Hartwell Lee Byrd from Randolph County Asheboro, North Carolina .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, October 31, 1941
Death details: Died in the sinking of the destoryer USS Reuben James
Source: Los Angeles Times (1941)
Byrd, Hartwell Lee
Dunston, Nebraska
Navy Mess Attendant third class
Nebraska Dunston from Nash County Spring Hope, North Carolina .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, October 31, 1941
Death details: Died in the sinking of the destoryer USS Reuben James
Source: Los Angeles Times (1941), Fort Worth Star Telegram (1941)
Evans, Linn Stewart
Navy Fire Controlman third class
Linn Stewart Evans, age 20, from Hetford County Harrellsville, North Carolina .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, October 31, 1941
Death details: Died in the sinking of the destoryer USS Reuben James
Source: Los Angeles Times (1941)
House, Hugh
Navy Gunner’s Mate third class
Hugh House, age 22, from Halifax County Palomyra, North Carolina .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, October 31, 1941
Death details: Died in the sinking of the destoryer USS Reuben James
Source: Los Angeles Times (1941), News and Record (1941)
Johnson, Joseph
Navy Mess Attendant first class
Joseph Johnson from Wilson County Elm City, North Carolina .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, October 31, 1941
Death details: Died in the sinking of the destoryer USS Reuben James
Source: Los Angeles Times (1941), Greensboro Record (1941)
Powell, Lee P.
Navy Pharmacist’s Mate first class
Lee P. Powell, age 28, from Caldwell County Lenoir, North Carolina .
Parents: Pink Powell
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, October 31, 1941
Death details: Died in the sinking of the destoryer USS Reuben James
Source: Los Angeles Times (1941), Charlotte News (1941)
Sell, Larry Eugene
Army Sergeant
Larry Eugene Sell from Caldwell County Whitnel, North Carolina .
Parents: Fleetwood Sell
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 First Class Larry Eugene Sell joined the U.S. Army from North Carolina and was a member of the Medical Company, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. On December 1, 1950, he was wounded and captured by enemy forces near Kunu-ri as his unit made its fighting withdrawal. Sergeant First Class Sell died soon after his capture in December of 1950, as a result of his prior wounds. He was not identified among remains returned to U.S. custody after the conflict’s ceasefire, and he is still unaccounted-for. Today, Sergeant First Class Sell is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Statesville Daily Record (1951)
Hall, Arthur James
Army Sergeant 1st class
Arthur James Hall from Robeson County North Carolina.
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. Master Sergeant Arthur James Hall, who joined the U.S. Army from North Carolina, served with Battery A, 38th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was captured by enemy forces on November 30, 1950, as his unit made a fighting withdrawal from Kunu-ri south into Sunchon. He was marched north with other prisoners and was interned at a POW camp in the Pukchin-Tarigol Valley in January 1951. He reportedly died at the camp of malnutrition at some point between January and March. His remains were not identified among those returned to the U.S. following the war, and he is still unaccounted-for. Today, Master Sergeant Hall 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, News and Reocrd (1951)
Hardy, David Eugene
Army Corporal
David Eugene Hardy from Rockingham County Ruffin, North Carolina .
Parents: John T. Hardy
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 David Eugene Hardy joined the U.S. Army from North Carolina and was a member of the Headquarters Battery, 82nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. On December 1, 1950, he was captured by the CCF near Kunu-ri, as his unit made its fighting withdrawal toward Sunchon. SGT Hardy was marched to a prisoner of war camp in Pyoktong, North Korea, where he died in February 1951. He was not identified among remains returned to U.S. custody after the war, and he is still unaccounted-for. Today, Sergeant Hardy 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, Charlotte News (1953)
Harvey, Roscoe Lee
Army Corporal
Roscoe Lee Harvey from New Hanover County Wilmington, North Carolina .
Parents: Annie Mae Harvey
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 Roscoe Lee Harvey joined the U.S. Army from North Carolina and was a member of Headquarters Battery, 503rd Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. On December 1, 1950, he was captured by enemy forces near Somindong, North Korea, as his unit made its fighting withdrawal toward Sunchon. Sergeant Harvey was eventually marched to Camp 3, a prisoner of war camp in northern North Korea, where he died of malnutrition in November of 1951. He was not identified among remains returned to U.S. custody after the war, and he is still unaccounted-for. Today, Sergeant Harvey 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, Charlotte Observer (1954)