The I Co Casualty List from Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, November 27, 1950

All of the companies and units of the 31st RCT stationed at the Chosin Reservoir lost many men; and many more men were wounded or suffered from frostbite. More than half of the entire 31st RCT never returned home.

The following is a representation of just one of the 31st RCT companies. This I Co list includes both deceased and men who were seriously wounded. Let us honor the memory of all the men - living or perished that have seen the waters, the mountains, the coldness, the Battle at the Chosin Reservoir. (This list is not exact, but should be a good representation of I Co men, since all names may not be in the "Purple Heart Recipient List" that should be.)

Thanks to the 7th Division 31st Regiment Casualty List. Here's the address: Korean War Casualties, US Army

The I Co list has been composed from various sources. The two prime sources of information came from Tom Mainhart. (Tom's Uncle, James T. Mainhart ,was an I Company cook at Chosin. James was Killed in Action at the reservoir on November 30th, 1950. Tom was named in honor of his Uncle that he never knew.) Tom supplied me with the morning reports from Chosin and the I Co roster from July 1950. Tom also gave me an I Co fatality list from A. Snyder, a fellow I Co Veteran who joined after Chosin.
Others sources of information came from I Co men themselves.
I also added any names that EAST OF CHOSIN mentioned on I Co.
I then checked each name on 2 databases - at THE KOREAN WAR PROJECT and THE 7TH DIVISION 31ST REGIMENT CASUALTY LIST

If the name is on one of the databases, I have listed thier full information below. If the name is not found on the databases, I have only listed a last name and the source.
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SOURCES-CODES
Morning Reports(MR)
I Co Roster - July 1950 (I)
A. Snyder's list - (S)
Other sources - (*)

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS:
PVT-Private
CPL-Corporal
PFC-Private First Class
SGT-Sargent
SFC-Sargent First Class
MSG-Master Sargent
DOI-Died Of Injury
DOW-Died Of Wounds
KIA-Killed In Action
KIA/MIA-Killed In Action/Missing In Action
MIA-Missing In Action
POW-Died-Captured and died in a POW camp
POW-Returned-Captured and released from POW camp
SIA-Seriously Injured In Action
SWA-Seriously Wounded In Action

