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Korean War

Rank Name Baseball Experience Pos Service Cause of Death Location Date
Mjr. Robert O. "Bob" Neighbors Major League IF USAF Missing in Action Korea Aug 8, 1952
Cpl. Erwin J. "Ace" Adamcewicz Minor League OF US Army Died from Wounds Ft Devens, MA Nov 21, 1952
Pfc. William E. "Bill" Crago Minor League OF US Army Killed in Action Korea Jul 26, 1951
Cpl. James T. Ferguson Minor League P US Army Missing in Action Korea Jun 17, 1952
Pvt. Leonard G. Glica Minor League SS/2B US Army Killed in Action Korea May 26, 1951
Pvt. John A. Hrasch Minor League SS US Army Auto Accident Ladysmith, VA Aug 18, 1952
Seaman James R. Hudgens Minor League OF US Navy Killed in Action off North Korea Apr 21, 1952
Pvt. Raymond H. Jankowski Minor League P US Army Accident Fort Huachuca, AZ Nov 2, 1951
Pfc. Walter T. Koehler Minor League P US Army Killed in Action Korea Jul 28, 1952
Cpl. John Lazar Minor League P US Army Killed in Action Korea Sep 7, 1951
Pvt. Edward C. Leneve Minor League C USMC Killed in Action Korea Dec 2, 1950
A/2C Jack C. Leonard Minor League P USAF Leukemia Maxwell AFB, AL Sep 15, 1953
Pfc. James T. Pickett Minor League Unknown USMC Killed in Action Korea Nov 30, 1950
Sgt. Marcel C. Poelker Minor League 2B US Army Killed in Action Korea Sep 25, 1951
2/Lt. George C. Reeden (Von Reeden) Minor League 3B  USAF Plane Crash Panama City, FL Dec 11, 1953
Pvt. Gilbert F. Shirk Minor League C US Army Auto Accident Perryville, MD May 20, 1953
1/Lt. George S. Sulliman Minor League 2B USMC Killed in Action Korea Apr 24, 1951
1/Lt. Carroll W. "Bill" Sweiger Minor League P US Army Killed in Action Korea Oct 4, 1951
Civilian Frederick B. "Fred" Tschudin Minor League C USAF Plane Crash Kinston, NC Mar 14, 1952
Pvt. Carl D. Tumlinson Minor League SS US Army Killed in Action Korea Apr 6, 1953
Pvt. Charles B. Wilcox Minor League OF US Army Killed in Action Korea Sep 18, 1952
Cpl. Bruce F. "Bruno" Ablondi Semi-Pro SS/P US Army Killed in Action Korea Jun 2, 1951
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

This page includes:
Baseball players killed in the Korean War, baseball players who died from wounds in Korean War, baseball players who died in accidents in the Korean War and baseball players missing in action.

 


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