Rodriguez, Enrique G.
Army Private 1st class
Enrique G. Rodriguez, age 21, from Texas, Bexar county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Friday, August 15, 1952
Source: National Archives
Rodriguez, Enrique G.
Solis, Adelaido M.
Army Private
Adelaido M. Solis, age 19, from Texas, Victoria county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Friday, December 1, 1950
Death details: Army Pfc. Adelaido M. Solis, 19, who died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War, was accounted for Aug. 15, 2022. In late 1950, Solis was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 1, 1950, after his unit’s withdrawal from Kunu-ri, North Korea, following the Battle of Ch’ongch’on. In 1953, a POW returned during Operation Big Switch reported Solis had been a prisoner of war and died in April 1951 at Prisoner of War Camp #5.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Solis, Adelaido M.
Army Private
Adelaido M. Solis, age 19, from Texas, Victoria county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Friday, December 1, 1950
Death details: Army Pfc. Adelaido M. Solis, 19, who died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War, was accounted for Aug. 15, 2022. In late 1950, Solis was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 1, 1950, after his unit’s withdrawal from Kunu-ri, North Korea, following the Battle of Ch’ongch’on. In 1953, a POW returned during Operation Big Switch reported Solis had been a prisoner of war and died in April 1951 at Prisoner of War Camp #5.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Frescas, Ramon Mendosa
Army Private 1st class
Ramon Mendosa Frescas, age 21, from Texas, El Paso county.
Service era: Korea
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Monday, November 27, 1950
Death details: On June 6, 2001, the U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory-Hawaii (CILHI, now DPAA) identified the remains of Corporal Ramon Mendoza Frescas, missing from the Korean War. Corporal Frescas entered the U.S. Army from Texas and served in Company B, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on November 27, 1950, while fighting in North Korea. CPL Frescas died at some point following his disappearance, but the details of his loss are unknown. His remains were recovered in 1998, and identified in 2001.
Cemetery: Buried in Texas in 2001
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Holtzclaw, Charles Emmett
Army Private 1st class
Charles Emmett Holtzclaw, age 18, from Texas, Tarrant county.
Parents: Walter S. Holtzclaw
Service era: Korea
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. Corporal Charles Emmett Holtzclaw, who joined the U.S. Army from Texas, was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. By midnight on November 1, 1950, the 8th Cavalry Regiment was forced to withdraw from the Unsan area to avoid encirclement by the enemy. The 3rd Battalion was the last to withdraw, and was surrounded and cut off by the CCF. They formed a defensive perimeter, and withstood attacks for the next few days before survivors either broke out to avoid capture or surrendered. Corporal Holtzclaw went missing in action during this battle. He was never reported as a prisoner of war, and he remains unaccounted for. Today, Corporal Holtzclaw is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1953)
West, John William
Army Corporal
John William West, age 31, from Texas, Tarrant county.
Service era: Korea
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. Sergeant John William West joined the U.S. Army from Texas and served in the Medical Company of the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On November 2, 1950, he and other members of the Medical Company were supporting 8th Cavalry Regiment elements near Unsan when they received orders to withdraw. Sergeant West went missing during the withdrawal, though circumstances surrounding his loss are unknown. He was not reported as a prisoner of war, and he was not identified among remains returned to the U.S. following the war. Today, Sergeant West is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Jimenez, Victor Perales
Army Private 1st class
Victor Perales Jimenez from Texas, Bexar county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Sunday, July 16, 1950
Death details: On the evening of July 15, 1950, the U.S. Army’s 19th Infantry Regiment held defensive positions along the south bank of the Kum River. As dusk approached, North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) tanks appeared on the opposite shore and began firing on the U.S. positions. Although U.S. troops repulsed the attacks that evening, the next morning the NKPA crossed the river and launched a major attack against the 19th Regiment. As the regiment began withdrawing south to Taejon, the North Koreans pushed deep into their defensive lines and set up a roadblock en route to Taejon. When retreating American convoys could not break through the roadblock, soldiers were forced to leave the road and attempt to make their way in small groups across the countryside. Of the 900 soldiers in the 19th Infantry when the Battle of Kum River started, only 434 made it to friendly lines. Corporal Victor Perales Jimenez entered the U.S. Army from Texas and served with Company C, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was captured on July 16, during the Battle of Kum River, while his unit was attempting to withdraw through and around an enemy roadblock outside Taejon. After his capture, he was moved between various holding camps in North Korea. During the winter of 1950-51, he arrived mortally ill at a cluster of three villages now known as the “Apex Camps,” where he died on or about April 16, 1951. His companions buried him a short distance away. U.S. investigators have not yet been able to recover service member remains from this remote area, and he is still unaccounted for. Today, Corporal Jimenez is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Sweet, Richard Leroy
Army Private 1st class
Richard Leroy Sweet from Texas, Walker county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Sunday, July 16, 1950
Death details: On the evening of July 15, 1950, the U.S. Army’s 19th Infantry Regiment held defensive positions along the south bank of the Kum River. As dusk approached, North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) tanks appeared on the opposite shore and began firing on the U.S. positions. Although U.S. troops repulsed the attacks that evening, the next morning the NKPA crossed the river and launched a major attack against the 19th Regiment. As the regiment began withdrawing south to Taejon, the North Koreans pushed deep into their defensive lines and set up a roadblock en route to Taejon. When retreating American convoys could not break through the roadblock, soldiers were forced to leave the road and attempt to make their way in small groups across the countryside. Of the 900 soldiers in the 19th Infantry when the Battle of Kum River started, only 434 made it to friendly lines. Corporal Richard Leroy Sweet entered the U.S. Army from Texas and served with Company C, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was captured on July 16, during the Battle of Kum River, while his unit was attempting to withdraw around an enemy roadblock outside Taejon. As a prisoner of war (POW), he was marched to various holding camps before he began a much longer trek to the Apex POW camps along the Yalu River. After reaching the camp at Hanjang-ni, CPL Sweet died of exhaustion and pneumonia on or around December 19. He was buried by his companions near the village; however, his remains were not recovered or identified following the conflict. Today, Corporal Sweet is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Garza, Ricardo
Army Private
Ricardo Garza from Texas, Bexar county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Tuesday, July 11, 1950
Death details: On July 11, 1950, the U.S. Army’s 21st Infantry Regiment, which had arrived in Korea six days earlier, was placed in defensive positions near the town of Chochiwon, South Korea. The regiment was not at full strength and lacked artillery and anti-tank weapons. That day, they were attacked by North Korean forces and were forced to withdraw to avoid being surrounded, as well as to buy time until they could be reinforced and resupplied. Private First Class Ricardo Garza, who joined the U.S. Army from Texas, served with L Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on July 11, near Chochiwon. No one saw him fall in battle, and he was not reported to be a prisoner of war. After the area where he was lost returned to U.N. control, numerous extensive searches were conducted for his remains, but all were unsuccessful. Today, Private First Class Garza is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Hobbs, Clarence S.
Private 1st class Private 1st class
Clarence S. Hobbs, age 34, from Texas, Van Zandt county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Saturday, September 22, 1945
Death details: Finding of death
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency