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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 ...
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 ...
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. South Korea lost their only two games by heavy margins: 9–0 against Hungary (the joint-heaviest defeat in World Cup history) and 7–0 against Turkey.
The South Korea national football team (Korean: 대한민국 축구 국가대표팀; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA [2]) represents South Korea in men's international football and is governed by the Korea Football Association, a member of FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). South Korea has emerged as a major football power in ...
According to Charles K. Armstrong, the war resulted in the death of an estimated 12%–15% of the North Korean population (c. 10 million), "a figure close to or surpassing the proportion of Soviet citizens killed in World War II". [9] Civilians killed during a night battle near Yongsan, August 1950
This list of South Korea national football team records contains statistical accomplishments related to the South Korea national football team, its players, ...
South Korea: 38 policemen, 163 civil workers, and 73 civilians Bodo League massacre: 1950, Summer South Korea: 100,000–200,000 Mass murder of communists and suspected communist sympathizers [2] [3] Bloody Gulch massacre: 1950, August 12 Masan: 75 Chaplain-Medic Massacre: 1950, 7 (Jul) 16 Tunam 31 POWs Victims included 1 chaplain. 1 survivor ...
Served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam War; In addition to the Medal of Honor he received five purple hearts. Richard G. Wilson † Army: Private First Class: Opari, Korea: October 21, 1950: Co. 1, Medical Company, 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment Sacrificed his life to aid a fellow soldier shielding them from enemy fire with his own body