Martin & Zelda Capehart Genealogy Website
~~ Military Service ~~ A Tribute ~~
A tribute to those who sacrificially served their country during times of military conflict. Who put their lives on the line to serve their country and the principles they believed in.
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~~ Korean War ~~
Cpl. Kenneth Arval Capehart
(Son of William Arval & Vera (Bailey) Capehart)
Served two years in the Army, Nov. 9, 1953 -1955. Boot Camp was at Fort Leonard Wood, MO., then Tank school at Fort Knox, Kent. He went to Korea in July 1954 and served in the 24th Division Tank Co. until Oct. of 1955. He went overseas on the General U.S.S. Howes & came home on the General U.S.S. Walker in Nov. of 1955 & was discharged at Fort Ord, California.
Source: page 35, Guthrie County History Book, Jamaica, IA Library.
Melvin Morgan
(Son of Kephart & Alice (Fiser) Morgan)
Melvin served in the Army during the Korean War, spending 6 months in Korea and 1 year in Japan. He was assigned to the Support Company stationed near the 28th Parallel (N. & S. Korea border) and drove a truck, supplying all the troops located in the War Zone.
Troop ship Uncle Melvin rode on
Photos by Melvin Morgan
Presented here in loving memory of Uncle Melvin, now deceased.
Uncle Melvin on the right with his buddy
Uncle Melvin on the left standing by a supply truck like he drove
A supply tent in Korea
Uncle Melvin on the left with a buddy
A car wash in Korea
A disabled tank in Korea
~~Korea ~~
~~ Japan ~~
Japanese Children
Uncle Melvin holding a Japanese child. The man and woman in the photo are probably the child's parents.
~~ Other Military Service ~~
Keith McCullough
(Great, great, great grandson of David &
Agnes Bell (Leeper McCullough)
Keith McCullough, son of Harry Leroy & Edith E. (Griner) McCullough, was a pilot in the Air Force, He was killed while undergoing military training, Aug. 26, 1957.
Source: History of Poweshiek Co., IA, 1800, Vol. II, p. 661, Montezuma, IA Public Library
Background by Zelda: Cannons at Pea Ridge National Military Park, Pea Ridge, AR
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