Military-related Deaths of Amateur Baseball Players
| Rank | Name | Baseball Experience | Pos | Service | Cause of Death | Location | Date |
| Cptn. | Edward Bredell, Jr. | Amateur | Unknown | Confederate Army | Killed in Action | Virginia | Nov 16, 1864 |
| Cmdr. | Alexander F. Crosman | Amateur | Unknown | US Navy | Accident | Nicaragua | Apr 12, 1872 |
| 1/Lt. | Thomas W. Custer | Amateur | P | US Army | Killed in Action | Little Bighorn, MT | Jun 25, 1876 |
| Pvt. | William Davis | Amateur | 3B | US Army | Killed in Action | Little Bighorn, MT | Jun 25, 1876 |
| Sgt. | Ivor Harris | Australian | Unknown | Australian Infantry | Killed in Action | France | Apr 11, 1917 |
| 2/Lt. | Chris Mahony | Australian | Unknown | Australian Infantry | Killed in Action | France | Sep 1, 1918 |
| Sgt. | A. T. Smith | Australian | Unknown | Australian Infantry | Killed in Action | Turkey | Aug 20, 1915 |
| Pvt. | A. D. Thomas | Australian | Unknown | Australian Infantry | Killed in Action | Turkey | Nov 29, 1916 |
| Cpl. | Martin L. "Pete" Anderson | Amateur | IF | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Jun 18, 1918 |
| Cpl. | Joseph Dumas | Amateur | 3B | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Oct 11, 1918 |
| Cpl. | Joseph H. Landon | Amateur | C | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Aug 14, 1918 |
| MU2 | George D. Sinks | Amateur | Unknown | US Navy | Accident | Norfolk, VA | Mar 10, 1918 |
| Cpl. | Alexander "Sandy" Smith | Amateur | 3B | Canadian Infantry | Killed in Action | France | Sep 2, 1918 |
| Pvt. | Thomas A. "Tommy" Squair | Amateur | OF | Canadian Infantry | Killed in Action | France | Sep 30, 1918 |
| Pvt. | Fred W. Valentine, Jr. | Amateur | Unknown | US Marine Corps | Illness | France | Nov 11, 1918 |
| Cpl. | Allen B. White | Amateur | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Jul 18, 1918 |
| Pfc. | Hideo Akiyama | Amateur | SS | US Army | Killed in Action | Italy | Jul 10, 1944 |
| Sgt. | Arthur E. Amborski | Amateur | 2B | USAAF | Killed in Action | Austria | Jun 26, 1944 |
| F/O | Liston Anderson | Amateur | P | RCAF | Plane Crash | England | Jul 30, 1943 |
| Sgt. | Robert L. Armstrong | Amateur | 2B | US Army | Killed in Action | Germany | Feb 21, 1945 |
| Lt. | George E. Atkinson | Amateur | P | Canadian Army | Died from Wounds | Sicily | Aug 4, 1943 |
| Pvt. | Howard D. Barnhart | Amateur | 2B | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Aug 28, 1944 |
| SF2c | Joseph A. Barron | Amateur | 2B | US Navy | Killed in Action | off coast of Japan | Mar 19, 1945 |
| Pfc, | Robert E. Bender | Amateur | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | Germany | Apr 26, 1945 |
| 1/Sgt. | Robert J. "Bob" Burns | Amateur | OF | US Army | Died from Wounds | Italy | Nov 6, 1943 |
| Mjr. | Roger J. L. Carroll | Amateur | Unknown | Canadian Army | Killed in Action | Germany | Mar 8, 1945 |
| Cpl. | Stephen P. Cheslak (Cieslak) | Amateur | OF | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Nov 15, 1944 |
| Cpl. | Edward P. Collins | Amateur | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | Holland | Oct 12, 1944 |
| Pvt. | Michael Cymbrack | Amateur | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | Italy | Jun 22, 1944 |
| P/O | George Dean | Amateur | SS | RCAF | Killed in Action | Italy | Feb 7, 1944 |
| Cpl. | Leonard L. Dennis | Amateur | Unknown | USMC | Killed in Action | Bougainville | Nov 20, 1943 |
| CFN | Thornton E. Doig | Amateur | Unknown | Canadian Army | Accident | Holland | Jun 21, 1945 |
| Pfc. | Robert C. "Cobby" Dorn | Amateur | P | USMC | Died from Wounds | Saipan | Jul 13, 1944 |
| F/O | Robert J. Dubeau | Amateur | Unknown | RCAF | Plane Crash | England | Jan 14, 1945 |
| Cpl. | Francis J. Dunn | Amateur | C | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Jun 10, 1944 |
| Pvt. | Joseph L. Dunn | Amateur | 1B | US Army | Died from Wounds | Belgium | Jan 6, 1945 |
