Death Kenneth R. Shadrick

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moments before death, shadrick (right) looks on soldier fires bazooka.


about 90 minutes after task force smith began withdrawal battle of osan, 34th infantry sent shadrick part of small scouting force northward village of sojong-ni, 5 miles (8.0 km) south of osan. small force, under command of lieutenant charles e. payne , consisting of bazooka teams , infantry, halted @ graveyard in village, spotted north korean t-34/85 tank on road north. shadrick , other bazooka operators began firing on tank long-range concealed positions @ around 16:00. them sergeant charles r. turnbull, army combat photographer. turnbull asked shadrick time bazooka shot flash caught in turnbull s photograph, , shadrick complied. shadrick made shot , paused, rose concealed position see if had hit tank, exposing himself. t-34 returned fire machine gun, , 2 bullets struck shadrick in chest , arm. shadrick died moments later.


payne s patrol retreated without destroying tank, taking shadrick s body them casualty. force returned 34th infantry command post in pyongtaek report brigadier general george b. barth , colonel harold b. ayres, commanding troops in town. present marguerite higgins, war correspondent new york herald tribune. higgins subsequently reported shadrick s death, referring him first american killed in korean war.


shadrick s family informed of death neighbor had heard name on radio broadcast, , news military came via telegraph several days later. family inundated reporters , local well-wishers. shadrick s body returned united states, , on june 17, 1951, funeral attended hundreds of local residents held in beckley, west virginia. service set coincide anniversary of start of war. flag-draped casket escorted down streets of town on horse-drawn carriage, , buried @ american legion cemetery in town.








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