Korean War Merchant Marine Casualties
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This casualty page of the Korean War Educator was made possible
by researcher Dan J. Cashin of Havertown, Pennsylvania. He
shared the following list, adding this comment:
"As a tangent to a study of the merchant marines lost in
Vietnam, I found a good number who had perished in the Korean
War. Your great website has some of them, but here are a
few more with a little of their life stories. The true
number is likely larger. Trips to and from Korea at this
time were clouded in military secrecy. Hope you find it
interesting this Memorial Day 2021."
| Name |
Age |
MOS |
Hometown |
Ship |
Casualty Date |
Reason |
Location |
Next of Kin |
| Andersen, Aage Egholm |
32 |
Chief Mate |
New Orleans, LA |
Tillie Lykes |
02/29/1952 |
Fall |
Pusan |
Wife |
| Antonoff, Anthony J. |
27 |
2nd Ref. Eng'r |
Youngstown, OH |
Fleetwood |
02/26/1952 |
Gas accident |
Pusan |
Mother |
| Blakely, George W. |
51 |
3rd Eng'r |
Philadelphia, PA |
George L. Duval |
07/20/1953 |
Heart attack |
Pusan |
Wife |
| Booker, Harold W. |
24 |
AB |
Baltimore, MD |
Cape Comfort |
07/07/1952 |
Heart attack |
at sea to Pusan |
Mother |
| Brake, James W. |
29 |
Seaman |
Washington, DC |
Tainaron |
12/20/1950 |
Poison |
Hungnam |
Mother |
| Broadway, Keith O. |
34 |
Seaman |
Sumter, SC |
Tainaron |
12/23/1950 |
Poison |
Hungnam |
Wife |
| Budzinski, Stanley |
36 |
Utility Messman |
San Francisco, CA |
Ampac Idaho |
11/13/1953 |
Fall |
Pusan |
Sister |
| Cage, Vincent Row |
57 |
Ship's Officer |
Mississippi |
Gen. D.E. Aultman? |
08/30/1953 |
Heart attack |
|
Sister |
| Cliotes, Socrates J. |
45 |
Oiler |
Turkey |
Fleetwood |
02/26/1952 |
Gas accident |
Pusan |
Cousin |
| Deal, Clyde C. |
44 |
Seaman |
Seattle, WA |
American |
05/22/1952 |
Heart attack |
Pusan |
Mother |
| Deible, Charles E. |
49 |
AB |
Kokomo, IN |
Mankato Victory |
08/16/1951 |
Unknown |
Pusan |
Sister |
| Downey, James Patrick |
44 |
Chief Cook |
Sommerville, MA |
Heywood Broun |
09/11/1952 |
Stroke |
Inchon |
Wife |
| Goldstein, Max D. |
49 |
Seaman |
New Orleans, LA |
Oceanstar |
09/29/1953 |
Natural causes |
Kumsan |
Mother |
| Goomey, Leslie F. |
? |
Ass't Electrician |
? |
Waltham Victory |
01/01/1952 |
Missing |
Pusan |
Mother |
| Hampton, Leo |
? |
Fireman |
? |
Joseph Fenner |
11/08/1953 |
Heart attack |
Inchon |
? |
| Hansen, Amund |
47 |
2nd Asst. Eng'r |
Portland, OR |
Cecil N. Bean |
07/06/1954 |
Heart attack |
Outbound Pusan |
Wife |
| High, Lewis W. |
23 |
Seaman |
Crichton, AL |
Citrus Packer |
10/05/1950 |
Sniper |
Inchon |
Wife |
| Jacobs, Frank C. |
47 |
Seaman |
Baltimore, MD |
Gretna Victory |
03/18/1952 |
Illness |
Pusan |
Wife |
| Leonard, DeWitt Clinton |
31 |
Seaman |
Friendsville, MD |
Alma Victory |
11/12/1951 |
Unknown |
At sea to Pusan |
Wife |
