Edward I. Garraty from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia county.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Died of disease
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com
Garraty, Edward I.
Pastuszek, Walter John
Army Private
Walter John Pastuszek from Pennsylvania, Philadelphia county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: On July 11, 1950, the U.S. Army’s 21st Infantry Regiment, which had arrived in Korea six days earlier, was placed in defensive positions near the town of Chochiwon, South Korea. The regiment was not at full strength and lacked artillery and anti-tank weapons. That day, they were attacked by North Korean forces and were forced to withdraw to avoid being surrounded, as well as to buy time until they could be reinforced and resupplied. Private First Class Walter John Pastuszek, who joined the U.S. Army from Pennsylvania, served with the Medical Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was captured by enemy forces north of Chochiwon on July 12, and was forced to march north to the Apex prison camps in North Korea. He died of pneumonia and malnutrition at the camp at Hanjang-ni on an unspecified date in December, and was buried near the camp. His remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the ceasefire. Today, Private First Class Pastuszek is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Pope, Benjamin W.
Army Private
Benjamin W. Pope from Pennsylvania, Philadelphia county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Finding of death
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Futcher, Arthur James
Private
Arthur James Futcher from Philadelphia County Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Died of disease
Source: Soldiers of the Great War
Geaver, Michael J.
Private
Michael J. Geaver from Philadelphia County Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Died of disease
Source: Soldiers of the Great War
Gerhardt, George Jr.
Sergeant
George Jr. Gerhardt from Philadelphia County Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Died of wounds
Source: Soldiers of the Great War
Brooks, Gilbert Burton
Army Corporal
Gilbert Burton Brooks from Philadelphia County Pennsylvania.
Parents: Mary F. Brooks
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Unknown
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 Gilbert Burton Brooks joined the U.S. Army from Pennsylvania and was a member of Battery A, 503rd Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. On December 1, 1950, he was captured by enemy forces in the vicinity of Somindong, as his unit made their fighting withdrawal from the Kunu-ri area. He was marched to Camp 5, a prison camp on the bank of the Yalu River in Pyoktong, North Korea, where he died in March 1951. He was buried on a hill overlooking the camp, but his remains have not been located or identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the war. Today, Sergeant Brooks 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, Philadelphia Inquirer (1954)
Crawley, Benjamin Ritten
Army Corporal
Benjamin Ritten Crawley from Philadelphia County Pennsylvania.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Unknown
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 Benjamin Ritten Crawley joined the U.S. Army from Pennsylvania and was a member of Battery C, 503rd Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. On December 1, 1950, he was captured by enemy forces during his unit’s fighting withdrawal from the Chongchon River area toward Sunchon. SGT Crawley was marched to Camp 5, a prison camp on the bank of the Yalu River in Pyoktong, North Korea, where he died in May 1951. He was not identified among remains returned to U.S. custody after the war, and he is still unaccounted-for. Today, Sergeant Crawley 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