| S/Sgt. | Frank A. Fabian | Amateur | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | Italy | Feb 9, 1944 |
| Pfc. | Michael A. Furdyna | Amateur | C | USMC | Died from Wounds | Iwo Jima | Mar 11, 1945 |
| F/O | Harold W. German | Amateur | Unknown | RCAF | Killed in Action | Germany | Oct 3, 1943 |
| Pfc. | Arthur Gildersleeve | Amateur | Umpire | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Aug 16, 1944 |
| Cpl. | Peter L. Glassman | Amateur | OF | US Army | Killed in Action | North Africa | Nov 24, 1942 |
| T/5 | Joe K. Goodrich, Jr. | Amateur | 3B | US Army | Killed in Action | Luzon, Philippines | Apr 8, 1945 |
| Pfc. | James A. Hughes | Amateur | P | US Army | Killed in Action | Germany | Nov 19, 1944 |
| Pfc. | Shigeo Igarashi | Amateur | Unknown | US Army | Died from Wounds | Italy | Dec 3, 1943 |
| P/O | David H. "Herman" Jonasson | Amateur | P | RCAF | Killed in Action | Germany | Feb 20, 1944 |
| Sgt. | John J. Judefind | Amateur | IF | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Jun 8, 1944 |
| Pvt. | Arthur G. Judges | Amateur | Unknown | Canadian Army | Killed in Action | Holland | Dec 11, 1944 |
| Pfc. | Fred Y. Kameda | Amateur | P | US Army | Killed in Action | Italy | Jun 26, 1944 |
| Pfc. | Kenneth "Goro" Kashiwaeda | Amateur | 3B/OF | US Army | Killed in Action | Italy | Jul 6, 1944 |
| Pfc. | Harushi "Blackie" Kondo | Amateur | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | Italy | Nov 4, 1943 |
| Pvt. | Joseph L. Laky (Leki) | Amateur | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | Holland | Oct 1, 1944 |
| Pfc. | James F. Lattmann | Amateur | P/OF | USMC | Killed in Action | Tinian | Jul 31, 1944 |
| Sgt. | H. Duard Lawson | Amateur | 1B | USAAF | Plane Crash | Smiley, TX | Aug 9, 1945 |
| Pfc. | Ormal C. "Clyde" Leedom, Jr. | Amateur | Unknown | US Army | Died not in Battle | Italy | Sep 10, 1943 |
| Sgt. | Gene E. Lefler | Amateur | Unknown | USAAF | Plane Crash | Walterboro, SC | Nov 7, 1942 |
| Cpl. | Walter R. Lupton | Amateur | C | US Army | Died from Wounds | Holland | Sep 18, 1944 |
| T/Sgt. | John W. Lynch | Amateur | Unknown | USAAF | Killed in Action | Czechoslovakia | Aug 24, 1944 |
| Cpl. | William F. Maloney | Amateur | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Jun 7, 1944 |
| S/1c. | William R. McCarthy | Amateur | Unknown | US Navy | Killed in Action | off Okinawa | May 4, 1945 |
| 2/Lt. | John J. McKenna | Amateur | P | US Army | Plane Crash | Gainesville, TX | Oct 8, 1943 |
| Pvt. | Elmer A. Mertz | Amateur | IF | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Jun 13, 1944 |
| Sgt. | Masayoshi "Mushie" Miyagi | Amateur | 2B | US Army | Killed in Action | Italy | Nov 5, 1943 |
| Tpr. | Michael Moroz | Amateur | OF | Canadian Army | Killed in Action | France | Aug 9, 1944 |
| Cpl. | Owen D. Nilsen | Amateur | C | USMC | Killed in Action | Iwo Jima | Mar 6, 1944 |
| F/O | Donald B. Norton | Amateur | P/OF | RCAF | Killed in Action | France | Jun 8, 1944 |
| Sgt. | Albert Y. Nozaki | Amateur | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | Italy | Apr 28, 1944 |
| Pfc. | Joseph N. Pascal | Amateur | P | US Army | Killed in Action | Luxembourg | Jan 14, 1945 |
| Pfc. | Joseph L. Pellegrini | Amateur | Unknown | US Army | Died from Wounds | England | Jun 29, 1944 |
| 1/Lt. | Harold G. Phillips | Amateur | C | USAAF | Plane Crash | Smiley, TX | Aug 9, 1945 |
| Gnr. | Conrad M. "Con" Radocy | Amateur | P/OF | Canadian Army | Died from Wounds | France | Jul 28, 1944 |
| F/O | Stanley A. Reid | Amateur | Unknown | RCAF | Killed in Action | Germany | Mar 5, 1945 |
| Flt Lt | Donald A. Ross | Amateur | Unknown | RCAF | Killed in Action | Germany | Mar 5, 1945 |
| Pvt. | Joseph P. Schneider, Jr. | Amateur | P | US Army | Killed in Action | Italy | Jan 3, 1944 |
| S/Sgt. | Chester V. Seipp | Amateur | SS | USAAF | Plane Crash | Smiley, TX | Aug 9, 1945 |
