Waukesha County Wisconsin Genealogy

Korean War Casualties

U.S. Military Personnel Who Died From Hostile Action
(Including Missing And Captured)
In The Korean War
1950-1957 Waukesha County Wisconsin

*For Persons Who Died While Missing Or Captured, The Date Of Casualty Is The Date Died Or Declared Dead, Not The Date Declared Missing Or Captured. **Army Lists County; Air Force, Navy And Marines List City Or Town Or Place. Source: Korean Conflict Casualty File, 1950-1957 (Machine-Readable Record)
Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, The National Archives at College Park. (www.nara.gov)

EBERT: DONALD F
	PVT   ARMY     
	Date of Casualty: 28 OCT. 1951
	KILLED IN ACTION
	Date of Birth: 1929
        Private Ebert was a member of Company B, 7th Cavalry
        Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while
	fighting the enemy in North Korea on October 28, 1951. Private
        Ebert was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.
 
GALLITZ: JOSEPH E
	CPL   ARMY      
	Date of Casualty: 14 JUNE 1953
	KILLED IN ACTION
	Date of Birth: 1932
	Corporal Gallitz was a member of the 461st Field Artillery Missile
	Battalion, US Army. He was Killed in Action while fighting the
        enemy in North Korea on June 14, 1953. Corporal Gallitz was
        awarded the Purple Heart posthumously. 

JONES: KENNETH L
	PFC   ARMY      
	Date of Casualty: 20 JULY 1950
	KILLED IN ACTION
	Date of Birth: 1930
	There is conflicting information on Kenneth.
	One database has him listed as a Private, another as a corporal.
	Corporal Jones was a member of the 3rd Engineer Combat
	Battalion 24th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while
        fighting the enemy near Taejon, South Korea on July 20, 1950. 

PARTIN: WILLIAM D
	PVT   ARMY      
	Date of Casualty: 26 MAR. 1951   
	KILLED IN ACTION
	Date of Birth: 1931
	Private Partin was a member of the 187th Airborne Infantry
        Regimental Combat Team. He was Killed in Action while fighting
        the enemy in South Korea on March 26, 1951. 

REICK: EDWARD LEROY
	PVT   ARMY
	Date of Casualty: 26 JUNE 1952
	KILLED IN ACTION
	Date of Birth: 1931
	Private Reick was a member of the 224th Infantry Regiment, 40th
	Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy
        in North Korea on June 26, 1952.Awarded the Purple Heart. 

UREMOVICH: MARK A 
	Rank=PV2 
		Serial Number=RA19371139 
		Branch=Infantry
		Military Occupation Specialty=04745
		Year of Birth=
		Race=Caucasian
		State of Residence=WI 
		County of Residence=Waukesha
		Unit=8th Cav Regt 	Division=1st Cav Div 
		Type of Unit=Inf Regt
		Place of Casualty=South Korea 
		Date of Casualty (yymmdd)=51 02 13
		Type of Casualty=Returned to Duty
		Detail of Casualty=SWA/Seriously wounded in action by missile
		Group of Casualty=Returned to Duty (Far East Command)
	Also:
	Rank=SGT 
	        Military Occupation Specialty=01745 
	        Place of Casualty=North Korea 
		Date of Casualty (yymmdd)=51 11 03
	        Type of Casualty=Returned to Duty
	        Detail of Casualty=SWA/Seriously wounded in action by missile
	        Group of Casualty=Returned to Duty (Far East Command)
        
WHALEY: ELWIN IRVING
	MAJ   ARMY
	Date of Casualty: 13 FEB. 1951
	DIED WHILE CAPTURE
	Date of Birth: 1914
	Major Whaley was a member of the 8202nd Army Unit, Korean
        Military Assistance Group (KMAG). He was seriously wounded
	by the enemy in North Korea on October 26, 1950 and returned
        to duty on February 13, 1951. He was taken Prisoner of War
        while advising the South Koreans in South Korea later that day
        and died while a prisoner on May 7, 1951. For his leadership and
        valor, Major Whaley was awarded the Silver Star and the Purple
        Heart. 
	
 
WOLF: SIEGFRIED A
	MSGT  ARMY
	Date of Casualty: 31 OCT. 1951   
	KILLED IN ACTION
	Date of Birth: 1930
	Master Sergeant Wolf was a member of the Heavy Tank
	Company, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was
        Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on
        October 31, 1951.