Fallen Hometown Heroes -  Montgomery County, MD

We solemnly remember and pay tribute to the County’s fallen service members who have died in service to our country since World War I. 

Vietnam Memorial, Killed in Action, Missing in Action


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The records show these men and women as enlisting, being originally from, or having at one time lived in Montgomery County, MD. We consider the U.S. Department of Defense home of entry records as the official designation of military residency.

Korean War (PDF)  (June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953)


 

Jay Thomas Ballenger

Army PFC Jay Thomas Ballenger

Army PFC Jay Thomas Ballenger, 17, of Silver Spring, Maryland. He was assigned to L Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. Ballenger was killed in action in Yangpyong, South Korea. Gave his life on March 7, 1951. Attended Montgomery Blair High School.

Claude Hicks Belcher

Army CPL Claude Hicks Belcher

Army CPL Claude Hicks Belcher, 22, of Dickerson, Maryland. He was assigned to K Company, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. Belcher was killed in action while fighting the enemy in Hoengsong, South Korea. Gave his life on February 12, 1951. Attended Poolesville High School.

Marshall Donald Bolton

Army PVT Marshall Donald Bolton

Army PVT Marshall Donald Bolton, 23, of Bethesda, Maryland. He was assigned to E Company, 2nd Battalion, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. Bolton was killed in action from mortar shrapnel in North Korea. His remains were not recovered. Gave his life on January 12, 1952. Attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.

Ernest

Marine Corps 2nd Lt Ernest "Ringo" Arthur Coblentz

Marine Corps 2nd Lt Ernest “Ringo” Arthur Coblentz, 25, of Silver Spring, Maryland. He was assigned to Company G, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. Coblentz was killed in action from small arms fire in Korea. Gave his life on September 17, 1951. Graduated from University of Maryland College Park in 1951.

Charles T. Compton

Army CPL Charles T. Compton

Army CPL Charles T. Compton, 19, of Bethesda, Maryland. He was assigned to F Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. Compton was taken prisoner of war while fighting the enemy in South Korea on January 3, 1951 and died while a prisoner. Gave his life May 29, 1951. Attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.

 

Robert Eugene Fink

Army PFC Robert Eugene Fink

Army PFC Robert Eugene Fink, 19, of Boyds, Maryland. He was assigned to 13th Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division. Fink was killed in action in South Korea. Gave his life August 6, 1950.

James H. Fling, Jr.

Army PFC James H. Fling, Jr.

Army PFC James H. Fling, Jr., 20, of Chevy Chase, Maryland. He was assigned to Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. Fling was killed in action in South Korea. He graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School and worked as a painter before enlisting in the Army. Gave his life July 16, 1950.

Kendall Courtney Gedney

Navy LTJG Kendall Courtney Gedney

Navy LTJG Kendall Courtney Gedney, 25, of Takoma Park, Maryland. He was assigned to VF-51 Aviation Fighter Squadron Fifty One. Gedney was on his 20th fighter-bomber mission over Communist territory in Korea when his plane was struck by Red anti-aircraft fire. His remains were not recovered. Gave his life March 3, 1953. Attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.

Frank J. Gossmann

Army PFC Frank J. Gossman

Army PFC Frank J. Gossmann, 22, of Silver Spring, Maryland. He was assigned to the 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. Gossmann died of wounds received during combat in North Korea. Gave his life October 14, 1952.

Frederick Sprigg Hays, Jr.

Army 2LT Frederick Sprigg Hays, Jr.

Army 2LT Frederick Sprigg Hays, Jr., 23, of Barnesville, Maryland. He was assigned to 27th Infantry Regiment, G Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Infantry Division. Hays was killed in action in North Korea. His remains were not recovered. Gave his life on September 22, 1952.

 

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Marine Corps Pfc Charles Marland Hibbert

Marine Corps Pfc Charles Marland Hibbert, 20, of Silver Spring, Maryland. He was assigned to H Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. Hibbert was killed in action from small arms fire in South Korea. Gave his life on January 23, 1953.

Kenneth Cameron MacLean

Marine Corps Pfc Kenneth Cameron MacLean

Marine Corps Pfc Kenneth Cameron MacLean, 22, of Silver Spring, Maryland. He was assigned to 1st Marine Regiment, E Company 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Division. MacLean was killed in action in North Korea. Gave his life on July 25, 1953.

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Army CPL Grayson Lee Mathis

Army CPL Grayson Lee Mathis, 21, of Damascus, Maryland. He was assigned to 31st Infantry Regiment, 1 Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. Mathis was listed as missing in action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on December 3, 1950. His remains were not recovered. He was presumed to have given his life on December 31, 1953.

Dan Ingram McKeithen

Army 1LT Dan Ingram McKeithen, Jr.

Army 1LT Dan Ingram McKeithen, Jr., 23, of Bethesda, Maryland. He was assigned to 15th Infantry Regiment, A Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division. McKeithen was killed in action while fighting the enemy in North Korea. Gave his life on March 15, 1953. Attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.

Kermit Q. Prather

Army CPL Kermit Q. Prather

Army CPL Kermit Q. Prather, 21, of Poolesville, Maryland. He was assigned to 503rd Field Artillery Battalion, A Battery, 2nd Infantry Division. Prather was taken prisoner of war while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on December 1, 1950. Gave his life while a prisoner on April 21, 1951.

 

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Marine Corps Sgt Theodore Goldsborough Procter, Jr.

Marine Corps Sgt Theodore Goldsborough Procter, Jr., 23, of Silver Spring, Maryland. He was assigned to 11th Marine Regiment, Headquarters Service Company, 1st Marine Division. Procter died an in accidental drowning in Korea. Gave his life on July 20, 1952.

Louis John Storck

Army 1LT Louis John Storck

Army 1LT Louis John Storck, 24, of Kensington, Maryland. He was assigned to the 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, B Company, 2nd Infantry Division. Storck was killed in action probing for mines under heavy enemy mortar and artillery fire with three of his men around outposts in the vicinity of Pangsok-tong, Korea. Gave his life on October 6, 1952. He was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart medals posthumously.






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Compiled by the Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs.
Sources: National Archives, Find A Grave, Together We Served, Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com, Fold3.com
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