Friday, September 28, 2007

September 1950 -- 79 men from Tennessee die in Korean War

Men who fought in Korea and died in September 1950 (third month of the war)
Names followed by birth years

Elzia R Albright 1931
Paul Tipton Baker 1929
Huville E Bear 1931
Raymond M Bolden 1931
Eldridge Brady 1924
John E Branch 1922
Lewis G Brickell 1931
Elmo R Jr Bridges Jr 1928
Doyle R Brown 1931
Robert M Buckner 1928
Lloyd R Cabe 1927
Dewitt Jr Campbell Jr 1931
Cecil H Canady 1931
Clyde E Cannon 1931
Robert X Carter 1932
Mack D Cavender 1930
Walter W Cherry 1919
Vern R Clark 1919
Leonard J Dishman 1930
Ward A Dobson 1928
William A Dunavant 1912
C Earl Duke 1930
Newt H Floyd 1932
Alvie L Jr Fowler Jr 1926
James L Franklin 1924
William L Garrett 1910
Troy L Gentry 1930
William E Goan 1932
Wiley Julian Jr Grigsby Jr 1925
Charles A Haley 1932
Richard Edward Harris 1924
Marvin H Jr Haynes Jr 1921
James C Hibben 1931
James W Hunter 1931
Oliver Jackson 1926
Dean B Johnson 1930
Sam Jones 1906
Will Killingsworth 1932
Cordell Jr Lee Jr 1928
Arvil Lemons 1931
Stanley R Lowe 1927
Wallace R Lusk 1915
Patrick McDearmon 1914
Charles E Meeks 1921
James L Menatola 1921
Robert E Moorman 1930
Monroe P Murphy 1930
James A Nelson 1933
William Northcutt 1932
William T Osborn 1931
Jack D Parker 1932
Thomas L Payne 1933
Howard A Petty 1918
J B Poland 1928
James T Prueitt 1929
Thomas M Pulley 1932
Joseph R Pursley 1912
James R Richmond 1927
Robert J Ridings 1916
Bobby L Riggs 1930
Robert L Jr Rogers Jr 1932
Samuel E Scott 1923
William E Scott 1929
Joe D Simerly 1931
Samuel Sisco 1930
James T Smith 1928
William Eugene Smith 1930
James H Tanner 1923
Porter W Taylor 1927
J D Thompson 1928
Walter E Jr Thorpe Jr 1930
Robert M Trivett 1922
Martin D Vanoy 1917
William Vermillion 1929
Calvin C Vick 1927
Roy L Whaley 1932
Robert M Whitson 1931
Johnny B Williams 1928
Joe F Wood 1932

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Saturday, September 01, 2007

11 Jan 1951

The Landmark (Statesville, NC)
Reds bringing up a huge army to cut off escape of Eighth Army
American planes are slaughtering thousands of Chinese but they keep coming

**Other stories on same page**
All nine of British nations are advancing a cease-fire proposal(Aim is to stall Truman and avoid open war between U.S. and Red China)

President will issue manpower directive

Washington has ordered fight to finish in Korea

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