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The Ohio Daily Express
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
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US Defense Department reports two African American soldiers killed, four wounded, and two missing in Korean War action, including names and details of the casualties.
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WASHINGTON (ANP) Two more Negro soldiers lost their lives in the Korean action, according to casualty lists published by the Defense department here last week. Four were wounded and two listed as missing.
The dead are Pfc. Ned Hinnant Jr., 21, of Washington, D. C., who served with the 24th Infantry division, and Pvt. Alan Hargrave, of Chicago.
On the wounded list are Pfc. Albert J. Johnson, 21, of Washington, D. C., Pfc. Robert H. Sloan, 19, of St. Louis; Corp. Charles S. Fletcher, 23, and Corp. Benjamin Franklin Johnson, 29.
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Korean Front
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Last Week
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two killed, four wounded, two missing
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Two Negro soldiers lost their lives in the Korean action, with four wounded and two listed as missing, according to casualty lists published by the Defense department. The dead are Pfc. Ned Hinnant Jr., 21, of Washington, D. C., who served with the 24th Infantry division, and Pvt. Alan Hargrave, of Chicago. The wounded are Pfc. Albert J. Johnson, 21, of Washington, D. C., Pfc. Robert H. Sloan, 19, of St. Louis; Corp. Charles S. Fletcher, 23, and Corp. Benjamin Franklin Johnson, 29.