| Date of Death |
Name of Casualty |
Circumstance of Death |
| 11/25/1974 |
Ballinger, Navy Commander Robert M., |
Killed by an exploding NKPA booby trap while
investigating an illegal tunnel at the DMZ. |
| 8/18/1976 |
Boniface, Capt. Arthur G. |
Attacked by NKPA soldiers while trimming a tree on the
DMZ. Dropped by NKPA Senior Lt. Pak Chul with a
Taekwondo chop to his neck. Chopped to death by axes
by several NKPA guards. Known as the Axe Murder
Incident. |
| 8/18/1976 |
Barrett, Lt. Mark |
Killed by repeated blows his head from NKPA soldiers in
the Axe Murder Incident. Found alive in a ditch but
died en route to 121 Evacuation Hospital. |
| 14 July 1977 |
Miles, CW2Joseph A. |
Crew member of a US Army CH-47 helicopter killed when
his aircraft was shot down after it strayed into North
Korean airspace. 17th Aviation Group. |
| 14 July 1977 |
Wells, Sgt. Ronald E. |
Crew member of a US Army CH-47 helicopter killed when
his aircraft was shot down after it strayed into North
Korean airspace. 17th Aviation Group. |
| 14 July 1977 |
Hayes, Sgt. Robert C. |
Crew member of a US Army CH-47 helicopter killed when
his aircraft was shot down after it strayed into North
Korean airspace. 17th Aviation Group. |
| 12/7/1979 |
Anderson, Sgt. 1C Thomas Lee |
Killed by a mine explosion during the "Anderson Patrol".
A patrol of US GI's got lost in dense fog, accidentally
crossed the MDL, walked into a minefield, and came under
attack by the NKPA. |
| 12/17/1994 |
Hilemon, CWO David Michael |
A US Army OH-58 Light Observation Helicopter from the
2nd Infantry Division he and CWO2 Bobby Hall strayed into
the DMZ, and mistakenly crossed the MDL. The
helicopter was shot down and Hilemon was killed. |
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