| Lesperance, Joseph M. |
58 |
Electrician |
Marietta, GA |
Arizpa |
01/30/1952 |
Heart attack |
Inchon |
Wife |
| Lewis, Karl H. |
55 |
3rd Asst. Eng'r |
Chickasaw, AL |
City of Alma |
03/11/1953 |
Heart attack |
Inchon |
Wife |
| Mattson, Brynoff |
61 |
Carpenter |
NYC |
Hannibal Victory |
09/09/1951 |
Collapsed |
Pusan |
Daughter |
| Meyer, James Peter |
62 |
2nd Mate |
San Pedro, CA |
Noonday |
12/15/1951 |
Heart attack |
Inchon |
Wife |
| Miller, George W. |
27 |
Seaman |
Fulton, MO |
Citrus Packer |
10/05/1950 |
Sniper |
Inchon |
Mother |
| Moles, Rufino |
62 |
Utilityman |
San Francisco, CA ? |
USNS Petaluma |
10/14/1953 |
Heart attack |
? |
? |
| Morales, Alfred J. |
39 |
Chief Eng'r |
San Francisco, CA |
Fleetwood |
02/26/1952 |
Gas accident |
Pusan |
Wife |
| Nordee, Albert |
53 |
Fireman |
Long Beach, CA |
Nevadan |
09/27/1953 |
Illness |
Pusan |
Wife |
| Nufable, Espiridion M. |
? |
? |
Hoila City, Philippines |
US Army |
11/22/1953 |
? |
Korea |
Father |
| Palmer, John Jr. |
20 |
Seaman |
San Francisco, CA |
Rutgers Victory |
03//06/1951 |
Illness |
Pusan |
Wife |
| Perry, William F. |
56 |
Oiler |
San Francisco, CA |
USNS Cedar Creek |
05/27/1953 |
Heart attack |
Pusan |
Daughter |
| Porpora, Silvestro E.U. |
? |
Seaman |
New York City, NY |
USNS Mission San Gabriel |
03/23/1953 |
Fall |
Inchon |
Mother |
| Puig, Joseph R. |
35 |
Wiper |
Tampa, FL |
Harold T. Andrius? |
12/12/1954 |
Illness |
Pusan |
Mother |
| Rowland, Robert F. |
33 |
3rd Asst. Eng'r |
Honolulu, HI |
Mission San Fernando |
09/30/1954 |
Overboard |
Pusan |
Mother |
| Spencer, Harvey J. |
? |
Seaman |
Richmond, CA |
Oceanic |
09/03/1953 |
Illness |
Inchon |
Sister |
| Stephenson, George W. |
34 |
Deck Maint. |
Evansville, IN |
Choctaw |
10/03/1952 |
Lost overboard |
At sea to Pusan |
Mother |
| Strachan, Alexander |
54 |
Seaman |
Scotland |
Bessemer Victory |
03/19/1952 |
Illness |
At sea to Pusan |
Sister |
| Tennent, Joseph T. |
56 |
Seaman |
? |
Tainaron |
12/20/1950 |
Poison |
Hungnam |
? |
| Thomas, Lemuel A. |
37 |
Seaman |
Glendale, CA |
Tainaron |
12/20/1950 |
Poison |
Hungnam |
Mother |
| Thompson, William F. |
42 |
Seaman |
Ocala, FL |
Arizpa |
10/01/1951 |
Overboard |
At sea |
Mother |
| Thurston, Charles O. |
68 |
Chief Electrician |
Seattle, WA |
MV Shooting Star |
12/25/1954 |
Heart attack |
At sea to Pusan |
Wife |
| Tivao, Tavita |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| Weber, Robert L. |
28 |
Ships Agent |
Touchet, WA |
C.F. Sharp & Co. |
11/17/1951 |
Accident |
Pusan |
Brother |
| Wilkerson, William R. |
23 |
Bosun |
Ashville, NC |
South Bend Victory |
09/29/1951 |
Drowned |
Kohsicha Island |
Father |
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Biographies of the Fallen
[KWE Note: To add information about Korean War merchant marine
casualties, contact Lynnita@thekwe.org.]
