Name

Where From

Branch of Service

Rank

Date of Death

Newspaper Article

Notes

August, Chester Robert

115 River St., Scranton

Army

PFC

November 28, 1950

July 27, 1953, The Scranton Times, Pages 1 & 24

Bailer, Edwin H.

Thornhurst

Army

SGT

August 8, 1950

May 31, 2015, The (Scranton, PA) Sunday Times, Page A9

Batluck, Joseph Jack

1230 Philo St., Scranton

Marines

CPL

August 8, 1950

August 14, 1950, The Scranton Times, Pages 1 & 14

First Lackawanna County serviceman killed in the Korean Conflict

Bell, Beaumont Benjamin 2nd

22 Church St., Winton

Army

PVT

October 9, 1950

November 2, 1950, The Scranton Times, Page 38

Bender, Donald

Formerly of Moosic

Army

PFC

Undisclosed date

June 14, 1951, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 7

Berry, Edmund William

1925 Jackson St., Scranton

Marines

MAJ

September 21, 1952

November 27, 1952, The Scranton Tribune, Page 23

Birochak, John

705 Oak St., Old Forge

Marines

PFC

December 3, 1950

January 9, 1954, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Missing in action of this date.  Presumed dead December 31, 1953

Biross, Leo

Formerly of Dunmore

Marines

PFC

September 8, 1952

November 3, 1952, The Scranton Tribune, Page 9

Boraski, Anthony Simon

3267 Pittston Ave., Minooka

Marines

SGT

October 30, 1953

June 10, 1954, The Scrantonian, Page 16

Listed as missing on December 1, 1950

Brophy, Eugene

502 Sanderson St., Olyphant

Army

SGT

October 4, 1951

October 22, 1951, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Buraczewski, William

1206 Lincoln St., Dickson City

Army

PFC

September 12, 1950

September 26, 1950, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Canterbury, Frederick Paul

1429 Fordham Ct., Scranton

Army

PFC

February 14, 1951

August 24, 1951, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Officially declared dead on Jume 25, 1951

Christiana, John B

Formerly of Olyphant

Army

PFC

November 30, 1950

August 15, 1953, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 1 & 5

Missing since that date.  Died in a prison camp.  Also known as John Christie.

Cohowitz, William S.

504 Church St., Old Forge

Army

CPL

May 30, 1951

June 25, 1951, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 5

Cummings, John

Formerly of Carbondale

Army

PFC

November 29, 1951

December 13, 1951, The Scranton Tribune, Page 19

Davidoski, Joseph

3217 Coyne Ave., Minooka

Army

SGT

April 25, 1951

May 14, 1951, The Scranton Tribune, Page 11

Davies, Howard M.

1208 Washburn St., Scranton

Army

SGT

September 19, 1952

July 27, 1953, The Scranton Times, Pages 1 & 24

Davis, William Tuck

Clarks Summit

Army

LTC

October 4, 1951

May 31, 2015, The (Scranton, PA) Sunday Times, Page A9

DeLaney, James G.

14 Crawford Ave., Simpson

Army

PFC

November 26, 1950

December 13, 1950, The Scranton Tribune, Page 23

Di Nardo, Joseph N.

533 Adams Ave., Scranton

Army

PFC

December 2, 1950

June 13, 2018, The Times-Tribune, Pages A1 & A

Missing in action of this date.  Presumed dead December 31, 1953

Domaleski, Robert P.

712 Ferdinand St., Scranton

Marines

SGT

December 18, 1951

January 24, 1952, The Scranton Times, Page 8

Missing since March 29, 1951. Declared dead.

Duchnevich, Edward Sylvester

58 Owego St., Simpson

Army

CPL

September 22, 1950

December 24, 1950, The Scranton Times, Page 2

Eppley, Albert M.

1823 Ferdinand St., Scranton

Army

CPL

November 30, 1950

January 7, 1954, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Missing in action of this date.  Presumed dead December 31, 1953

Farnam, Glenn W.

