Hood
County Texas Genealogical Society
KOREAN
WAR MILITARY VETERANS
1950
- 1953
HOOD
COUNTY, TEXAS
Updated 11/02/2003
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Researched by Virginia Hale & Preston Furlow ~
Contributions
by J. T. Sears, Mildred Ford Thormann, Mary Kate Durham, Eloise Cramer, Frank
Saffarrans, Junior Masterson, Roy E. Ator, Nelita Snow, Vircy B. Macatee,
Carroll E. Swain & Cara Pat Tunstall
Korean War Memorial - Washington,
D. C.
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NAME |
DATE OF BIRTH |
DATE OF DEATH |
PLACE OF BURIAL |
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Allen, Duane Richard US Navy Korea |
09/15/1931 |
12/03/1998 |
Memorial Lawn Cemetery Emporia, Kansas Lyon County, Kansas |
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Allen, Marion Acie SFC US Army WWII & Korea |
11/13/1910 |
08/26/1988 |
Tolar Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Anderson, Robert Lee Sr. Corporal US Army Korea |
09/01/1932 |
12/17/1997 |
Rock Church Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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LT US Navy Korea |
05/06/1933 |
LIVING |
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Baker, "Boots" Oran C. Korea |
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Bennett, Roy P. USAF Master Sgt Korea & Vietnam |
10/07/1928 |
03/28/1999 |
Wesley Chapel Cemetery Bluff Dale, Texas Erath County, Texas |
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Biggs, Harold D. US Army Korea |
01/11/1932 |
08/26/1998 |
Emerald Hills Cemetery Kennedale, Texas Tarrant County, Texas |
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Blackstone, Richard E. "Dick" USS Miller US Navy Korea |
01/21/1931 |
12/24/1997 |
Holly Hills Memorial Park Hood County, Texas |
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Bowers, Carl E. TEXAS TSGT USAF WWII Korea Vietnam |
04/05/1923 |
03/17/1972 |
Evergreen Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Bowers, Lewis US Army Korea |
03/07/1933 |
11/03/2000 |
Emerald Hills Memorial Park Fort Worth, Texas Tarrant County, Texas |
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Brewer, Joe US Army Korea |
01/27/1930 |
12/19/1996 |
Acton Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Campbell, Don Max TSGT USAF Korea |
01/05/1934 |
03/06/1984 |
Evergreen Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Cortez, Albert Alfred US Army Korea |
12/18/1936 |
11/30/1984 |
Granbury Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Cummins, Paul E. Sr. US Navy Korea |
01/19/1938 |
02/25/2000 |
Private |
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Curtis, Merle C. (Mel or Curt) US Marine Corps WWII & Korea |
12/07/1919 |
09/05/1998 |
Laurel Land Memorial Park Fort Worth, Texas Tarrant County, Texas |
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Dickerson, Donald M. US Marine Corps Korea |
05/09/1931 |
09/12/1998 |
Granbury Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Dunagan, James Neil Korea |
06/22/1929 |
10/13/1954 |
Tolar Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Ellis, Jesse Carroll SGT US Army WWII & Korea |
08/28/1914 |
12/---1986 |
Evergreen Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Evans, Gerald US Army Korea |
04/29/1930 |
01/22/1999 |
Holly Hills Memorial Park Hood County, Texas |
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Evans, Walter J. (Walt) USAF Korea |
11/05/1929 |
04/11/1998 |
Private |
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Fisher, Bobby Ray SSGT USAF Korea |
06/07/1931 |
07/26/1995 |
Tolar Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Fridriksson, Thor US Army Korea Most highly decorated soldier in Icelandic history, and his image is among those engraved on the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C. |
~1922 Iceland |
01/04/2001 |
Arlington National Cemetery Washington, D.C. |
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Fulmer, T. G. Corporal US Army Korea |
08/03/1932 |
05/31/1975 |
Evergreen Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Gilbert, George Benson Korea |
06/16/1929 |
LIVING |
Evergreen Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Gray, Paul V. US Army WWII Korea |
04/26/1919 |
11/17/1996 |
Holly Hills Memorial Park Hood County, Texas |
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8221st Army Unit |
02/1/1930 |
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Hayward, Milton L. US Army Korea |
