LIST OF AIRMEN TRANSFERRED TO THE USSR
Sources
- Associated Press article in the Houston Post, "Russians Confronted Over POWs, "September 27, 1993.
- Report, Joint Commission Support Branch, Research and Analysis Division, DPMO, Department of Defense, "The
Transfer of U.S. Korean War POWs to the Soviet Union," Appendix B, August 26, 1993. The report does not assess
whether any might still be alive.
- POW/MIA Issues: Volume 1, The Korean War, pages 161, 166, Paul M. Cole, 1994. 1./
- Roster of "Selected Korean Conflict Casualties" referred to in Part I of this booklet.
- ABMC roster of 8,177 BNR cases, which includes all 37 names.
Transfers
The following is a list of 37 airmen missing from the Korean War whom the U.S. believes may have been
captured and sent to the former Soviet Union:
| Source (1) |
Source (2) |
Source (3) |
Source (4) |
Source (5) |
| AIRCRAFT |
AFSN |
RANK |
DATE OF CASUALTY |
REPORT DATE |
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| B-26 |
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Unruh, Halbert C.
6 Bomb Squadron |
A02081644 |
Cpt.** Footnote 2 |
|
53-12-31
BNR |
|
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| B-29 |
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Bergmann, Louis H.
93 Bomb Squadron, 19 Bomb Group
(Name spelled as "Bergman"
in ABMC BNR roster) |
17124468 |
SSgt. ** |
|
54-03-31
BNR |
|
|
|
|
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Reid, Elbert J., Jr.
26 Bomb Squadron |
A14382534 |
SSgt. ** |
|
54-02-28
BNR |
| |
|
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| F-80 |
|
|
|
|
Shewmaker, John W.
111 Fighter Bomber Squadron |
A0956997 |
Cpt. ** |
|
51-12-31
BNR |
|
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| F-84 |
|
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|
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Harker, Charles A., Jr.
311 Fighter Bomb Squadron |
A02224102 |
1Lt. ** |
|
54-05-04
BNR |
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| F-86 |
|
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|
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Asla, Felix Jr.
336 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
16568A |
Maj. * |
52-08-01 |
53-12-31
BNR |
|
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|
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Barnett, Carl G., Jr.
336 Fighter Inceptor Squadron |
A01911070 |
1Lt. * |
51-09-26 |
53-12-31
BNR |
|
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|
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Carey, James D.
336 Fighter Inceptor Squadron |
A01910978 |
1Lt. * |
52-03-24 |
53-12-31
BNR |
|
|
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Cope, Troy G.
335 Fighter Inceptor Squadron |
A0711856 |
Cpt. * |
52-09-16 |
53-11-06
BNR |
|
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Cowden, Richard M.
16 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
23625A |
1Lt. * |
53-03-09 |
53-03-28
BNR |
|
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|
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Crone, William D.
336 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
A0799922 |
Cpt. * |
51-06-18 |
53-12-31
BNR |
|
|
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|
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Escalle, Jimmy L.
36 Fighter Bomb Squadron |
A02225015 |
1Lt. * |
53-06-19 |
54-06-20
BNR |
|
|
|
|
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Fincher, Deltis H.
39 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
A01909714 |
Maj. * |
52-08-22 |
53-12-31
BNR |
|
|
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Gunther, Charles W
35 Fighter Bomber Squadron |
A01909714 |
Cpt. * |
53-06-19 |
53-07-19
BNR |
|
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|
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Hogue, Charles D.
336 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
A02224102 |
1Lt. * |
51-12-13 |
54-05-04
BNR |
|
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|
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Jacobsen, Paul J.
335 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
A02224046 |
1Lt. * |
53-02-12 |
54-02-28
BNR |
|
|
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|
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Knott, Gerald W.
16 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
A02226324 |
2Lt. * |
53-07-20 |
53-07-20
BNR |
|
|
|
|
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Lafferty, Thomas C.
39 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
A011910118 |
1Lt. * |
52-01-31 |
52-02-23
BNR |
|
|
|
|
|
Laier, Robert H.
336 Fighter Interceptor Squadron
(Name spelled as "Lair"
on ABMC BNR roster) |
18039A |
Cpt. * |
51-06-19 |
54-02-28
BNR |
|
|
|
|
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Lane, John F.