611 Cayuga St., Scranton

Army

CPL

October 4, 1951

October 22, 1951, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Fowler, Harry T

1315 Winton St., Archbald

Army

PFC

August 11, 1950

August 9, 1951, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Second Lackawanna County serviceman killed in the Korean Conflict

Fox, Frank William

723 Prescott Ave., Scranton

Army

SGT

September 2, 1951

September 21, 1951, The Scranton Tribune, Page 5

Fatally injured in a jeep accident

Gaylets, Thomas B.

935 S. Main St., Old Forge

Army

CPL

May 17, 1951

August 13, 1943, The Scranton Times, Page 1

Captured on that date. Released August 12, 1953.

Galetie, Michael

1348 Dartmouth St., Scranton

Army

PFC

September 18, 1950

October 19, 1950, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Wounded on September 18, 1950 and died on this date

Gearhart, William Resford

Formerly of Scranton

Army

PFC

January 3, 1951

February 2, 1951, The Scranton Times, Page 16

Missing since July 12, 1950.  Died on malnutrition in POW camp on January 3.

Greco, Anthony

Formerly of Dunmore

Army

PVT

November 30, 1951

December 8, 1951, The Scranton Times, Page 4

Griffiths, Stanley

5 Carleton Pl., Scranton

Army

CPL

October 18, 1952

October 27, 1951, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Killed in a hand-to-hand battle with the enemy

Gruttadauria, Angelo Vincent

412 Mortimer St., Dunmore

Army

PFC

September 2, 1950

September 16, 1950, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Helbing, Harold

1128 S. Webster Ave., Scranton

Army

SGT

November 26, 1952

December 11, 1952, The Scranton Tribune, Page 4

Hull, Leonard Charles

Formerly of Carbondale

Army

SGT

July 20, 1950

March 13, 1954, The Scranton Tribune, Page 7

Officially declared dead on March 4, 1954

Hunsinger, Robert K.

East Benton

Army

PFC

April 4, 1951

October 13, 1951, The Scranton Times, Page 10

Hushelpeck, Donald James

1254 Bennett St., Old Forge

Army

PFC

August 6, 1950

August 28, 1950, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Died from an accidental gunshot wound

Johnson, Thomas McCutcheon

148 Harrison St., Old Forge

Army

PVT

April 25, 1951

January 7, 1954, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Missing in action of this date.  Presumed dead December 31, 1953

Jones, William Glenn

86 Smith St., Peckville

Navy

MEDICAL CORPSMAN

March 17, 1953

April 2, 1953, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Jordan, Louis J.

323 N. Blakely St., Dunmore

Army

SFC

May 25, 1951

June 18, 1951, The Scranton Times, Page 22

Joyce, Andrew Allen

Sheldon Rd., Carbondale

Marines

CPL

June 1, 1951

June 16, 1951, The Scranton Tribune, Page 9

Jurkovic, Francis Richard

316 Dunlap Ct., Peckville

Army

PFC

July 18, 1953

August 3, 1953, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Kearns, Paul J.

Grove St., Moscow

Air Force

2nd LT

September 5, 1950

September 22, 1950, The Scranton Tribune, Pages 3 & 6

Airplane crash somewhere in Japan  Previously listed as missing

Keklak, Basil

227 Lackawanna St., Jermyn

Army

PFC

August 2, 1950

November 27, 1950, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 16

Kennedy, Carlon Francis

114 Prospect Ave., Scranton

Army

PVT

July 27, 1953

August 1, 1953, The Scranton Tribune, Page 1

Kirkendall, William Glen Jr.

409 N. Sixth Ave., Scranton

Army

PFC

October 12, 1950

June 2, 1951, The Scranton Times, Page 10

Krimsky, John

Taylor

Army

SFC

July 11, 1952

May 31, 2015, The (Scranton, PA) Sunday Times, Page A9

Krutty, Michael

Formerly of Olyphant

Army

PFC

January 20, 1952

January 26, 1952, The Scranton Times, Page 2

Langwiser, George

1122 Monroe Ave., Dunmore

Army

CPL

July 12, 1953

June 13, 2018, The Times-Tribune, Pages A1 & A7

Missing in action of this date.  Presumed dead December 31, 1953

Lenko, John

119 Olive St., Scranton

Army

SGT

September 15, 1951

October 3, 1951, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Lewis, Alfred J.