04/09/1933 |
05/22/1997 |
Holly Hills Memorial Park Hood County, Texas |
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Helton, Alvin Lee SSgt US Army WWII & Korea |
07/20/1928 |
12/07/1980 |
Tolar Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Hickman, Cleatus Eugene US Marine Corps Korea |
08/08/1933 |
06/27/1998 |
Private |
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Highfill, Charles Paul Sgt US Marine Corps Korea |
09/24/1934 |
10/16/1985 |
Strouds Creek Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Hightower, Cato Jr. US Marine Corps Korea |
04/02/1931 |
07/20/1999 |
Acton Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Huffman, Acy SFC US Army Korea |
-- |
04/14/1952 |
KILLED IN ACTION IN KOREA |
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Johnson, Minor Lee US Army Korea |
12/08/1929 |
10/13/1998 |
Cresson Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Johnson, Truman Clyde US Army WWII, Korea & Vietnam |
02/28/1929 |
03/08/1998 |
Holly Hills Memorial Park Hood County, Texas |
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Jones, Bobbie Gene PFC US Army Korea |
05/15/1927 |
02/05/1985 |
Baptist Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Jones, Gus Altus Sgt US Army Korea |
09/12/1930 |
06/13/1987 |
Granbury Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Kelley, Emmitt Louis Jr. Private US Army Korea |
01/08/1926 |
06/03/1991 |
Evergreen Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Kennedy, John F. SP5 US Army Korea |
04/07/1932 |
06/27/1971 |
Granbury Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Krykla, Steve MSgt US Air Force WWII & Korea |
10/28/1918 |
05/21/1998 |
Private DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS |
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Ladesic, John Peter SSgt US Air Force Korea |
12/14/1932 |
11/06/1987 |
Granbury Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Light, Bobby Charles TEXAS PFC US Army Korea |
11/24/1933 |
12/07/1965 |
Evergreen Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Logan, James Evert US Air Force Korea |
09/17/1932 |
09/10/1998 |
Laurel Land Memorial Park Fort Worth, Texas Tarrant County, Texas |
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Love, Marvin (Vern) US Navy WWII & Korea |
07/12/1923 |
09/24/1998 |
Holly Hills Memorial Park Hood County, Texas |
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Masterson,
Lowell Junior (Junior) Gunner Mate 3rd Class USS Sicily US Navy Korea |
06/09/1928 |
LIVING |
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McCleskey, Joseph Benson, Jr. Merchant Marine WWII & Korea |
04/23/1925 |
12/25/1998 |
Evergreen Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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McDaniel, Lee Roy (Buster) US Army WWII & Korea |
~ 1924 |
12/25/1998 |
Murray Cemetery Carbon, Texas Eastland County, Texas |
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Meroney, Ray L. A3 US Air Force Korea |
11/07/1934 |
06/12/1987 |
Strouds Creek Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Miller, Billy US Air Force Korea |
05/12/1931 |
12/12/1999 |
Private |
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Moore, Curtis L. SP5 US Army Korea |
03/12/1936 |
05/05/1997 |
Evergreen Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Nunnallee, Roger Dr. US Army Korea |
07/28/1931 |
09/25/1995 |
Granbury Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Parkinson, Doye Winston US Navy Korea |
02/14/1932 |
11/22/1975 |
Granbury Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Parks, Stephen D. Jr. Corporal US Army Korea |
10/21/1932 |
09/19/1993 |
Evergreen Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Parr, James US Navy Korea |
-- |
04/28/2000 |
Private |
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Powdrill, Bobby Joe US Army Korea |
07/26/1930 |
06/15/1999 |
Mount Olive Cemetery Silas, Texas Shelby County, Texas |
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Prescott, Lonnie Leon US Navy WWII & Korea |
11/04/1926 |
09/13/1998 |
Mount Olivet Cemetery Fort Worth, Texas Tarrant County, Texas |
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Preston, Joe Bremer US Army Korea |
01/23/1930 |
07/13/1989 |
Acton Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Reaves, George 101st Airborne Division US Army Korea |
03/31/1931 |
03/18/2000 |
