Prof. Ezra Gillis, director of the UK Bureau of Source Materials in Higher Education, is directing the collection of material on the list. He reports that his bureau has names of 1,095 Kentuckians who met death in service during the Korean campaign. Department of Defense dates for the campaign are from June 5, 1950, through July 27, 1953. Of this total, 870 actually were killed in Korean combat. Prof. Gillis says. The report shows that 165 died in this country during the period and the remaining 60 Kentuckians on the list met death while on duty in other areas.

A questionaire has been sent to the nearest relative of the dead, when known. Relatives who have not received such a questionaire are asked to notify the Kentucky War Memorial Survey, University of Kentucky Library, Lexington.
Relatives and friends of Breathitt County men, who lost their lives during the Korean campaign, but are omitted from the University's list, likewise are requested to notity the War Memorial Survey. Although great care has been taken in checking both Defense Department releases and Kentucky newspapers, omissions may be noted.

University President H. L. Donovan has announced that the institution may desire to erect a suitable memorial in honor of Korean War dead in the future. Such a memorial would require an accurate list of Kentuckians who lost their lives during the campaign.

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(Article courtesy of The Jackson Times)

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