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 |
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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