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-- Mr. John D. Armstrong, 24, of Hutchinson, Kan., will be buried June
17 in his hometown. A former U.S. Navy Reservist, Armstrong was training
with the Flying Tigers at Kyedaw Airfield, a British Royal Air Force
airfield outside of Toungoo, Burma, in 1941. Armstrong was killed in a
midair collision during a training flight on Sept. 8, 1941. Read about Armstrong.
-- Navy Fireman 1st Class Charles W. Thompson, 19, of Weaubleau, Mo.,
will be buried June 17 in his hometown. Thompson was assigned to the USS
Oklahoma, which was moored off Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
when Japanese aircraft attacked his ship on Dec. 7, 1941. Thompson was
one of 429 crewmen killed in the attack. Read about Thompson.
-- Army Sgt. 1st Class Harold P. Haugland, 22, of Belgrade, Mont., will
be buried June 17 in Bozeman, Mont. Haugland was a member of Company D,
15th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, part of
the 31st Regimental Combat Team deployed east of the Chosin Reservoir in
North Korea. The RCT was attacked by an overwhelming number of Chinese
forces in late November 1950. Haugland could not be accounted for by his
unit at the end of the battle and was reported missing in action as of
Dec. 2, 1950. Read about Haugland.
-- Army Pvt. Walter F. Piper, 21, of Williamstown, N.J., will be buried
June 17 in his hometown. Piper was assigned to Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.
Piper was reported missing in action on Feb. 13, 1951, after his unit
was attacked by Chinese forces in the village of Hoengsong, an area
known as the Central Corridor in South Korea. Read about Piper.
-- Army Cpl. Edward Pool, 22, of Paso Robles, Calif., will be buried
June 19 in Portland, Ore. Pool was reported missing in action on Nov.
30, 1950, while serving with 31st Heavy Mortar Company, 31st Infantry
Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. His unit was part of the 31st
Regimental Combat Team deployed east of the Chosin Reservoir in North
Korea. Pool could not be accounted for after several days of intense
fighting. Read about Pool.
-- Army Cpl. Edward L. Borders was a member of Dog Battery, 82nd
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Automatic Weapons), 2nd Infantry
Division. Borders’ unit, part of Support Force 21, provided artillery
fire support for South Korean forces from Changbong-ni. On Feb. 11,
1951, Chinese forces launched a massive counter offensive, forcing the
support force to withdraw. Borders could not be accounted for after the
unit reassembled in Wonju on Feb. 13. Interment services are pending. Read about Borders.
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