Robert Dale Perry, age 32, from Columbia, South Carolina, Richland county.
Spouse: Married
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, November 24, 1970
Death details: Helicopter Crash, remains recovered
Cemetery: Gantt Memorial Park
Source: National Archives, Greenville News (1970)
William Frederick Jr. Shaw, age 20, from Columbia, South Carolina, Richland county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, August 6, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Charlotte Observer (1970)
Charles Rudolph Jr. Milton from Columbia, South Carolina, Richland county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, May 15, 1970
Source: National Archives
Raymond Dean Ellis, age 19, from Columbia, South Carolina, Richland county.
Parents: William E. Ellis
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, May 11, 1970
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Ralph Owen Hill, age 22, from Columbia, South Carolina, Richland county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, April 25, 1970
Cemetery: Elmwood Memorial Gardens in Columbia
Source: National Archives, findagrave.com
Charles Kenneth Truesdale, age 21, from Columbia, South Carolina, Richland county.
Parents: Elmer Truesdale
Spouse: Linda B. Truesdale
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, March 13, 1970
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
George Edmund Railey, age 47, from Columbia, South Carolina, Richland county.
Spouse: Chris M. Railey
Children: Tammy and Patrick Railey
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, March 6, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Cemetery: Lafayette Memorial Park
Source: National Archives, Raleigh News Observer (1970), The Columbia Record (1970)
Clarence C. Young, age 31, from Columbia, South Carolina, Richland county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, February 14, 1970
Source: National Archives
Clarence Ames Jr. Martin, age 26, from Columbia, South Carolina, Richland county.
Parents: Clarence A. Martin Sr.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Wednesday, November 29, 1950
Death details: On November 29, 1950, men from Company G of the U.S. 1st Marine Regiment, MP Company and Tank Company, 1st Marine Division, Company B and elements of Company D of the 31st Infantry Regiment, Headquarters Company of the X Corps, and Royal Marines from Number 41 Independent Commando Battalion were sent north from Koto-ri to open the main supply route to Hagaru-ri and resupply and reinforce Allied troops that had been surrounded near the Chosin Reservoir. The group, known as Task Force Drysdale, set out with tanks and other vehicles in the lead and rear, and initially only met light resistance from Chinese Communist Forces (CCF). As attacks increased in ferocity, the group became fragmented as the CCF managed to establish road blocks that further split the task force. Soon, the CCF blew a bridge and halted the convoy altogether. The Royal Marines and most of Company G were north of the bridge at this time and were able to continue to Hagaru-ri. Near the south end of the convoy, a destroyed truck blocked the road. The tanks and troops south of the destroyed truck fought as long as possible before ultimately returning to Koto-ri on November 30. The men between the blown bridge and the destroyed truck, however, were trapped, and subjected to several mortar barrages before CCF moved into hand-to-hand combat range. Fighting raged there until the morning of November 30, when the survivors were forced to surrender. Over 300 troops were wounded, captured, or died during the action. Major Clarence Ames Martin Jr. entered the U.S. Army from South Carolina and served in Headquarters Company, X Corps. He went missing during Task Force Drysdale’s drive from Koto-ri to Hagaru-ri, though specific details regarding his loss are unknown. No one saw him fall, and there is no evidence suggesting he was ever alive in enemy hands. Attempts following the war to recover or identify his remains were unsuccessful. Today, Major Martin is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, The Index Journal (1950)
Luther Wise, age 31, from South Carolina, Richland county.
Parents: John O. Wise
Spouse: Married
Service era: Korea
Schools: Arden
Date of death: Thursday, November 2, 1950
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. Master Sergeant Luther Wise joined the U.S. Army from South Carolina and was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On November 2, 1950, Company L was in defensive positions with the 3rd Battalion near Unsan when it was attacked and forced to withdraw. Master Sergeant Wise went missing during the withdrawal combat, though specifics surrounding his loss are unknown. Following the battle, a survivor reported that MSG Wise’s remains were seen with other American dead at the 3rd Battalion Command Post dugout around November 4, 1950; however, they he was not identified among the remains recovered and returned to the U.S. following the ceasefire. Today, Master Sergeant Wise is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, The State (1954)