Military Memorial
Korean War
“We join with you in looking forward to the day when … there shall come to all the fruits of a just and enduring peace.”
Dr. Walter K. Greene, Class of 1903, Wofford’s fifth president, 1942 Alumni Bulletin
Norman E. Bowen
Class of 1949
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Date of birth: May 5, 1928
Date of death: December 27, 1952
Killed in action.
Bowen was awarded the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. He was the navigator of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 90th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing. On December 27, 1952, Bowen was on a night intruder mission when contact with his aircraft was lost. He was missing in action and presumed dead.
Robert F. Haynes
Class of 1937
Major, U.S. Army
Date of birth: July 12, 1916
Date of death: November 29, 1950
Died of wounds.
Haynes joined the U.S. Army from North Carolina and was a member of Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division attached to the 31st Regional Combat Team. He was hit by enemy gunfire on November 28, 1950, while moving up a hillside near Company A positions. He survived, and he was recovered the next morning and carried to a nearby aid station, where he died soon thereafter.
Avery W. Williamson
Class of 1934
Major, U.S. Army
Date of birth: May 3, 1912
Date of death: February 14, 1952
Died of acute pancreatitis.
Williamson was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, I Corps. He developed acute pancreatitis and was taken to the 121st Evacuation Hospital, where he died.
Frank H. Burwell
Class of 1939
Captain, U.S. Army
Date of birth: Date of birth: April 28, 1916
Date of death: Date of death: September 27, 1950
Killed in action.
Frank graduated from Spartanburg High School, and he went on to receive his A.B. degree from Wofford College in 1941. He served with the first battalion at Bataan in World War II and was a Japanese prisoner of war for three and a half years. Burwell was killed in action while serving in Korea.