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Died in North Africa serving as corporal in the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) on 17 August 1942 aged 36. [107] [108] Bill Dean – played for Arsenal (1940–1941). A stoker in the Royal Navy, he was killed in the sinking of his ship, HMS Naiad south of Crete on 11 March 1942. [109] Stanley Docking – played for Newcastle United (1934 ...
World War II deaths by country World War II deaths by theater. World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history.An estimated total of 70–85 million deaths were caused by the conflict, representing about 3% of the estimated global population of 2.3 billion in 1940. [1]
Killed when his landing craft was hit by a Japanese mortar while stuck on a coral reef. Howard "Smiley" Johnson [7] 28 1945 Guard Green Bay Packers: 1941 Marines Killed by a mortar shell during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Alex Ketzko [8] 25 1944 Tackle: Detroit Lions: 1943 Army Killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge. Jack Lummus [5] [9] 29 ...
[1] [4] Following the establishment of the South Korean state in the late 1940s, a new Korea Football Association (KFA) was founded in 1948 and joined FIFA, the international football governing body. The same year, the South Korean national team made its international debut and won 5–3 against Mexico at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London .
This list of South Korea national football team records contains statistical accomplishments related to the South Korea national ... Total 988: 534: 243: 211: 1,782: ...
In 1954, South Korea entered FIFA World Cup qualification for the first time, and qualified for the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland by beating Japan 7–3 on aggregate. [9] South Korea were only the second Asian team to compete at a World Cup after the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) in 1938, and the first fully-independent Asian nation to do so.
Football: 1924 Summer Olympics [1] Józef Klotz Poland (POL) Football: 1924 Summer Olympics [21] Mozes Jacobs Netherlands (NED) Gymnastics: 1928 Summer Olympics [1] Endre Kabos Hungary (HUN) Fencing: 1932, 1936 Summer Olympics: Gold, Bronze, Gold, Gold [1] Roman Kantor Poland (POL) Fencing: 1936 Summer Olympics [1] Ilia Szrajbman Poland (POL ...
On 25 June 2023, the third US-South Korean Joint repatriation service was held: South Korea received the remains of 7 ROK soldiers of whom 1 was identified; previous repatriation ceremonies in 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2021 have returned over 200 ROK remains to South Korea.