Brian Patrick Mcanulty, age 39, from Vicksburg, Mississippi, Warren county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Wpns Co, 3D Bn, 4Th Mar, 1St Mar Div, Twentynine Palms, Ca
Date of death: Monday, December 11, 2006
Death details: Balad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Charles Wayne Robinson, age 20, from Vicksburg, Mississippi, Warren county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, November 13, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Thomas Lamar Porter, age 20, from Vicksburg, Mississippi, Warren county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, August 11, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
McKinley Williams, age 22, from Mississippi, Warren county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Monday, July 6, 1953
Death details: On July 6, 1953, a large Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) unit attacked and overran the U.S. Army outposts on Pork Chop Hill in an attempt to seize whatever territory possible before the impending armistice agreement. After fighting for the position for four days, on July 10, the 7th Infantry Division Commander determined that the CCF disregard for casualties and desire to hold the outpost outweighed the position’s tactical value, and ordered a withdrawal that was eventually completed on July 11. The U.S. never again controlled Pork Chop Hill, preventing thorough recovery efforts for those who were killed or went missing during the fighting. Private First Class McKinley Williams, who joined the U.S. Army from Michigan, served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was initially reported missing in action on July 6 as his unit attempted to hold onto the UN-controlled half of Pork Chop Hill in the present day Demilitarized Zone. Years later, a fellow soldier reported that he and PFC Williams had been captured together on Pork Chop Hill, and during their march north to a prison camp, their group of prisoners and guards was hit by friendly artillery fire. PFC Williams was killed in the incident. He is not reported to have reached any prison camp, and his remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the war; the Army issued a presumptive finding of death on July 7, 1954. Today, Private First Class Williams is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Vernon Lowell Selvester, age 23, from Mississippi, Warren county.
Parents: Mrs. Garnet Lewis
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. Private First Class Vernon Lowell Selvester joined the U.S. Army from Mississippi and was a member of Company K of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On November 2, 1950, Company K was in defensive positions with the 3rd Battalion near Unsan when the 8th Cavalry Regiment was cut off from its allies during a CCF surprise attack and, despite fierce resistance, were forced to withdraw. It was during this time that PFC Selvester went missing, though circumstances surrounding his loss are unknown. His name was not reported as a prisoner of war nor was he identified among the remains returned to U.S. custody after the ceasefire. Today, Private First Class Selvester is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Panama City News Herald (1954)