| F/Sgt. | Gordon J. B. Shields | Amateur | Unknown | RCAF | Killed in Action | England | Apr 10, 1944 |
| Cpl. | Henry M. Shiyama | Amateur | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | Italy | Feb 12, 1944 |
| S/Sgt. | John E. Shuler (Szuler) | Amateur | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | Italy | May 18, 1944 |
| Gnr. | Basil W. Smith | Amateur | 1B | Canadian Army | Died from Wounds | Italy | Sep 13, 1944 |
| Arm/2c | Robert A. "Bob" Smith | Amateur | C | US Navy | Killed in Action | Aleutians | Jun 14, 1942 |
| Pfc. | Charles L. Sullivan | Amateur | P | US Army | Killed in Action | Okinawa | Apr 9, 1945 |
| Pvt. | Albin F. "Alby" Sumara | Amateur | P | Canadian Army | Killed in Action | Belgium | Nov 1, 1944 |
| Sgt. | Joseph S. Takata | Amateur | OF | US Army | Killed in Action | Italy | Sep 29, 1943 |
| Sgt. | Masaharu "Masa" Takeba | Amateur | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | Italy | Jan 10, 1944 |
| Pfc. | David R. Thomas | Amateur | Unknown | USMC | Killed in Action | Iwo Jima | Feb 22, 1945 |
| S/Sgt. | Dale S. Walter | Amateur | P | US Army | Died not in Battle | Tunisia | Sep 15, 1943 |
| W/O | Charles L. Weatherby | Amateur | 1B | RCAF | Killed in Action | France | Apr 11, 1944 |
| S/Sgt. | Harley S. "Stub" Wedgbury | Amateur | P | US Army | Died from Wounds | Germany | Apr 22, 1945 |
| S/Sgt. | Maurice M. Williams | Amateur | P | US Army | Killed in Action | France | Jun 6, 1944 |
| Pvt. | Clifford A. Winkler | Amateur | OF | USMC | Killed in Action | Tarawa | Nov 20, 1943 |
| Pvt. | Masaru Yamamoto | Amateur | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | Italy | Nov 29, 1943 |
| Tpr. | Michael F. Zima | Amateur | OF | Canadian Army | Killed in Action | France | Aug 19, 1942 |
| Cptn. | Keith E. Bishop | Australian | Unknown | Australian Infantry | Killed in Action | Egypt | Nov 1, 1942 |
| Sgt. | Keith V. Crawley | Australian | Unknown | Australian Infantry | Killed in Action | Egypt | Jul 22, 1942 |
| Pvt. | Alan T. Duncan | Australian | P | Australian Infantry | Killed in Action | Libya | Jan 3, 1941 |
| F/Sgt. | Kenneth T. Frankish | Australian | P/OF | RAAF | Killed in Action | England | Oct 23, 1944 |
| L/Cpl. | J. C. "Colin" Giffen | Australian | OF/SS | Australian Infantry | Killed in Action | Borneo | July 27, 1945 |
| Cptn. | John L. "Jack" Hallifax | Australian | Unknown | Australian Infantry | Killed in Action | Egypt | Jul 17, 1942 |
| Pvt. | Peter Harris | Australian | Unknown | Australian Medical Corps | Killed in Action | Egypt | Oct 26, 1942 |
| Pvt. | Jack Howard | Australian | Unknown | Australian Infantry | Killed in Action | New Guinea | Dec 8, 1942 |
| Pvt. | Bernard B. Howley | Australian | Unknown | Australian Infantry | Killed in Action | Egypt | Jul 1, 1942 |
| Sgt. | Edward J. R. Moyle | Australian | Unknown | Australian Medical Corps | Died from Wounds | Egypt | Oct 24, 1942 |
| F/O | Patrick T. O'Farrell | Australian | Unknown | Australian Air Force | Killed in Action | Germany | Sep 22, 1943 |
| Y2C | William R. Loftus | Amateur | OF | US Navy | Plane Crash | Pacific Ocean | Aug 6, 1947 |
| Pvt. | Stanley F. Bykowski | Amateur | Unknown | US Army | Killed in Action | Korea | Mar 10, 1951 |
| Cpl. | Wycliffe L. Presley | Amateur | Unknown | Canadian Army | Killed in Action | Korea | Jun 26, 1952 |
| A/2c | Lloyd D. Buresh | Amateur | 3B | USAF | Bus Crash | Cushing, TX | Aug 26, 1955 |
| 2/Lt. | Raymond G. Krobetzky | Amateur | P | US Army | Killed in Action | Vietnam | Aug 25, 1968 |
| L/Cpl. | Mark E. Vanderheid | Amateur | C/OF | USMC | Killed in Action | Vietnam | Jun 28, 1968 |
| S/4 | Richard A. "Dick" Vinal | Amateur | P/OF | US Army | Killed in Action | Vietnam | Apr 15, 1967 |
| L/Cpl. | Jack Wolpe | Amateur | P | USMC | Killed in Action | Vietnam | Aug 3, 1967 |
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