320 Third Ave., Scranton

Army

PFC

December 6, 1950

January 10, 1951, The Scranton Times, Page 6

Missing since that date

Lo Schiavo, John C.

Old Forge

Army

CPL

November 28, 1950

May 31, 2015, The (Scranton, PA) Sunday Times, Page A9

Died in Japan after suffering wounds in Korea

Mallick, William Jr.

Formerly of Dunmore

Army

PFC

February 14, 1951

February 22, 1951, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Died in Japan after suffering wounds in Korea

Marion, Robert G.

108 Robinson St., Scranton

Army

CPL

July 20, 1950

January 6, 1954, The Scranton Tribune, Page 35

Missing in action of this date.  Presumed dead December 31, 1953

Maroni, John

522 Pleasant Ave., Scranton

Army

CPL

November 2, 1950

June 13, 2018, The Times-Tribune, Pages A1 & A7

Missing in action of this date.  Presumed dead December 31, 1953

McCormick, James J.

1665 Ruane Ave., Scranton

Army

PFC

September 28, 1950

October 11, 1950, The Scranton Times, Pages 3 & 18

Melkilo, Edward

431 Fifth St., Taylor

Army

PFC

September 10, 1950

October 13, 1950, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Miezejewski, Joseph

1174 Breaker St., Dickson City

Army

PFC

April 16, 1953

May 16, 1953, The Scranton Tribune, Page 5

Minjack, Joseph

132 Green Pl., Scranton

Army

PVT

September 3, 1951

September 18, 1951, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Moats, Melvin Lee

Jefferson Township

Army

PFC

November 20, 1950

May 31, 2015, The (Scranton, PA) Sunday Times, Page A9

Morris, Ronald Richard

Scranton

Army

PFC

September 19, 1950

September 30, 1950, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Mott, Floyd Jr.

174 Spruce St., Archbald

Army

PVT

August 19, 1952

November 29, 1952, The Scranton Tribune, Page 10

Drowned in a stream while trying to save 3 others

Mushko, Joseph

Scranton

Army

PFC

July 11, 1952

May 31, 2015, The (Scranton, PA) Sunday Times, Page A9

Newsome, Sterling E.

Former resident of Scranton

Air Force

Airman 1C

November 22, 1952

December 11, 1952, The Scranton Tribune, Page 4

Airplane crash from Tacoma, Washington to Anchorage, Alaska

Noone, Gerald M. Jerry

317 1/2 Fifteenth Ave., Scranton

Army

PFC

March 10, 1951

March 27, 1951, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Novobilski, Thaddeus

33 Cemetery St., Simpson

Army

PVT

July 11, 1950

November 19, 1984, The Scranton Times, Page 8

Wounded and captured on this date. Released August 23, 1953. 

Died November 16, 1984.

Onze, Edward J.

610 E.Scott St., Olyphant

Air Force

MAJ

September 18, 1950

September 13, 1951, The Scranton Tribune, Page 18

Missing since that date.  Presumed dead on January 7, 1951. Promoted to Major from Captain on July 1, 1951, while still missing

Patchoski, Edmund Jack

406 Eynon St., Scranton

Army

SGT

April 23, 1951

September 6, 1953, The Scranton Times, Pages 1 & 13

Captured on that date.  Released September 5, 1953.  Died November 13, 1997

Plevyak, Raymond Thaddeus

278 Canaan St., Carbondale

Air Force

2nd LT

March 1, 1952

January 6, 1954, The Scranton Times, Page 35

Missing in action of this date.  Presumed dead December 31, 1953

Pope, Joseph

Scranton

Army

CPL

September 11, 1952

January 9, 1954, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Missing in action of this date.  Presumed dead December 31, 1953

Ritter, John R.

311 Cherry St., Scranton

Army

CPL

November 2, 1950

August 12, 1953, The Scranton Tribune, Pages1 & 9

Captured at Unaan, Korea on that date.  Released August 11, 1953.