Greenwood Memorial Park Fort Worth, Texas Tarrant County, Texas |
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Riley, Loyd L. TEXAS Sgt H&S Co 24th Tank Bn Korea |
03/07/1930 |
08/31/1974 |
Granbury Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Riley, Lyman (Pat) US Army WWII & Korea |
09/13/1920 |
05/13/1999 |
Private |
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Robinson, Don 4th Division US Marine Corps Korea |
10/01/1930 |
08/25/1998 |
Robinson Family Cemetery Lipan, Texas Hood County, Texas |
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Ruth, Vernon E. Staff Sergeant Korea |
~1934 |
06/13/2000 |
Mount Olivet Cemetery Fort Worth, Texas Tarrant County, Texas |
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Shugart, Delmer US Army Korea |
02/08/1932 |
04/09/1998 |
Simpson Cemetery Eastland County, Texas |
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Smith, Fred US Army Korea |
07/02/1932 |
07/12/1999 |
Granbury Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Smith, Lawrence Captain Jr. US Coast Guard Korea |
12/24/1928 |
09/01/1990 |
Evergreen Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Spinney, Eugene Robert TSgt US Air Force Korea & Vietnam |
11/07/1929 |
04/02/1988 |
Tolar Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Steingraber, Rudolph C. SN US Navy Korea |
05/23/1931 |
09/22/1996 |
Evergreen Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Strain, Janie Haruyo Corporal US Army Korea |
08/23/1932 |
01/04/1981 |
Granbury Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Strain, Norman T. US Army Korea |
05/14/1932 |
09/01/1997 |
Holly Hills Memorial Park Hood County, Texas |
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Stringfellow, John Drew MSgt US Army WWII & Korea |
12/14/1914 |
05/03/1972 |
Acton Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Swain, Carroll E. US Navy USS Theodore E. Chandler, USS Wiltsie & USS Halsey-Powel
Korea |
10/31/1932 |
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Taylor, Hubert C. Rev. WWII & Korea |
02/05/1918 |
12/17/2000 |
Holly Hills Memorial Park Hood County, Texas |
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Taylor, Mark W. US Air Force WWII & Korea |
04/12/1919 |
06/16/1996 |
Holly Hills Memorial Park Hood County, Texas |
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Tennant, George O. US Marine Corps Korea |
11/03/1930 |
01/26/2000 |
Private |
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Thompson, Charles H. US Air Force Korea |
07/08/1932 |
09/22/2000 |
Holly Hills Memorial Park Hood County, Texas |
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Tidwell, Byron US Army Korea |
08/04/1932 |
02/28/1995 |
Acton Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Tittle, Joel Cleve TEXAS Sgt US Army WWII & Korea |
01/26/1906 |
06/07/1971 |
Granbury Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Trimble, Don Ray USAF Korea |
09/09/1932 |
07/07/1999 |
Laurel Land Mausoleum Fort Worth, Texas Tarrant County, Texas |
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Tucker, Mel US Army Korea |
11/12/1928 |
10/18/1996 |
Holly Hills Memorial Park Granbury, Texas |
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Warf, Ray SFC US Army WWII & Korea |
07/04/1923 |
01/26/1999 |
Holly Hills Memorial Park Hood County, Texas |
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Weaks, W. F. Corporal US Army Korea |
11/22/1928 |
01/09/1992 |
Tolar Cemetery Hood County, Texas |
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Wesson, J. D. US Navy WWII & Korea |
02/06/1914 |
03/05/1999 |
Mt. Olivet Cemetery Fort Worth, Texas Tarrant County, Texas |
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Wiley, James H. US Army Korea |
05/31/1933 |
06/02/2000 |
Holly Hills Memorial Park Hood County, Texas |
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Willeford, James E. Jr. (Jack) US Navy WWII & Korea |
11/01/1926 |
06/15/1999 |
Holly Hills Memorial Park Hood County, Texas |
Link to the Korean War
Project for more information on
the Korean War. Use of banner granted with the most gracious written permission
of Mr. Hal Barker of the Korean War Project, Copyright 1995.
If you
have information regarding a Hood County veteran of the Korean War, please
e-mail the Hood County Genealogical Society.
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Submitted
12/15/1998
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