Wayne County West Virginia

Belcher, Ted
Army Sergeant

Ted Belcher, age 42, from Huntington, West Virginia

Service era: Vietnam

Military History: Company C at Plei Djereng Camp

Date of death: Saturday, November 19, 1966

Death details: He was leading his men when they encountered a bunker complex. The platoon located several hundred feet away, received a heavy volume of fire from snipers. A hand grenade landed in the midst of his squad and instantly he lunged forward and covered the grenade with his body, absorbing the blast. Received the Medal of Honor.

Source: National Archives, Zanesville Times Recorder (2017)

Sanders, Darrell W.
Army Specialist 4

Darrell W. Sanders, age 20, from Wayne County Wayne, West Virginia .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, November 17, 1965
Death details: Killed in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Raleigh Register (1966)

Artrip, William Ora
Army Private 1st class

William Ora Artrip, age 30, from West Virginia, Wayne county.

Parents: Ora J. and Betty Wellman Artrip

Service era: Korea
Schools: Fort Gay High graduate
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Wednesday, March 7, 1951
Death details: Died of wounds, South Korea
Cemetery: Wellman, Wayne County

Source: National Archives, Big Sandy News, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

Akers, Joseph
Army Corporal

Joseph Akers from Kenova, West Virginia, Wayne county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Saturday, November 25, 1944
Death details: Killed in action near Grosshau, Germany. Remains discovered inside remnant of a tank near Grosshau. Identified in 2017
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Army Times, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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