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West Virginia Veterans Database Record Detail
Item Details:
Record Id:
11189
War:
Korea
Name:
Francis
E
Forman
Sex:
M
Race:
County:
Preston
Community:
Clifton Mills
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Cpl
Service Number:
52194890
Date of Death:
1954/09/26
Place of Death:
Hakodate, Japan
Cause of Death:
DNB -ferry disaster
Place of Burial:
Unit:
Battery A 99 F A Battalion
Date of Birth:
1932/04/19
Place of Birth:
Clifton Mills, Preston, WV
Father:
Ervin Forman
Mother:
Agnes M. Teets Forman
Spouse:
Date of Marriage:
Place of Marriage:
Children:
Date Added to Memorial:
2009
Source:
WV Veterans Affairs, Charleston - bonus application; Preston County Birth Record; Preston County History published by Preston County Historical Society
Notes:
Birth record has Foreman; September 26 1954 the most powerful typhoon of the year ( there were 15 that year) overturned the ferry Toya Maru, washing crew and passengers overboard. In total, more than 1600 died from this storm.
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Documents:
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