Korean War Service

Unidentified Ancestry. If a name is shown below in red, that individual's ancestry is unknown to Culpepper Connections. Let us know if you know who one of these veterans are.

Photographs. We would welcome the submission of photographs in uniform of any Culpeppers who have served their country in war.

Additional Names. We would also welcome the submission of any names not listed.

Allen Candler Culpepper, Jr., from Andalusia, Alabama served in the Korean War. Dates, branch and rank unknown. (Source: Son, Everett Allen Culpepper) (#48153)√

Bobbie Thomas Rudolph Culpepper, Corporal. Bobbie Culpepper, from Polk County, GA, born 1931, was a member of the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously Wounded in Action by the enemy in South Korea on 12 Aug 1950 and returned to duty 20 Oct 1950. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on 26 Nov 1950 and died while a prisoner on 1 Feb 1951. Corporal Culpepper was awarded the Purple Heart and is honored on a monument in Honolulu, Hawaii (Source: American Battle Monuments Commission) (Bobbie was the son of James Thomas Culpepper, son of John G. Culpepper)

Carlton Milburn Culpepper served in the U.S. Marine Corps in Korea as well as in WW-II in the Pacific. His wife, Eleanor Louise Hart, was also in the Women Marines during W.W.II and they married at Quantico at the end of WW-II. Carlton is the son of Charlie Humphrey Culpepper and Ruby Jane Blackman. (Source: Son, David Charles Culpepper.)

Cecil Green Culpepper, son of Lewis Walter Green Culpepper and Etta Tilley Culpepper, served in the US Navy during WW-II. He served on the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid as a storekeeper and saw action in the Okinawa campaign. After the war he attended the University of Chattanooga (now the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga). The first on either side of his family to graduate from high school or college. He was later recalled to the navy in September 1950 and served aboard USS Ault-(DD698) and USS Shenandoah (AD26) during the Korean War. Discharged November 1951 as Storekeeper IIC (SKG2C) (Source: Cecil G. Culpepper)

Charles Aldon Culpepper born January 8, 1933 to Roy and Eula Culpepper, served in Korea as a Private First Class, Light Weapons Infantryman, attached to the 45th Infantry Division. On 30 Jan 1951 in South Korea, Charles was seriously was wounded in action by a missile. On 2 Mar 1951, he returned to duty. During his service received the purple heart and the bronze star. (Source: son, David Allen Culpepper and Korean War Casualties)

Douglas Eugene Culpepper, son of Otto Lee Culpepper and Eleanor Eliza Pratt.  Served in the USMC  from 1942 to 1969. Retired as a Sergeant Major. 

Floyd Eugene Culpepper, Caucasian from Louisiana, born 2 Apr 1925; Service Number: 0018282440, Dossier Number: C8052583; Corporal, Light Weapons Infantryman, 25th Infantry, Regular Army; On 27 Nov 1950, Floyd was captured in North Korea and imprisoned in the Pyok-Dong POW Camp. He was released 12 Aug 1953. (Source: Korean War Prisoners of War, 1950-1954) (#38981)√

Gene Norris Culpepper, son of John Harry and Wilma Stuckey Culpepper, served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. (Source: Anonymous)

Gilbert Blaine Culpepper, son of Eddie Patrick and Annie Elizabeth Mims Culpepper, entered the Army Air Corps on 2 Jul 1941. Trained in the Communications Field at Scott AFB, IL and served overseas in Greenland. Served as a MSgt. in Korea. Then, after a short break in service, made the Military a career and retired in Dec 1965 as Chief Warrant Officer. (Source: Gilbert B. Culpepper)

Harold Maxi Culpepper, Sr., son of Calvin B. and Ida Mae Culpepper, served in WWII as the storekeeper of supplies on the U.S. Kersage, an Aircraft Battleship. Subsequently, he also served in Korea. (Source: Niece, Janis P. Rushing)

John B. Culpepper, born 6 September 1931, in Pine Bluff, AR, was the son of Ben and Gladys (Taylor) Culpepper, of Pine Bluff.  John B. served in the Army during the Korean War, and served in the National Guard for several years thereafter.  His Culpepper ancestry, other than his parents Ben and Gladys, is currently unknown.  John died 30 Aug 2000.  See his obit in the AR Archives.