ADAMS, ROBERT E. - MSG, KIA 12/2/50 (MR)
ADAMS, -CPT, 3RD BATTALION S-4, KIA(*)
ALTON, LEE R. - PFC, SWA 11/27/50 (MR)
ANDREWS, ARLIE J. - PVT, SWA 12/2/50 (I)
BROOKER, ALEXANDER - PFC, KIA 12/3/50 (S)
BURKS, FRED E. - SGT, KIA 11/30/50 (I)(MR)
BURNER, ROBERT E. - PFC, MIA 12/3/50 (S)
CARTER, CLYDE M. - PFC, MIA 11/29/50 (I)
CATALDO, DOMINIK JR - PFC, MIA 12/3/50 (I)
CATES, JAMES C. - SFC, MIA 12/3/50 (S)
CHAPMAN, WILLIAM M. - SFC, MIA 12/3/50 (S)
COLASANTI,JAMES A. - PFC, DOW 12/1/50 (S)
COLE, BURRELL B. - CPL, MIA 12/3/50 (S)
CONKLIN, GEORGE W. - PFC, MIA 12/3/50 (S)
COX, WILLIAM O. - PFC, POW-12/3/50 DIED (I)
CREAGAN, PATRICK H. - PFC, MIA 12/3/50 (S)
CURTIS, HAROLD L. - CPL, POW-12/12/50 DIED (I)
DANIELS, HANSEL - CPL, POW-12/3/50 DIED (S)
DAVIDSON, RICHARD C. - PFC, MIA 12/3/50 (S)
DEMO, - PFC, DOW 11/29/50 (I) (S)
DORSER, JIMMIE L. - PFC, MIA 12/3/50 (S)
DOZIER, CECILE A. - CPL, SWA, 12/1/50 (I)
DREW, KENNETH H. - PFC, MIA 12/3/50 (*)
DURFEE, LAMONT J, - SFC, MIA 12/3/50 (S)
ELLISON, JAMES R. - SGT, SIA 10/5/50 (I)
EVANS, JUNIOR C. - PVT, MIA 12/12/50 (I)
FARRIS, STEPHEN J. - CPL, KIA/MIA 12/3/50 (I)
FRANCIOS, GERALD - CPL, POW-CHOSIN RETURNED (*)
FUKUMAE, GEORGE T. - PVT, 11/29/50 (MR)(I)
GASTON, WILLIAM K. - PFC, KIA/MIA 12/3/50(S)
GRUEBBELING, WALTER - SGT, MIA 12/3/50 (I)
HALVERSON, DONALD E. - 1ST LT, KIA 11/8/50 (S)
HASKINS, MORRIS D. - SGT, KIA 12/1/50 (I)(MR)
HEMRIC, KENNETH M. - CPL, POW 12/3/50 RETURNED (I)
HILL, WILLIAM G. - CPL, MIA 12/3/50 (S)
HOLBROOK, BOBBIE B. - PVT, KIA 11/30/50 (MR)
HOOTEN, RICHARD G. - 1ST LT, POW-11/29/50 DIED(S)
HOUSE, CARL W. - PFC, POW 12/2/50 RETURNED (MR)
HOVEN, JOHN I. - PFC, MIA 12/12/50 (I)
HOWARD, ROBERT C. - CPL, KIA 12/2/50 (I)(MR)
IZQUIERDO,FRANCISCO - PFC, KIA 12/2/50 (I)(MR)
JESSUP, HOWARD L. - PFC, POW 12/3/50 DOW (I)
JONES, CARL R. - PFC, MIA 12/3/50 (S)
JONES, DALE E. - PVT, POW 11/29/50 RETURNED (I)(MR)
JONES, MELBER - CPL, MIA 12/3/50 (I)
JONES, ROBERT S. - PFC, KIA/MIA 12/3/50 (I)
KELLOGG, - 12/2/50 (MR)
KENNEDY, ROBERT G. - SGT, KIA 12/1/50 (I)(MR)
KIBBEY, EARL E. - PFC, MIA 12/3/50 (S)
KILE, GEORGE D. - PFC, MIA 12/12/50 (S)
KIMMONS, LODA A. - CPL, SWA 12/3/50 (I)(MR)
KIRK, JOHN A. - PVT, POW 12/3/50 RETURNED (I)
KNECT, GEORGE N. - MIA, 1/29/51 (I)
KNOX, ALLEN R. - CPL, KIA 11/29/50 (MR)
KRISCHAK, STEPHEN - PFC, MIA 12/3/50 (S)
LAC SAMANA, MAXIMIAN - CPL, MIA 12/3/50 (S)
LANE, FRED M. JR. - PVT, POW 12/3/50 RETURNED (I)
LEE, GORDON H. JR. - PVT, SWA 11/28/50 (MR)
LELITO, EDWARD R. - PVT, POW 12/3/50 RETURNED (I)
LEWIS, PETE H. - PFC, MIA 12/12/50 (S)
LINDGREN - 11/29/50 (MR)
LOOMIS, CHARLES W. - PVT, MIA 12/3/50 (I)
LOOMIS, GILBERT W. - PFC, SWA 11/29/50 (I)
MAC LEAN, ALLAN D. - COL, MIA 11/29/50 POW DIED IN CAMP (*)
MADDY, WALTER E. - CPL, KIA 11/30/50 (I)(MR)
MAINHART, JAMES T. - CPL, KIA 11/30/50 (I) (MR)
MANDINO, TONY - SGT, KIA 11/28/50 (I)(MR)
MARQUEZ, MARTIN - PVT, KIA 12/2/50 (I)
MARR, AUBURN "POP" - CPT, KIA 12/3/50 (*)
MARTIN, JAMES E. - CPL, MIA 12/3/50 (I)(MR)
MATHIS, GRAYSON L. - PVT, MIA 12/3/50 (I)
MC CLAY, ROBERT - CPT, 3RD BATTALION ADJUTANT, SWA 12/1/50 (*)
MC CORMICK,POSEY L. - RCT, SWA 12/9/50 (I)(*)
MC DONALDSON, ELMER - CPL, SWA 12/2/50 (I) (MR)
MC DOUGAL, LESLIE D. - SGT, POW 12/3/50 (I)
MC DUFFIE, CLEM D. - PFC, KIA 11/30/50 (MR)(I)
MEDINA, JOE A. - MEDIC, SWA 11/30/50 (*)
MILLER, MELVIN G. - PFC, SWA 1/14/51 (I)
MINSHALL 12/3/50 (MR)
MORRIS, TOM J. - CPL, POW 12/2/50 (*) (S)
MORGENSTERN, PAUL - PFC, KIA 11/30/50 (MR)
MURRAY, FREDERICK - PFC, KIA 12/1/50 (MR)
MUTTER, CHARLES - PFT, SWA 12/1/50 (I)
NEISZ, MIKE E. JR. - PFC, MIA 12/1/50 (I)
NELSON, CHARLES T. - CPL, MIA 12/3/50 (I)
NICHOLS, DAVID H. - PFC, KIA 11/8/50 (I)
NONOG, VICTORIO R. - SGT, SIA 10/5/50 (I)
NYKVIST, ROBERT - PFC, MIA 12/3/50 (S)
OAKLEY, RONALD R. - CPL, MIA 12/3/50 (I)
OMANS, MARVIN E. - PFC MIA 12/3/50 (I)
PIERCE, MELVIN K. - PFC POW 11/26/50,SWA 11/28/50 (MR)
PIERSON, JOHN W. - PFC, 12/2/50 (MR) POW 12/2/50 RETURNED
POLING, EDWARD M. - PFC, MIA 12/3/50 (I)
PROKOP - PFC, KIA CHOSIN (*)
QUALLS, HENRY C. - PFC, SWA 11/30/50 (MR)
RAMIREZ, JOSE - PFC, SWA 11/28/50 (MR)
RAMON, JULIAN P. - PFC, SWA 12/2/50 (I)(MR)
REILLY, WILLIAM R. - LT COL, SWA 11/27/50 (*)
RICHARDSON, JAMES F. - CPL, SWA, 7/15/50 POW ,12/3/50 DIED (S)
ROSTEUTSCHER, WALTER - PFC, KIA 12/3/50 (I)
RUDD, HOMER A. - CPL, SWA 11/30/50 (MR)
RUDDICK, WAYNE - SGT, SWA 12/1/50 (MR)
SAN MIGUEL, PEDRO - SGT, KIA/MIA 12/3/50 (S)
SCALPH, FLOYD G. - PFC, SWA 11/30/50 (I) (MR)
SCHNEIDER, WALTER O. - PFC, KIA 12/3/50 (I)
SCHWARTZ - 12/3/50 (MR)
SERVICE - CPL, KIA CHOSIN (*)
SHEPARD, OLIE E. - CPL, MIA 12/3/50 (I)
SHIRLEY, FRED G. - PFC SWA 12/3/50 (I)
SIMPSON, CHARLES L. - PFC, MIA 12/12/50 (S)
SMITH, ROBERT E. - PVT, SWA 12/6/50 (I)
SMITH, WILLIAM J. JR.- PVT 12/3/50 (MR) (I)
STAUFFER, ROBERT L. - PFC, KIA 11/30/50 (I)(MR)
SUMMERS - MSG 12/2/50 (MR)(I)
TAKAHASHI, RICHARD - PFC, MIA 12/3/50 (I)
TAMAYO, REFUGIO C. - PFC, MIA 12/12/50 (I)
TREMBLAY, PAUL N. - CPL, KIA 12/1/50 (I)(MR)
WHITE, DONALD C. - PFC, MIA 12/12/50 (I)
WILLIAMS, JOHN W. - PVT, SWA 12/3/50 (MR)