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Brian Scott Ulbrich, age 23, from Chapmanville, West Virginia, Logan county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: L Troop, 3D Squadron, 3D Acr (Tf Baghdad), Fort Carson, Colorado
Date of death: Sunday, June 5, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Terry Robert Albright, age 20, from Lorado, West Virginia, Logan county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, October 11, 1970
Source: National Archives
John Jr. Bowen from Holden, West Virginia, Logan county.
Spouse: Betty D. Bowen
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, September 21, 1970
Death details: Non hostile death in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)
Robert Franklin Lohr, age 20, from West Virginia, Logan county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Sunday, December 3, 1950
Death details: On the evening of November 27, 1950, Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) launched a massive attack against the U.S. and United Nations (UN) troops stationed in the Chosin Reservoir area in north-east North Korea. The resulting seventeen-day conflict became known as the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. At the time of the initial CCF attack, members of the U.S. Army’s 31st and 32nd Infantry Regiments were defending the area north of Sinhung-ni, on the east side of the reservoir. The defenders were overwhelmed by the numerically superior CCF, and on December 1 were forced to withdraw to friendly lines at Hagaru-ri. Many men were lost or captured during the withdraw, with survivors reaching friendly lines in Hagaru-ri on December 2 and 3. Once at Hagaru-ri, the survivors of the withdrawal manned a section of the perimeter near East Hill, a strong defensive position overlooking the town. On the night of December 3, the Chinese attacked the Hagaru-ri perimeter and overwhelmed the defenders there. Many Americans were killed or went missing during these actions. Corporal Robert Franklin Lohr, who joined the U.S. Army from West Virginia, served with M Company, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was killed in action near Hagaru-ri on December 3, 1950, as his unit, part of the 31st Regimental Combat Team, worked with American Marines to establish a defensive line around the town. His body could not be immediately recovered, and his remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody following the war. Today, Corporal Lohr is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Eldred Jennings Hensley from Logan, West Virginia, Logan county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Tuesday, October 31, 1950
Death details: On July 5, 1950, Task Force Smith, the first U.S. ground element to engage North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) troops, was defending a position north of Osan, South Korea. The Task Force’s goal was to delay enemy forces by blocking their movement down the road south from Suwon to Taejon, which was a major avenue of advance for the NKPA. That morning, the Task Force was engaged by a column of enemy tanks. The anti-tank weapons that the infantrymen employed were ineffective, and a large number of tanks broke through their position. Task Force Smith was forced to withdraw to the south, suffering heavy casualties in the process. Corporal Eldred Jennings Hensley, who joined the U.S. Army from West Virginia, served with C Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. His unit was part of Task Force Smith, and he was captured by enemy forces on July 5. He was forced to march to a temporary prison camp near Manpo, North Korea. On October 31, Cpl Hensley was among a group of prisoners that began a march to the Apex prison camps on the Yalu River. Several days after leaving Manpo, Cpl Hensley collapsed, unable to continue the march. He was shot by a guard, and the group of prisoners was forced to march on. Corporal Hensley’s remains have not been identified among those returned to U.S. custody. Today, Corporal Hensley is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Herbert W. Edwards from West Virginia, Logan county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, November 10, 1944
Death details: The Battle of the Hürtgen Forest, one of the bloodiest conflicts of World War II, was fought between Allied and German forces from September 1944 to February 1945. As U.S. forces advanced eastward into Germany, the defending Germans manned “Siegfried Line” positions opposite the Belgian border. The battle grew to involve approximately 200,000 troops, with tens of thousands of casualties on both sides. American forces initially entered the area seeking to block German reinforcements from moving north toward the fighting around Aachen, the westernmost city of Germany, near the borders with Belgium and the Netherlands. In the battle’s second phase and as part of the Allied’s larger offense toward the Rhine River, U.S. troops attempted to push through the forest to the banks of Roer River. Aided by bad weather and rough terrain, German forces in the Hürtgen Forest put up unexpectedly strong resistance due to a well-prepared defense. American forces were unable to break through to the Rur before the German Ardennes offensive struck in December 1944, known as the Battle of the Bulge, which halted the eastward Allied advance until February 1945. Private Herbert W. Edwards, who joined the U.S. Army in West Virginia, was a member of the 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, and fought in the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. He was killed in action on November 10, 1944, as he and other members of his company engaged enemy pillboxes near the Raffelsbrand sector of the Hürtgen Forest, south of Germeter. His body could not be recovered following the incident. Today, Private Edwards is memorialized on the Walls of the Missing at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Tilmon David Browning, age 18, from Logan County Omar, West Virginia .
Parents: Dewey Tilmon
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Raleigh Register (1957)
Donald Robert McCloud, age 21, from Logan County Monaville, West Virginia .
Parents: Anderson McCloud
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for September 23, 2016
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
George Jr. Woody, age 23, from Logan County Accoville, West Virginia .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, October 31, 1941
Death details: Died in the sinking of the destoryer USS Reuben James
Source: Los Angeles Times (1941), Associated Press (1941)