Payne County Oklahoma

Morris, Jordan M.
Army Specialist

Jordan M. Morris, age 23, from Stillwater, Oklahoma, Payne county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.

Date of death: Thursday, August 11, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province Afghanistan of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Killed were: Sgt. Edward J. Frank II, Spc. Jameel T. Freeman, Spc. Patrick L. Lay II, Spc Jordan M. Morris, Pfc Rueben J. Lopez

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Hagerty, Scott Alan
Army Major

Scott Alan Hagerty, age 41, from Stillwater, Oklahoma, Payne county.

Spouse: Daphne
Children: Sons, 10 months and 1 year old

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Stillwater High (1984) and Oklahoma State University (1993)
Military history: 451St Civil Affairs Battalion, Detachment 4, Pasadena, Texas

Date of death: Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Death details: Killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol in Zormat, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

McWhorter, Jerry Monroe
Army Sergeant

Jerry Monroe McWhorter, age 26, from Payne County Cushing, Oklahoma .

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 13th Artillery

Date of death: Tuesday, March 22, 1966
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, UPI (1966)

Ishem, Harry
Army Corporal

Harry Ishem from Oklahoma, Payne county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Saturday, November 11, 1950

Death details: 

On the evening of November 11, 1950, after securing the town of Yonch’on, a reconnaissance task force that included elements of the U.S. 24th Infantry Regiment was returning via truck convoy to Chindong-myon, just northeast of Musan-ni, North Korea. Along the way, the convoy passed an assembly of men standing along the roadside who they believed to be friendly Republic of Korea Army forces. However, shortly afterward, the lead truck hit an enemy mine and exploded. This was was immediately followed by enemy fire coming from the same group of men. Task force members dismounted their trucks and returned fire from a nearby ditch but were forced to fall back. A search party returned the following day but was unsuccessful in locating eight reconnaissance task force members who went missing during this action.

Sergeant Harry Ishem entered the U.S. Army from Oklahoma and was a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was part of this task force and went missing during the ambush, though specific details regarding his loss are unknown. No one reported seeing him fall in battle, and he was never reported to be a prisoner of war. Sergeant Ishem’s remains have not been recovered. Today, Sergeant Ishem is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Davis, George Parker
Army Private 1st class

George Parker Davis from Oklahoma, Payne county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Unknown
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 George Parker Davis, who joined the U.S. Army from Oklahoma, 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 marched to the Apex prison camps in North Korea, and died of malnutrition at the camp at Chunggang-jin on an unspecified date in June 1951. His remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the ceasefire, and he is still unaccounted for. Today, Corporal Davis 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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