After the kind feedback I received from James, a former 10th Mountain teammate of mine, I was inspired to see what I could find out about his uncle, Marine Corps Corporal Paul Kenneth Taylor, who fought at the Battle of Chosen in Korea and died of wounds sustained in that frozen hellscape.
Section 31, Grave 4501
Commanding General of the US 8th Army, Walton H. "Johnnie" Walker accidental death in a jeep accident in Korea and subsequent return for burial at Arlington while fierce fighting was still ongoing lead to a public out cry and the US Government adopting a policy of concurrent return where, from there on out, all those killed in action would be repatriated for a prompt burial on US soil.
GEN Walker's Jeep after being pulled out the ditch
Though he was about to be fired by MacArthur, Time Magazine wrote a cover story about him and the 8th Army's breakout of the Pusan Perimeter in July 1950, 5 months before his death.
A veteran of WWI, WWII, and Korea, Walker had been dubbed Patton's Bulldog as a major general in WWII and the Savior of the 8th Army before his death in Korea. Today he is buried in Arlington National Cemetery on Pershing Hill, Section 34, Grave 86-A.
Other Korean War casualties arriving at Arlington shortly after General Walker, included four Medal of Honor recipients: Marine Private First Class Walter Monegan, Jr, Army Sergeant Frist Class Charles Turner, Marine Staff Sergeant William Windrich, and Navy Hospital Corpsman Francis Hamond.
Pfc Walter Monegan, Jr
Section 34, Grave 4513
SFC Charles Turner
Section 12, Grave 7762
Ssg William Windrich
Section 31, Grave 4856
HN Francis Hammond
Section 33, Grave 9011
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