POW Camp 5

Chapman, Richard A.
Army Private 1st class

Richard A. Chapman from Maryland, Hartford county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Wednesday, January 31, 1951
Death details: On November 25, 1950, Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) attacked en masse all along the U.S. Eighth Army front on both sides of the Ch’ ongch’ on River in northwestern North Korea. The 2nd Infantry Division and supporting units, vastly outnumbered, were forced to conduct fighting withdrawals to the south to prevent Chinese flanking maneuvers. Chinese troops overran some of the artillery and mortar units that were in positions along the River during the beginning of their offensive.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Boylan, Hugh J.
Army Private

Hugh J. Boylan from Michigan, Dickinson county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Sunday, November 26, 1950
Death details: On November 25, 1950, Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) attacked en masse all along the U.S. Eighth Army front on both sides of the Ch’ ongch’ on River in northwestern North Korea. The 2nd Infantry Division and supporting units, vastly outnumbered, were forced to conduct fighting withdrawals to the south to prevent Chinese flanking maneuvers. Chinese troops overran some of the artillery and mortar units that were in positions along the River during the beginning of their offensive. Private First Class Hugh Joseph Boylan, who joined the U.S. Army from Michigan, served with Headquarters Company, 2nd Chemical Mortar Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He went missing in action north of Yongdamni, North Korea on November 26, 1950, as the 2nd Infantry Division was defending the Ch’ ongch’ on River line. No one saw him fall and he was not reported to be a prisoner of war. The area where he went missing remained in enemy hands for the rest of the war, so no searches could be conducted for him. After the war, his remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody. Private First Class Boylan is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Forsythe, Robert N.
Army Corporal

Robert N. Forsythe from Massachusetts, Plymouth county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Sunday, November 26, 1950
Death details: On November 25, 1950, Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) attacked en masse all along the U.S. Eighth Army front on both sides of the Ch’ ongch’ on River in northwestern North Korea. The 2nd Infantry Division and supporting units, vastly outnumbered, were forced to conduct fighting withdrawals to the south to prevent Chinese flanking maneuvers. Chinese troops overran some of the artillery and mortar units that were in positions along the River during the beginning of their offensive. Sergeant Robert Norman Forsythe, who joined the U.S. Army from Massachusetts, served with C Company, 2nd Chemical Mortar Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He went missing in action on November 26, 1950, between Yongdam-ni and Kunu-ri as the 2nd Infantry Division was withdrawing to Sunchon. No one saw him fall, and he was not reported to be a prisoner of war. The area where he went missing remained in enemy hands for the duration of the war, so searches could not be conducted for him. After the war, his remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody. Today, Sergeant Forsythe is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Hoysradt, Donald C.
Army Private 1st class

Donald C. Hoysradt from Litchfield, Connecticut.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Sunday, November 26, 1950
Death details: On November 25, 1950, Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) attacked en masse all along the U.S. Eighth Army front on both sides of the Ch’ ongch’ on River in northwestern North Korea. The 2nd Infantry Division and supporting units, vastly outnumbered, were forced to conduct fighting withdrawals to the south to prevent Chinese flanking maneuvers. Chinese troops overran some of the artillery and mortar units that were in positions along the River during the beginning of their offensive. Private First Class Donald Clayton Hoystradt entered the U.S. Army from Connecticut and served with C Company, 2nd Chemical Mortar Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was killed in action by enemy forces on November 26, while 2nd Infantry Division units were defending the Ch’ongch’on River line. His remains were not recovered at the time of his loss and he is still unaccounted-for. Today, Private First Class Hoystradt is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Tyndall, Avery B.
Army Private

Avery B. Tyndall from Pennsylvania, Philadelphia county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Sunday, November 26, 1950
Death details: On November 25, 1950, Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) attacked en masse all along the U.S. Eighth Army front on both sides of the Ch’ ongch’ on River in northwestern North Korea. The 2nd Infantry Division and supporting units, vastly outnumbered, were forced to conduct fighting withdrawals to the south to prevent Chinese flanking maneuvers. Chinese troops overran some of the artillery and mortar units that were in positions along the River during the beginning of their offensive. First Lieutenant Bradford Enwright Tyndall entered the U.S. Army from Massachusetts and served with C Company, 2nd Chemical Mortar Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was captured by enemy forces on November 26, while 2nd Infantry Division units were defending the Ch’ongch’on River line. Following his capture, he was marched with other prisoners of war (POWs) to various temporary POW camps. On January 16, 1951, while at a small village near Pukchin-Tarigol en route to Pyoktong, the site of the permanent Camp 5, 1LT Tyndall died among his companions. H is remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the war. Today, First Lieutenant Tyndall is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Whitacre, Hugh D.
Army Master sergeant

Hugh D. Whitacre from Maryland, Hartford county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Sunday, November 26, 1950
Death details: On November 25, 1950, Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) attacked en masse all along the U.S. Eighth Army front on both sides of the Ch’ ongch’ on River in northwestern North Korea. The 2nd Infantry Division and supporting units, vastly outnumbered, were forced to conduct fighting withdrawals to the south to prevent Chinese flanking maneuvers. Chinese troops overran some of the artillery and mortar units that were in positions along the River during the beginning of their offensive. Master Sergeant Hugh Douglas Whitacre entered the U.S. Army from Maryland and served with C Company, 2nd Chemical Mortar Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was killed in action by enemy forces on November 26, while 2nd Infantry Division units were defending the Ch’ongch’on River line. His remains were not recovered at the time of his loss and he is still unaccounted for. Today, Master Sergeant Whitacre is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Worline, Clark E.
Army Private 1st class

Clark E. Worline from Ohio, Fulton county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Sunday, November 26, 1950
Death details: On September 9, 2022, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Corporal Clark Ellis Worline, missing from the Korean War. Corporal Worline entered the U.S. Army from Ohio and served in C Company, 2nd Chemical Mortar Battalion. On November 26, 1950, he was reported missing in action after a battle against the Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces (CPVF) in the vicinity of Sinjang, North Korea. Although CPL Worline’s exact fate is unknown, later evidence suggests that was captured and taken to POW Camp 5, Pyoktong, North Korea. During Operation GLORY, the postwar exchange of war dead, 495 sets of remains from burial grounds around POW Camp 5 were returned to United Nations Command. All but 38 were identified. Those remains were buried as Unknowns at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. In August 2019, as part of a planned exhumation of Project GLORY burials originating from Camp 5, one set of remains was disinterred and sent to a DPAA laboratory for further study.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Wolfe, Thomas F.
Army Corporal

Thomas F. Wolfe from Ohio, Summit county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Unknown

Death details: On November 25, 1950, Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) attacked en masse all along the U.S. Eighth Army front on both sides of the Ch’ ongch’ on River in northwestern North Korea. The 2nd Infantry Division and supporting units, vastly outnumbered, were forced to conduct fighting withdrawals to the south to prevent Chinese flanking maneuvers. Chinese troops overran some of the artillery and mortar units that were in positions along the River during the beginning of their offensive. Sergeant Thomas Francis Wolfe entered the U.S. Army from Ohio and served with A Company, 2nd Chemical Mortar Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. On November 26, while serving as a forward observer with a 9th Infantry Regiment task force, he was captured by enemy forces during the action along the Ch’ongch’on River line. He was marched toward Camp 5 at Pyoktong; however, he became mortally ill while en route to the camp and died at a small village near Pukchin-Tarigol during January 1951. Although he was buried near the village, his remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the war. Today, Sergeant Wolfe 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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