Webster County Missouri

Pharris, Robert Wayne
Army Sergeant 1st class

Robert Wayne Pharris, age 48, from Seymour, Missouri, Webster county.

Parents: Alvin Wayne Pharris and Judy Ruth (Grasher) Pharris
Spouse: Pamela Dawn (Fisher) Pharris (March 25, 1998)
Children: Cpl. Benjamin Joseph Pharris, Robert Wayne Pharris Jr., Susan Christine Pharris, Daniel Andrew Pharris

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Missouri National Guard Agri-Business Development Team IV, Jefferson, City Missouri. Enlisted in 1981. Left the military in 1997 and rejoined the Missouri National Guard in 2008.

Date of death: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds suffered at Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked their unit using an improvised explosive device. Spc. Christian J. Romig was also killed.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, New Leader, Military Times

Campbell, Michael Curtis
Army Specialist

Michael Curtis Campbell, age 34, from Marshfield, Missouri, Webster county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hht 1St Squadron / 4Th Cavalry (1Id), Apo Ae 09033 (Schweinfurt, Ge)

Date of death: Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Death details: Killed when his convoy hit an improvised explosive device in Samarra, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Glenn, Jackie D.
Air Force tsgt

Jackie D. Glenn, age 36, from Seymour, Missouri, Webster county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, May 13, 1975
Death details: One of the 23 men killed in a CH53 helicopter crash in Thailand.

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1975), findagrave.com

Owen, Clyde Chilton Navy aviation machinists mate 3

Clyde Chilton Owen, age 23, from Elkland, Missouri, Webster county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, December 15, 1970
Death details:  On December 15, 1970, a C-2A Greyhound (bureau number 155120) carrying six crew and passengers launched from the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CVA 61) in the South China Sea. About ten seconds after launch, the aircraft stalled and crashed into the sea. Search and rescue units responded immediately but there were no survivors. Searchers were able to retrieve the remains of two of the men aboard the aircraft, but the other four could not be recovered.

Aviation Machinist’s Mate (Jet) Third Class Clyde Chilton Owen, who entered the U.S. Navy from Missouri, served with Fleet Tactical Support Squadron 50 and was the loadmaster on this Greyhound at the time of its loss. He was not recovered after the crash and remains unaccounted for. Today, Aviation Machinist’s Mate (Jet) Owen is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual’s case to be in the analytical category of Non-recoverable.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com

Bagley, Jack Lawrence
Army 1st lieutenant

Jack Lawrence Bagley, age 34, from Marshfield, Missouri, Webster county.

Spouse: Oma D. Bagley

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, October 27, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Saint Joseph Gazette (1970)

Daniels, Paul Edward
Army Private

Paul Edward Daniels, age 17, from Webster County Mashfield, Missouri .

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Thursday, July 20, 1950
Death details: On July 20, 1950, the 3rd Battalion of the U.S. 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, was holding a defensive line in South Korea overlooking the Taejon Airport, northeast of the city. When enemy tanks broke through the line near the airport, U.S. troops were ordered to fall back through Taejon. The 3rd Battalion was ordered to lead the convoy out of Taejon, but ran into a series of collapsed structures and roadblocks that broke up the column. U.S. forces were unable to break through these roadblocks, and to avoid capture soldiers moved off-road and began filtering through the countryside in small groups. Private First Class Paul Edward Daniels entered the U.S. Army from Missouri and served in L Company, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He went missing in action on July 20 during the withdrawal from Taejon, though the exact details surrounding his loss are unknown. His remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody following the war, and he is still unaccounted for. Today, Private First Class Daniels 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)

Matney, Donald Eugene
Army Private

Donald Eugene Matney, age 18, from Webster County Missouri.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Thursday, July 20, 1950
Death details: On July 19, 2016, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Corporal Donald Eugene Matney, missing from the Korean War. Corporal Matney entered the U.S. Army from Missouri and served with H Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. On July 20, 1950, he was killed in action during an engagement with the enemy near Taejon, South Korea. His remains could not be recovered at the time of his loss. In March 1951, CPL Matney’s remains were recovered by a local resident in Taejon; however, they could not be individually identified at the time, and he was reinterred as an unknown at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii. In May 2016, the remains were disinterred and analysts were able to identify them as those of CPL Matney. Corporal Matney 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

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