The Korean War

CASUALTIES
MORTON,Edward W. .....SFC .....ARMY .....13 FEB 1951 .....KILLED IN ACTION

WASHINGTON,Perry L. ..PVT .....ARMY ......6 MAY 1952 .....KILLED IN ACTION

...from NARA Texas Casualty List

Roy Maddux - U.S. Marine Corps; 20 year veteran. Served during Korean and Vietnam Wars.

Franklin Lawrence Phelps

Mr. Phelps was born March 8, 1932, Milam County, Texas. His parents, Jesse and Katherine White Phelps moved to Burnet County in the Oatmeal Area when he was 8 months old. When he was barely 16, he enlisted in the Air Force saying he was 17. He was in Tagu, Korea for 15 months. He went in on April 20th, 1948 and was discharged on April 20th, 1952. He was in the 49th Fighter Bomber Wing A12.

Benjamin Leroy Sparks

Links for your Korean War Research

• POW/MIA Records (Korean Conflict) - 8,206 records from the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
• American Battle Monuments Commission -- The ABMC is responsible for commemorating the services of the American Armed Forces where they have served since April 6, 1917 through the establishment of suitable memorial shrines; designing, constructing, operating and maintaining permanent American military burial grounds in foreign countries. Web site includes detailed descriptions of overseas cemeteries and links to searchable databases of war dead.
• Korean War Project - - history and reference, maps, memorials, recollections, POW/MIA information, and more.
• Korean War 50th Anniversary - - dedicated to all those who served their country during the Korean War, especially those who paid the ultimate price and those who suffered as POWs. May we always keep the memory of their sacrifice alive.
• Examining the Korean War - - book reviews and transcripts from first person accounts.
• U.S. Army in the Korean War - - policy and direction: the first year.
• FAQ - Korean War - - frequently asked questions about the Korean War, campaign stories from Chinese perspective, factual descriptions of political asepects unavailable from US sources.

If you have Burnet County relatives who served in Korea, please consider contributing their names and stories to this page. Newspaper clippings, units served in, dates of service, any little tidbit is acceptable. Help me preserve the memories of our county's veterans. --JoAnn Myers