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Casualty Info
Last Address Norfolk
Casualty Date Nov 28, 1950
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Location Korea, North
Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Best Friends A Co. XO Cecil G. Smith Frank Velasco,Harold Verseman,Fred Proctor,Louis Pitts,Charley Heldreth,Floyd Pryor,Jim Ramsey,Donald Skelton,Don Mcalister,Willis Via,Marion (Red) Fox,Charley Rakestraw, Lt Ortenzi Roy D. Oxenrider
Best Moment knew Capt Edward Scullion. He was our Company Commander. I served under his command at the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea Nov and Dec 1950.Capt Scullion was a great Commander I had and still have the greatest respect for him. Roy D. Oxenrider
Worst Moment Colonel Faith's battalion was still in place when daylight came on 28 November, but there were serious gaps in the line. Although ordered to launch his attack at dawn, when the time came to carry out the order Colonel Faith had his hands full trying to hang onto his perimeter and recover the ground lost during the night. The night attack had been costly in casualties and morale. When it moved to Chosin Reservoir, Faith's battalion had about ninety per cent of its authorized strength plus 30 to 50 ROK soldiers attached to each company. Morale had been good. [11] Although casualties during the night had not been alarmingly high, a disproportionately high number of officers and noncoms had been put out of action. In Company A, for instance, when Lt. Raymond C. Denchfield was wounded in the knee, his company commander (Capt. Edward B. Scullion) set out to temporarily take charge of Denchfield's platoon. An enemy grenade killed Scullion. Colonel Faith then sent his assistant S-3 (Capt. Robert F. Haynes) to take command of Company A. He was killed by infiltrators before he reached the front lines. Colonel Faith telephoned the executive officer (Lieutenant Smith) and told him to take command of the company.
"It's your baby now," Faith told him.
Chain of Command Lt Col. Don Carlos Faith Jr. (KIA 2 Dec 1950) Maj.Gen. Edward M. Almond(X Corps commander)
Other Memories did not know Capt Scullion, He and Billy Mason and two other soldiers were killed in my position. He was hit by a grenade ouside our position and we pulled him into our position and he died sometime on 28 November 1950. Billy Mason was in Company A and indentified Captain Scullion as Company Commander Co A. I was in the Air Force with TDY 31st Regimental Combat Team> we were set up in the perimeter with Company A, 1st Battalion and we were all surrounded by the Chinese. This was a terrible ordeal 5 DAYS OF FROZEN HELL. This was keep Top Secret by Army & Air Force for over 50 years. The disaster at Choswin Resorvir. Martin Poole
