Charles C. Rogers from McDonough, Maryland .
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Killed in action
Source: Soldiers of the Great War
Rogers, Charles C.
Gibson, David
Private
David Gibson from Baltimore County Baltimore, Maryland .
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Died of disease
Source: Soldiers of the Great War
Dagenhart, Manville Eugene
Army Private 1st class
Manville Eugene Dagenhart from Frederick County Myersville, Maryland .
Parents: Luson Dagenhart
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. Corporal Manville Eugene Dagenhart, who joined the U.S. Army from Maryland, was a member of I Company of the 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. On November 29, 1950, the 38th Infantry Regiment was ordered to defend the area east of Kunu-ri, to cover the start of the 2nd Division’s retreat. The CCF attacked as the 38th Infantry consolidated their defenses, forcing the defenders to fight their way back to Kunu-ri before joining the withdrawal to Sunchon. CPL Dagenhart was captured at some point during the fighting and was marched to a CCF prison camp near the village of Pyoktong, known as Camp 5. CPL Dagenhart reportedly died after his arrival at Camp 5 in February 1951. American search teams have not been given access to work at Camp 5, and CPL Dagenhart could not be associated with any remains returned to U.S. custody after the war. Today, Corporal Dagenhart 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, Morning Herald (1951)
Gardner, William
Army Corporal
William Gardner from Baltimore City County Maryland.
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 William Gardner, who joined the U.S. Army from Maryland, was a member of Battery C, 503rd Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was captured by the enemy during the fighting withdrawal from Kunu-ri on December 1, 1950. He was marched to a holding village near the Pukchin-Tarigol Valley in North Korea, where he died of malnutrition in February 1951. His remains have not been recovered, and he was not identified among remains returned to U.S. following the end of hostilities. Today, Sergeant Gardner 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