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Sunday, September 3, 1950
Death details: On September 3, 1950, the 8th Cavalry Regiment and the 2nd Engineer Battalion, both elements of the 1st Cavalry Division, were holding a defensive line between Tabu-dong and Taegu at the upper end of the Naktong Perimeter. Company F of the 8th Cavalry, defending Hill 448, was attacked by elements of North Korea’s 13th Infantry Division and forced to retreat to Hill 449, defended by Company G of the 8th Cavalry. The 8th Cavalry Regiment found itself cut off from its supply train and withdrew from the area to keep from being surrounded by the enemy. Upon reaching the village of Tabu-dong, members of Companies D and E of the 8th Cavalry became involved in hut-to-hut fighting before they could retreat. Meanwhile, elements of the 2nd Engineer Battalion, which had been ordered to take and hold Hill 755, were also forced to withdraw. United States forces did not re-take this territory until September 21, 1950. Sergeant Hayward Hamrick Jr., who joined the U.S. Army from West Virginia, served with F Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He went missing on September 3, 1950, during his unit’s withdrawal from Hill 448 and was not seen again. His remains were not found when U.S. forces returned to the area on September 21, and evidence indicates he was not taken as a prisoner of war. Today, Sergeant Hamrick is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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Johnson, Everett Eugene
Army Private 1st class

Everett Eugene Johnson, age 21, from Ohio, Hamilton county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Sunday, September 3, 1950
Death details: On July 20, 2016, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Private First Class Everett Eugene Johnson, missing from the Korean War. PFC Johnson joined the U.S. Army from Ohio and was a member of F Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On September 3, 1950, he was killed in action against North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) forces northwest of Taegu, South Korea. PFC Johnson’s body could not be recovered at the time of his loss. In May 1951, his remains were recovered from a mass grave near Pultang, South Korea; however, they could not be identified with the tools available at the time, and they were buried as unknowns at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. In 2014, advances in forensic techniques and family requests prompted the reexamination and identification of PFC Johnson’s remains. Private First Class Johnson is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency