Task Force Bradley

White, Walton Raymond
Army Corporal

Walton Raymond White, age 25, from Washington County Hudson Falls, New York .

Parents: Anna White

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Friday, August 11, 1950
Death details: On August 10, 1950, members of the 3rd Battalion of the 9th Infantry Regiment combined with Battery C of the 15th Field Artillery Battalion as Task Force Bradley. The task force was directed to defend the city of P’ohang-dong, and Yonil Airfield, South Korea, from an impending attack by North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) forces. Late that day, Task Force Bradley moved along the main road toward P’ohang-dong and Yonil. Much of the task force reached Yonil shortly before midnight; however, during the early hours of August 11, NKPA fighters ambushed one company and four vehicles from Battery C were ambushed by NKPA fighters, preventing the ambushed men from reaching their destination.
Corporal Walton Raymond White, who joined the U.S. Army from New York, served with Battery C, 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was killed in action on August 11, 1950, as his unit, attached to Task Force Bradley, was ambushed by enemy forces near Angang-ni. His body could not be immediately recovered because of the enemy presence on the battlefield. American Graves Registration Service teams searched the battlefield carefully for remains in 1952 and again in 1953 but were not successful in locating Corporal White. Today, Corporal White 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, Times Record (1950)

Evans, Murl R.
Army Sergeant 1st class

Murl R. Evans from Dewey County Vici, Oklahoma .

Parents: Ruby Ipson

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Friday, August 11, 1950
Death details: On August 10, 1950, members of the 3rd Battalion of the 9th Infantry Regiment combined with Battery C of the 15th Field Artillery Battalion as Task Force Bradley. The task force was directed to defend the city of P’ohang-dong, and Yonil Airfield, South Korea, from an impending attack by North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) forces. Late that day, Task Force Bradley moved along the main road toward P’ohang-dong and Yonil. Much of the task force reached Yonil shortly before midnight; however, during the early hours of August 11, NKPA fighters ambushed one company and four vehicles from Battery C were ambushed by NKPA fighters, preventing the ambushed men from reaching their destination.
Master Sergeant Murl Roy Evans, who joined the U.S. Army from Oklahoma, served with Battery C of the 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He went missing in action on August 11, 1950, near P’ohang-dong after his unit, attached to Task Force Bradley, was ambushed near Angang-ni but continued to fight through to P’ohang-dong. No one saw him fall, and he was not reported to be a prisoner of war. Searches conducted by American Graves Registration Service personnel during 1952 and 1953 failed to recover his body and subsequent searches have been similarly unsuccessful. Today, Master Sergeant Evans 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, Woodward County Journal (1950)

Williams, Donald Richard Jr.
Army Corporal

Donald Richard Jr. Williams, age 19, from Van Buren County Arkansas.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Friday, August 11, 1950
Death details: On August 10, 1950, members of the 3rd Battalion of the 9th Infantry Regiment combined with Battery C of the 15th Field Artillery Battalion as Task Force Bradley. The task force was directed to defend the city of P’ohang-dong, and Yonil Airfield, South Korea, from an impending attack by North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) forces. Late that day, Task Force Bradley moved along the main road toward P’ohang-dong and Yonil. Much of the task force reached Yonil shortly before midnight; however, during the early hours of August 11, NKPA fighters ambushed one company and four vehicles from Battery C were ambushed by NKPA fighters, preventing the ambushed men from reaching their destination.
Corporal Donald Richard Williams Jr. joined the U.S. Army from Arkansas and was a member of Battery C, 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was killed in action on August 11, 1950, during the NKPA ambush on his unit. CPL Williams’s body could not be recovered at the time of his loss. Later investigations of the P’ohang-dong area failed to locate or identify his remains. Today, Corporal Williams 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

Hayes, Cornelius E.
Army Sergeant

Cornelius E. Hayes, age 20, from Baltimore County Baltimore, Maryland .

Spouse: Shirley JU. Hayes

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Friday, August 11, 1950
Death details: On August 10, 1950, members of the 3rd Battalion of the 9th Infantry Regiment combined with Battery C of the 15th Field Artillery Battalion as Task Force Bradley. The task force was directed to defend the city of P’ohang-dong, and Yonil Airfield, South Korea, from an impending attack by North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) forces. Late that day, Task Force Bradley moved along the main road toward P’ohang-dong and Yonil. Much of the task force reached Yonil shortly before midnight; however, during the early hours of August 11, NKPA fighters ambushed one company and four vehicles from Battery C were ambushed by NKPA fighters, preventing the ambushed men from reaching their destination.
Sergeant Cornelius Elvy Hayes joined the U.S. Army from Maryland and was a member of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, which was assigned to Task Force Bradley. On August 11, 1950, members I Company, on a mission to rescue the members of Task Force Bradley, came under NKPA attack while on their way to aid their stranded comrades. It was during this fighting near P’ohang-dong that SGT Hayes went missing. He was never reported to be a prisoner of war, and he remains unaccounted-for following the incident. Today, Sergeant Hayes 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, Baltimore Sun (1954)

Huston, Willie J.
Army Private 1st Class

Willie J. Huston, age 21, from New York County New York.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Friday, August 11, 1950
Death details: On August 10, 1950, members of the 3rd Battalion of the 9th Infantry Regiment combined with Battery C of the 15th Field Artillery Battalion as Task Force Bradley. The task force was directed to defend the city of P’ohang-dong, and Yonil Airfield, South Korea, from an impending attack by North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) forces. Late that day, Task Force Bradley moved along the main road toward P’ohang-dong and Yonil. Much of the task force reached Yonil shortly before midnight; however, during the early hours of August 11, NKPA fighters ambushed one company and four vehicles from Battery C were ambushed by NKPA fighters, preventing the ambushed men from reaching their destination.
Corporal Willie James Huston joined the U.S. Army from New York and was a member of M Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, which was a part of Task Force Bradley. He went missing during the fighting that broke out following the NKPA ambush near P’ohang-dong, South Korea, on August 11, 1950. CPL Huston was never reported to be a prisoner of war, and he remains unaccounted-for following the incident. Today, Corporal Huston 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

Legget, Raymond
Army Private 1st class

Raymond Legget, age 22, from Philadelphia County Pennsylvania.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Friday, August 11, 1950
Death details: On August 10, 1950, members of the 3rd Battalion of the 9th Infantry Regiment combined with Battery C of the 15th Field Artillery Battalion as Task Force Bradley. The task force was directed to defend the city of P’ohang-dong, and Yonil Airfield, South Korea, from an impending attack by North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) forces. Late that day, Task Force Bradley moved along the main road toward P’ohang-dong and Yonil. Much of the task force reached Yonil shortly before midnight; however, during the early hours of August 11, NKPA fighters ambushed one company and four vehicles from Battery C were ambushed by NKPA fighters, preventing the ambushed men from reaching their destination.
Private First Class Raymond Leggett joined the U.S. Army from Pennsylvania and was a member of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. His unit was among those assigned to Task Force Bradley. The men of I Company were sent to rescue the members of the task force who were ambushed on August 11; however, they also came under NKPA attack while on their way to aid their stranded comrades. It was during this fighting near P’ohang-dong that PFC Leggitt went missing. He was never reported to be a prisoner of war, and he remains unaccounted-for following the ceasefire. Today, Private First Class Leggitt 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

Levesque, Norman Ronald
Army Private 1st Class

Norman Ronald Levesque, age 18, from Bristol County Tauton, Massachusetts .

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Friday, August 11, 1950
Death details: On September 8, 2025, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency identified the remains of U.S. Army Cpl. Norman Ronald Levesque, missing from the Korean War. Levesque entered the Army from Massachusetts and was a member of Battery C, 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. On Aug. 10, 1950, members of Levesque’s Battery C of the 15th Field Artillery Battalion combined with 3rd Battalion of the 9th Infantry Regiment as Task Force Bradley. The task force was directed to defend the city of P’ohang-dong, and Yonil Airfield, South Korea, from an impending attack by North Korean People’s army (NKPA) forces. Late that day, Task Force Bradley moved along the main road toward P’ohang-dong and Yonil. Much of the task force reached Yonil shortly before midnight; however, during the early hours of Aug. 11, NKPA fighters ambushed one company and four vehicles from Battery C, preventing the unit’s men from reaching their destination. Following the ambush, Levesque was reported missing in action on August 11, 1950. In 1954, as part of Operation Glory, the United Nations Command, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and the Chinese People’s Volunteer army exchanged the remains of war dead. However, none of the Operation Glory remains could be positively associated with Levesque using the forensic tools at the time. In 1956, all unidentified Korean War remains were transferred to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) and buried as Unknowns. On March 26, 2018, as part of DPAA’s Korean War Disinterment Plan, one such Unknown was exhumed from the NMCP and sent to a DPAA laboratory for further study. There, based on the laboratory analysis and total circumstantial evidence, the previously unidentified remains were found to be those of Levesque. He 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, The Standard Times (1954)

Pete, Gray Pinto
Army Major sergeant

Gray Pinto Pete, age 28, from San Juan County Fruitland, New Mexico .

Parents: Minnie Pinte

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Friday, August 11, 1950
Death details: On August 10, 1950, members of the 3rd Battalion of the 9th Infantry Regiment combined with Battery C of the 15th Field Artillery Battalion as Task Force Bradley. The task force was directed to defend the city of P’ohang-dong, and Yonil Airfield, South Korea, from an impending attack by North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) forces. Late that day, Task Force Bradley moved along the main road toward P’ohang-dong and Yonil. Much of the task force reached Yonil shortly before midnight; however, during the early hours of August 11, NKPA fighters ambushed one company and four vehicles from Battery C were ambushed by NKPA fighters, preventing the ambushed men from reaching their destination.
Master Sergeant Gray Pinto Pete, who joined the U.S. Army from New Mexico, served with Battery C of the 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He went missing in action on August 11, 1950, when his unit, attached to Task Force Bradley, was ambushed by enemy forces near Angang-ni. No one saw him fall, and he was not reported to be a prisoner of war. Searches of the battlefield by American Graves Registration Service personnel in 1952 and 1953 failed to find his remains, and he has not been identified among the remains returned to U.S. custody after the war. Today, Master Sergeant Gray 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, Albuquerque Tribune (1954)

Redus, Leon C.
Army Corporal

Leon C. Redus, age 30, from White County Arkansas.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Friday, August 11, 1950
Death details: On August 10, 1950, members of the 3rd Battalion of the 9th Infantry Regiment combined with Battery C of the 15th Field Artillery Battalion as Task Force Bradley. The task force was directed to defend the city of P’ohang-dong, and Yonil Airfield, South Korea, from an impending attack by North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) forces. Late that day, Task Force Bradley moved along the main road toward P’ohang-dong and Yonil. Much of the task force reached Yonil shortly before midnight; however, during the early hours of August 11, NKPA fighters ambushed one company and four vehicles from Battery C were ambushed by NKPA fighters, preventing the ambushed men from reaching their destination.
Sergeant Leon C. Redus, who joined the U.S. Army from Arizona, was a member of I Company of the 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, and was assigned to Task Force Bradley. The men of I Company were sent back to rescue the ambushed men; however, they also encountered an enemy ambush while on their way to aid their stranded comrades. Sergeant Redus was lost in the ensuing battle, and he was not seen or heard from again. He was never reported to have been taken into enemy custody, and searches of the area were unsuccessful in locating his remains. Today, Sergeant Redus 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, Saint Louis Post Dispatch (1950)

Roden, Tracy R.
Army Private 1st class

Tracy R. Roden, age 42, from Sevier County Gillham, Arkansas .

Parents: Arch C. Roden

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Friday, August 11, 1950
Death details: On August 10, 1950, members of the 3rd Battalion of the 9th Infantry Regiment combined with Battery C of the 15th Field Artillery Battalion as Task Force Bradley. The task force was directed to defend the city of P’ohang-dong, and Yonil Airfield, South Korea, from an impending attack by North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) forces. Late that day, Task Force Bradley moved along the main road toward P’ohang-dong and Yonil. Much of the task force reached Yonil shortly before midnight; however, during the early hours of August 11, NKPA fighters ambushed one company and four vehicles from Battery C were ambushed by NKPA fighters, preventing the ambushed men from reaching their destination.
Corporal Tracy Rosco Roden, who joined the U.S. Army from Arkansas, served with Battery C of the 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was captured by enemy forces on August 11, 1950, as his unit, attached to Task Force Bradley, was ambushed near Angang-ni. He was marched first to Seoul, and from there began a forced march to P’yöngyang, however he died en route at the town of Suan, North Korea. His place of burial is unknown, and his remains have not been identified among those returned to U.S. custody. Today, Corporal Roden 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, Times Record (1953)

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