Roman, Joseph

435 W. Market St., Scranton

Army

CPL

May 6, 1951

October 26, 1951, The Scranton Tribune, Page 15

Ross, Paul Clement

1717 Swetland St., Scranton

Air Force

CPT

July 22, 1952

July 31, 1952, The Scranton Tribune, Page 13

His B-29 crashed returning from Okinawa.  Presumed dead.

Ross, Thomas

2026 Margaret Ave., Scranton

Marines

PFC

September 26, 1950

October 13, 1950, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Santarsiero, Joseph

424 Warren St., Dunmore

Army

PVT

October 18, 1951

November 23, 1951, The Scranton Times, Page 16

Savitski, John Peter Jr.

1258 Loomis Ave., Taylor

Marines

PFC

October 27, 1952

November 3, 1952, The Scranton Tribune, Page 9

Selenski, Leonard T.

849 Lincoln St., Dickson City

Army

PFC

September 15, 1950

September 11, 1954, The Scranton Times, Page 2

Missing since that date.  Presumed dead on January 7, 1951

Semulka, John Jr.

516 Meridian Ave., Scranton

Army

PFC

June 9, 1951

November 17, 1951, The Scranton Times, Page 16

Shaffer, Raymond Clayton

660 Wales St., Scranton

Army

PFC

April 2, 1952

April 17, 1952, The Scranton Times, Page 40

Suffocated when his bunker collapsed

Shinkus, Albert

1928 Clearview St., Scranton

Army

PFC

March 7, 1952

March 19, 1952, The Scranton Tribune, Page 12

Shoback, Frank

917 S. Sixth St., Scranton

Army

SGT

November 30, 1950

September 6, 1953, The Scranton Times, Pages 1 & 13

Captured on that date.  Released September 5, 1953.  Died April 12, 2006.

Shoe, Charles Henry

1726 Clay Ave., Dunmore

Army

PVT

August 28, 1951

September 16, 1951, The Scrantonian, Page 24

Simms, Wilbert

643 Kressler Ct., Scranton

Army

SGT

November 27, 1950

June 13, 2018, The Times-Tribune, Pages A1 & A7

Missing in action of this date.  Presumed dead December 31, 1953

Socha, Joseph J.

115 Delaware St., Jermyn

Army

CPL

September 27, 1951

October 22, 1951, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Tuttle, Albert Jr.

438 Wright Ct., Scranton

Army

PVT

April 23, 1951

September 6, 1953, The Scranton Times, Pages 1 & 13

Captured on that date. Released August 14, 1953.

Uguccioni, Edward

1207 N. Webster Ave., Dunmore

Army

PFC

May 31, 1951

November 2, 1951, The Scranton Tribune, Page 12

Walsh, Robert

Formerly of Old Forge

Army

PVT

February 21, 1951

July 27, 1953, The Scranton Times, Pages 1 & 24

Wencoski, Frank Paul Jr.

113 Gibbons St., Dunmore

Army

CPL

July 12, 1951

July 27, 1953, The Scranton Times, Page 24

Missing since 1950

Weaver, Robert Stanley

55 Devine Ave., Carbondale

Army

SGT

March 25, 1953

June 13, 2018, The Times-Tribune, Pages A1 & A7

Missing in action of this date.  Presumed dead December 31, 1953

West, George

519 Olive St., Scranton

Army

1st LT

November 8, 1952

January 9, 1954, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3

Missing in action of this date.  Presumed dead December 31, 1953

Wignall, Harry J.

208 Hall Ave., Clarks Greem

Army

WARRANT OFFICER

November 12, 1950

September 28, 1953, The Scranton Times, Page 3

Missing since 1950.  Was POW in camp in China for 35 months

Williams, Robert M.

Formerly of Dunmore

Army

SGT

October 29, 1950

November 8, 1950, The Scranton Times, Page 25

Yablonski, Frank A.

17 Ollendike St., Throop

Army

PFC

February 9, 1951

August 24, 1951, The Scranton Tribune, Page 3