336 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
A0742970 |
Cpt. * |
52-03-10 |
53-12-31
BNR |
|
|
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|
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Langston, Jack C.
182 Fighter Bomber Squadron |
A01910250 |
1Lt. * |
51-09-02 |
54-03-31
BNR |
|
|
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Layton, Laurence C.
335 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
A01910250 |
1Lt. * |
51-09-02 |
54-03-31
BNR |
|
|
|
|
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Miller, Frank E. Jr.
51 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
15479A |
Cpt. * |
53-05-27 |
53-05-27
BNR |
|
|
|
|
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Niemann, Robert F.
334 Fighter Interceptor Squadron
Identified in Soviet records;
see Cole, Vol. I, pgs. 161, 166 |
22287A |
1Lt. * |
53-04-12 |
54-04-13
BNR |
|
|
|
|
|
Page, Lester F.
334 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
A01911676 |
1Lt. * |
51-09-26 |
53-12-31
BNR |
|
|
|
|
|
Pratt, Charles W.
334 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
16993A |
Cpt. * |
51-11-08 |
53-12-31
BNR |
|
|
|
|
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Reeves, Thiel M.
25 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
A01910275 |
1Lt. * |
52-01-11 |
53-12-31
BNR |
|
|
|
|
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Reitsma, Donald R.
335 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
A02223703 |
1Lt. * |
52-12-22 |
53-12-31
BNR |
|
|
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Rhinehart, Charles W.
16 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
A01911442 |
1Lt. * |
52-01-29 |
54-02-28
BNR |
|
|
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Rudolph, Allan K.
39 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
A02225496 |
1Lt. * |
53-06-19 |
54-06-20
BNR |
|
|
|
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Southerland, John E.
35 Fighter Bomber Squadron |
A01910800 |
1Lt. * |
53-06-06 |
54-06-07
BNR |
|
|
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Spath, Charles R.
335 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
A01910283 |
Cpt. * |
52-02-03 |
54-03-31
BNR |
|
|
|
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Stauffer, Bill J.
336 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
A02224581 |
2Lt. * |
53-01-26 |
53-02-01
BNR |
|
|
|
|
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Tenney, Albert G.
16 Fighter Interceptor Squadron
(Identified in Soviet records;
see Cole, Vol. I, pgs. 161, 166) |
A0803490 |
Cpt. * |
52-05-03 |
54-02-28
BNR |
|
|
|
|
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Turberville, Jack H.
25 Fighter Interceptor Squadron |
24278A |
2Lt. * |
52-11-18 |
53-12-31
BNR |
|
|
|
|
|
Wendling, George V.
51 Fighter Interceptor Squadron
|
A0726528 |
Maj. * |
52-03-24 |
54-02-28
BNR |
|
|
|
|
|
| RB-45C |
|
|
|
|
McDonough, Charles E.
84 Bomb Squadron |
A0794558 |
Maj. ** |
|
50-12-31
BNR |
Footnotes
1./ There are three other F-86 pilots who appear in Soviet records and are referred to as
"MIA" (according to Cole, Pg. 166). However, their names do not show up in the DoD DIOR casualty roster.
2./ Casualty Status: (1) (*) = currently shown as "MIA" in the 1993 DPMO report and as
"Hostile/Died While Missing" in the 1994 DoD DIOR "Selected Korean Conflict Casualties" roster (previously
shown as "KIA" in the 1980 KCCF); (2) (**) = currently shown as "Hostile/Died While Missing" in the 1994 DoD
DIOR roster (previously shown as "KIA" in the 1980 KCCF).
Interestingly, according to CILHI data, of the 186 Air Force personnel listed in the 1994 list
of 389 names (now 388), only four names are listed on the list of 37 names of men who are believed to have
been transferred to the USSR (see Chapter II, Section B and Appendix II of this booklet). They are: BERGMANN,
Louis H.; HARKER, Charles A., Jr.; LAIER, Robert H., and LAYTON, Laurence C. Also see Appendix 13 to Volume 3
of Cole’s trilogy for "389" list.
Explanation of Columns in Above Roster
Column 1: Type of Aircraft, and unit of assignment
Column 2: Air Force Serial Number
Column 3: Air Force Rank
Column 4: The date the airman disappeared
Column 5: (1) Date reported dead, or presumed date of death; (2) BNR = Body Not Recovered according to ABMC
roster.
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