Larry Glenn Baldwin, age 22, from Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery county.
Parents: Harry Baldwin
Spouse: Kaye (Outlaw)
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Dale County High, George Wallace Junior College, Auburn Univeristy
Military history: Helicopter pilot with the 101st Air Borne Division
Date of death: Sunday, September 20, 1970
Source: National Archives, Rayne Acadian Tribune (1970)
Joseph Henry III Shelton, age 26, from Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery county.
Parents: Joseph H. Shelton Jr.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, August 18, 1970
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam
Cemetery: Memory Hill Garden in Tuscaloosa
Source: National Archives, Montgomery Advertiser (1970)
Steven Bernard Melnick, age 26, from Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery county.
Parents: Linda S. Melnick
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, August 17, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Travis Henry Jr. Scott, age 26, from Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery county.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Lee High, University of Alabama
Date of death: Wednesday, April 15, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Alabama Journal (1970)
John James Cravey, age 23, from Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, March 5, 1970
Source: National Archives
Louis William III McLin from Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery county.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Saint Jude’s High (1968)
Date of death: Saturday, February 14, 1970
Death details: Died in a U.S. hospital in Saigon after an extended illness.
Source: National Archives, Montgomery Advertiser (1970)
Eugene Hood, age 19, from Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery county.
Parents: John Hood Sr.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, January 12, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Montgomery Advertiser (1970)
William Hugh Jr. Gardner, age 26, from Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery county.
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Tuesday, August 2, 1966
Death details: Killed by small arms fire, Pleiku Province
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association
Clarence Ervin Patterson, age 21, from Alabama, Montgomery county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Sunday, March 4, 1951
Death details: On July 6, 1953, a large Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) unit attacked and overran the U.S. Army outposts on Pork Chop Hill in an attempt to seize whatever territory possible before the impending armistice agreement. After fighting for the position for four days, on July 10, the 7th Infantry Division Commander determined that the CCF disregard for casualties and desire to hold the outpost outweighed the position’s tactical value, and ordered a withdrawal that was eventually completed on July 11. The U.S. never again controlled Pork Chop Hill, preventing thorough recovery efforts for those who were killed or went missing during the fighting. Private First Class Clarence Ervin Patterson, who joined the U.S. Army from North Carolina, served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He went missing in action on July 6 when Chinese troops attacked and overran his unit’s outpost on Pork Chop Hill. Battlefield conditions prevented an immediate search for him, and within days U.S. forces withdrew from the hill, leaving it under Chinese control. The circumstances of PFC Patterson’s loss are unknown, and his remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the ceasefire. Today, Private First Class Patterson is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Earnest Marvin Andrews, age 26, from Montgomery County Alabama.
Parents: Johnnie W. Andrews
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, November 30, 1950
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 Earnest Marvin Andrews, who joined the U.S. Army from Alabama, served with Battery C, 38th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was killed in action on November 30, 1950, when a mortar round exploded near him during his unit’s withdrawal to Sunchon. His death was observed by a member of his unit who was later captured by the enemy, and later reported SGT Andrews’ death when he was repatriated. SGT Andrews’ remains have not been identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the war. Today, Sergeant Andrews 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, Alabama Journal (1954)