Ronald Sidney Lowe, age 21, from Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk county.
Spouse: Patricia M. Lowe
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, May 9, 1970
Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)
Lowe, Ronald Sidney
Lowery, William Lee
Marine Lance corporal
William Lee Lowery, age 18, from Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, April 5, 1970
Source: National Archives
Douglas, Dwight Samuel
Army Specialist 4th class
Dwight Samuel Douglas, age 19, from Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk county.
Parents: Mrs. Atha J. Fowlkes
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, February 3, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Fentress, Leon Aubrey
Army Corporal
Leon Aubrey Fentress, age 20, from Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk county.
Parents: James F. Fentress
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, February 1, 1970
Source: National Archives, Richmond Times Dispatch (1970)
Richardson, Norwood Roland
Army Warrant officer 1st class
Norwood Roland Richardson, age 21, from Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk county.
Parents: Seaton N. Richardson
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, January 31, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death
Source: National Archives, Richmond Times Dispatch (1970)
Bryan, Richard Alvin
Army Private 1st class
Richard Alvin Bryan, age 18, from Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk county.
Parents: George S. Bryan (preceded in death) and Gatewood T. Bryan
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Saturday, June 30, 1951
Death details: During the last week of October 1950, Republic of Korea (ROK) Army forces under the control of the U.S. Eighth Army were advancing deep in North Korean territory, approaching the Yalu River on the Chinese-Korean border. Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) struck back in a surprise attack, engaging the ROK 1st and 6th Divisions near Unsan, some sixty miles north of Pyongyang. The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division, with the 8th Cavalry Regiment in the lead, was rushed forward to reinforce the ROK units in the Unsan area. On November 1, the regiment’s 1st Battalion took up positions north of Unsan, while the 2nd Battalion moved to guard the Nammyon River valley west of town, and the 3rd Battalion was placed in reserve at the valley’s southern end. Corporal Richard A. Bryan, who joined the U.S. Army from Virginia, was a member of Company G of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On November 1, 1950, Company G was located west of Unsan with the 2nd Battalion when it came under intense rocket and mortar attack along with assaults from Chinese infantry. It was during these attacks that CPL Bryan went missing in combat. It was found out later from Prisoner of War (POW) repatriates returned after the ceasefire that he was taken prisoner and died in POW Camp 5 at Pyoktong. He was not identified among remains that North Korean officials returned to U.S. custody after the ceasefire. Today, Corporal Bryan is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. His mother received the following letter from the Army: Information has been received from a recently repatriated soldier, who knew your son in a prison camp in North Korea, that your son died early in 1951, in Camp No. 5, Pyoktong, Korea, of the effects of malnutrition and disease. As the date of his death is not definitely known, it is determined to be June 30, 1951, because that is the latest date on which he can have been alive.”
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Norfolk Virginian Pilot (1953)
Bradley, George W.
Army Sergeant 1st class
George W. Bradley, age 24, from Norfolk County Norfolk, Virginia .
Parents: Virginia Bradley Fox
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Tuesday, December 12, 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. Master Sergeant George William Bradley, who joined the U.S. Army from Virginia, served with A Company, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was captured by enemy forces on December 1, 1950, and marched with a large group of other prisoners to the Pukchin-Tarigol Valley and from there to Camp 5 at Pyoktong. However, MSG Bradley died of pneumonia sometime in January 1951 before the group reached Camp 5. His remains were not recovered, and he was not identified among the remains disinterred to the U.S. following the war. Today, Master Sergeant Bradley is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Virginia Pilot (1953)
Anderson, Irwin Corinthias
Navy Mess attendant
Irwin Corinthias Anderson, age 25, from Norfolk County Norfolk, Virginia .
Parents: Jonas M. Anderson
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Johnson, David Andrew Jr.
Navy Officer’s cook 2nd class
David Andrew Jr. Johnson from Norfolk County Norfolk, Virginia .
Parents: David A. Johnson Sr.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Romano, Simon
Navy Officers cook 1st class
Simon Romano, age 45, from Norfolk County Norfolk, Virginia .
Spouse: Ella Mae Romano
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Source: National Archives, Richmond Times Dispatch (1942)