A Tribute to Wilbur A Haworth Jr.

In late October 1950, the U.S. Military became aware that there were Chinese Forces starting to show up in battles along side of the North Korean Forces. By late November the U.S. Forces including both the First Marine Division and the Army's 31^st Infantry Regiment, Wilbur's unit, were being overwhelmed by mass attacks consisting of tens of thousands of Chinese Troops swarming across the Chinese Border . By November 28^th, Wilbur's Regiment, consisting of 3,000 men, was under sever attack by two Chinese divisions, some 17,000 troops and by November 30^th, Wilbur's unit was totally over run by hoards of Chinese Troops swarming out of the hills. Military records show that during that 24 hour time period, 34 members of Wilbur's unit were listed as MIA and later declared KIA.

The record further shows that more American casualties were listed on that particular day than any other given day during the entire Korean war which waged on for another 3 years. It is most likely that all of the remains of those men are still at that battle site in North Korea, as the U.N. forces never again regained that territory.

May God Bless these brave men and may they rest in peace.

Picture # 1 Wilbur Haworth 

Picture # 2 Wilbur's Metals 

Picture # 3 Korean War Memorial Oregon 

Picture #4  Wilbur's name on Memorial Wall 

Picture #5  Korean War Project Site 

We invite you to visit the "Korean War Project" site and make a "Remembrance Comment" on Wilbur's page.

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