Glen Bastin
Kings Mountain. Army.
Submitted by Noah Mason
Korean War
Lincoln County names from the official U.S. casualty list, the courthouse lawn monument, and family submissions. This is not a complete roster of everyone who served.
Died from hostile action, 1950–1957
U.S. military personnel who died from hostile action (including missing and captured) in the Korean War, listed with home of record Lincoln County, Kentucky. Submitted to the former county site by Carole French DiSanto. For persons who died while missing or captured, the date is the date died or declared dead, not the date reported missing.
| Name | Rank | Branch | Date | Casualty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caudill, Ralph K. | Cpl. | Army | 27 Nov 1950 | Died while missing |
| Coleman, Grover W. | Sgt. | Army | 20 Nov 1951 | Killed in action |
| Garner, Lester R. | Pvt. | Army | 20 Jul 1950 | Killed in action |
| McCowan, Richard C. | Pvt. | Army | 12 Feb 1951 | Died while missing |
| Oliver, James C. | Cpl. | Army | 6 Oct 1951 | Killed in action |
| Roberts, William J. | Pvt. | Army | 13 Oct 1951 | Killed in action |
| Smith, Marvin W. | Pfc. | Army | 6 Jun 1951 | Killed in action |
| Thompson, Clarence | Pvt. | Army | 5 Sep 1950 | Killed in action |
Lincoln County Courthouse monument
Lincoln Countians who died in Korea, as listed on the monument in front of the Lincoln County Courthouse, Stanford. Transcribed by Gene Martin. Eleven names.
| Name on monument |
|---|
| Donald R. Bailey |
| Ralph K. Caudill |
| Grover W. Coleman |
| Lester R. Garner |
| George King |
| Richard C. McCowan |
| James C. Oliver |
| William J. Roberts |
| Marvin W. Smith |
| Clarence H. Thompson |
| Bennie L. West |
Family submissions
Notes sent to the former Lincoln County RootsWeb site. Spellings and facts are those of the submitter.
William B. Baugh
Born in McKinney. Died at the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. Not on the Army hostile-action table above (Marine Corps).
Submitted by Michael Broihier. See also the official Medal of Honor citation.
Weldon Calffe
Kings Mountain. Spelling as on the old page.
Submitted by Noah Mason
Louie Cox
Kings Mountain.
Submitted by Noah Mason
Charles Denham
Born 28 January 1925, Stanford; died 15 March 2014. Son of Jasper Denham and Lulu Young Denham. Lieutenant colonel, U.S. Navy, Pacific Theater, USS Hilton, World War II; USAF flight training and pilot, Korea. Buried Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Fernley, Nevada. Also listed on the World War II page.
Submitted by Carole French DiSanto
Lester Ray Garner
Son of Roy and Ella Durham Garner. Army. Killed in action, 1950. Also on the official casualty list and the courthouse monument.
Submitted by Gene Martin
Stanley Bristle Hays
Son of Genie Bradford and Ola (Mitchell) Hays. Army.
Submitted by Gary Allen Mitchell
William D. Laswell, Jr.
Boatswain’s mate chief, U.S. Navy, World War II and Korea. Born 3 December 1910; died 28 March 1999. Pleasant Point Cemetery, Stanford. Also listed on the World War II page.
Submitted by Carole French DiSanto. Taken from a U.S. Veterans Gravesites index entry on the old page.
William L. Lawrence
Son of Grover L. and Georgia Lewis Lawrence. Husband of Helen. Navy.
Submitted by Gene Martin
Noah H. Mason
Army, 1952–1954.
Submitted by Noah Mason
James Howard Siler
Son of Virgil and Bertha Durham Siler. Husband of Elizabeth Naylor. Army.
Submitted by Gene Martin
Ivan L. Singleton
Born in Lincoln County. U.S. Army.
Submitted by Sherry Emerson Crabtree
John Thompson, Jr.
Corporal. Enlisted U.S. Army August 1947; honorably discharged January 1953. 45th Infantry Division, 179th Infantry Regiment. Living at New Castle, Indiana, when the old page was written. A text file was linked on the old site.
Submitted by Gary Allen Mitchell
James Ray VanWinkle
Born Crab Orchard. Parents Henry Frank and LaVina Louise (Wilson) VanWinkle.
Submitted by Alma Hix
Floyd H. Wrenn
Submitted by Barb Rice
Robert R. Wren
Army.
Submitted by Evelyn Wren Hegener
Official casualty extract submitted by Carole French DiSanto. Monument list transcribed by Gene Martin. Family sketches from the former RootsWeb Korean Conflict pages. The monument includes names (Bailey, King, West) that do not appear on the Army hostile-action extract; William B. Baugh is a Marine Medal of Honor recipient and is not on that Army table.