Antonoff, Anthony Joseph
Anthony was born May 20, 1925 in Youngstown, Ohio, son of
Anton Antonoff (1897-1978) and Theresa E. Haus Antonoff
(1906-1967). His siblings were Rita Antonoff (1926-1927)
and Mary Jane Antonoff (1930-1934). Anthony is buried in
Calvary Cemetery, Youngstown.
Brake, James W. "Jimmy"
Jimmy was born on May 4, 1921 in Lewis County, West Virginia,
a son of Percy Goff Brake (1888-1926) and Gladys Mabel Trusler
Brake (1894-1990). His sister was Mrs. Alwyn Alvord (Alice
Brake Woods) Throckmorton (1823-2000). His half-brother
was John Brake (1920-1985). Jimmy is buried in the Negishi
Foreign Cemetery, Yokohama, Japan.
Broadway, Keith Owen
Keith was born May 03, 1916 in Clarendon County, South
Carolina. He is buried in Home Branch Baptist Church,
Manning, South Carolina.
Craig, Vincent Row
Vincent was born May 06, 1895 in Woodville, Mississippi, son
of William Clinton Cage (1840-1914) and Jennie Row Cage.
His siblings were Charles Clinton Cage (1878-1968), James Duncan
Cage (1880-1953) and Fannie Cage (Mrs. Mack R.) Huston
(1885-1964). Vincent is buried in Zachary Taylor National
Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky.
Goldstein, Max David
Max was born July 2, 1904, son of Isaac Goldstein and Jennie
Greenberg Goldstein (1871-1959). He is buried in Ahavas
Sholem Cemetery, Orleans Parish, Louisiana..
Leonard, DeWitt Clinton Jr.
DeWitt Leonard Jr. was born November 28, 1920, a son of
DeWitt Clinton Leonard Sr. (1889-1973) and Nana Ellis Williamson
Leonard (1893-1985). His siblings were Paul Reese Leonard
(1915-1996), Clarence Ellis Leonard (1923-1956), Margaret L.
Leonard (1925-1927) and Marguerite Nana Leonard (1927-2014).
His gravestone is located in Mount Holly Cemetery, Mount Holly,
North Carolina.
Perry, William Joseph
William was born January 15, 1897 in San Francisco,
California, the son of Louis Perry. He died in the
ship's hospital after being found semi-conscious on the deck of
the main engine room. He was survived by his daughter,
Jacqueline Perry of San Francisco. William is buried in
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, California.
Porpora, Silvestro
Silvestro was born in 1922. He is buried in Old St.
Raymonds Cemetery, Bronx, New York. Also listed on his
tombstone are: Francesco, Anthony, Carmine, Margaret, and
Rosaria.
Puig, Joseph R.
Joseph was born on February 16, 1919 and is buried in
Woodlawn Cemetery, Tampa, Florida.
Stephenson, George W.
George was born in 1918. He was lost at sea 34 degrees
47 1/2'N 133 degrees 26'E.
Thurston, Charles Oliver
Funeral services for Charles Thurston, 68, will be held
Wednesday in the West Home Chapel with burial in Forest Lawn.
Mr. Thurston died December 25 aboard the Navy transport Shooting
Star, on which he was the chief electricians mate. The ship was
on a trip to Alaska, will return here Tuesday. Born in
Newfoundland, NJ, Mr. Thurston came to Seattle 25 years ago. He
was a member of the Marine Fireman's Union. Surviving are his
wife Myrtle and a son Richard, both of Seattle; a brother Fred
Thurston in Arizona; a sister Mrs. Gladys Doremus, Tampa,
Florida; and two grandchildren. [Source: Seattle Times,
January 16, 1955] Charles was born May 20, 1886 in
Newfoundland, New Jersey. He is buried in Forest Lawn
Cemetery, Seattle, Washington
[Source: Findagrave]
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