John S. Culpepper, Caucasian from Georgia, 2nd Lieutenant, Field Communications Chief, Infantry, Regular Army. On 27 Jul 1950 in South Korea, John was seriously was wounded in action by a missile. On 18 Sep 1950, he returned to duty. (Source: Korean War Casualties)

Lonnie Culpepper, Jr. , African-American from St. Claire Co, AL. Born 1923. Sergeant Culpepper was a Radio Operator - Low Speed and a member of the 159th Field Artillery Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, US Army. He was Killed in Action at age 23 while fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 12, 1950. Awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.  (Source: American Battle Monuments Commission and Korean War Casualties) (#53159)√

Marion Howard Culpepper, son of Calvin B. and Ida Mae Culpepper was a Staff Sergeant in the Korean War and fought on Pork Chop Ridge and Heartbreak Hill.  (Source: Niece, Janis P. Rushing)

Moley Daniel Culpepper, son of John Moley and Eva Morgan Culpepper from Cussetta, GA, was a Captain in the US Air Force. After his Korean service, he moved to Chester, SC where he served as a veterinarian for more than 40  years. (Source: Obituary in the Rock Hill (SC) Herald.)

Norman Ray Culpepper, son of Erasmus Alonzo and Mary Slaydon Culpepper of Wilcox County, AL. was born in 1934. He was an electrician in the US Navy, stationed on the USS Yorktown CV-l0. (Source: his daughter,  Jenny Culpepper Wolff. If you know more about his service, Jenny would like to hear from you.)

Oren Ray Culpepper, son of Jessie Earl and Edna Rice Culpepper, was born in 1936 and served in the US Army from 1958 to 1977 as an Infantry officer. Tours of duty included Germany, Korea and two tours in Vietnam.

Paul B. Culpepper, African-American from Indiana; 2nd Lieutenant, Field Communications Chief, 3rd Infantry, Organized Reserve Corps (ORC). On 1 Dec 1952 in North Korea Sector, Paul was wounded in action by a missile and hospitalized. On 12 Jan 1953, he was separated from Army for disability. (Source: Korean War Casualties)

Richard Hayes Culpepper, son of James Lee Culpepper II and Kathleen Park, served as a Marine Corps fighter pilot during the Korean War. His Naval Cadet Training was in Pensacola, Fla.  He went into the Marine Corp. stationed in Hawaii, and flew in Korean War.  He resigned his commission after 8 years and received a honorable discharge as Captain.  Interesting stories:  Hayes crashed in the Pacific somewhere off the coast of Hawaii, and spent 16 hours. in shark infested waters until finally rescued. Anti-shark floatation saved him.  Another incident: while trying to eject, his catapult would not release; his jet went into a nose dive and he lost consciousness for a moment then was able to control the jet and land safely.  While stationed in Korea he developed hepatitis and was hospitalized for 3 months - almost died.  This account and the following photos are courtesy of his daughter, Cathy Culpepper Crottogini.

Robert Charles Culpepper, 1932 - 2007, son of Joseph Clayton Culpepper and Mattie Jones, served in the Air Force during the Korean and Viet Nam Wars.

Robert Lee Culpepper, 1934 - 2003, son of James Clinton Culpepper and Ada Lee Hanners, served in the Navy during the Korean War.

Roy Knox Culpepper, born 1932, son of Clifford Roy and Lucille Sullivan Culpepper, was an E3 in the US Army from Talbot Co, GA. Private First Class Culpepper was a member of the 6th Medium Tank Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 27, 1950. Private First Class Culpepper was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously. (Source: American Battle Monuments Commission)

Samuel McDonald Culpepper, born 1928 in DeKalb Co., AL, is the son of Joseph Luther and Margie Lee McSpadden Culpepper. He served as a Combat Engineer in the Korean War. (Source: Sam Culpepper)












 

Thomas F. Culpepper, was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. (Obituary on 10 Apr 1996, The Virginian-Pilot.)

Turner Filmore Culpepper, Jr., born 1928, a double Culpepper as the son of Turner Filmore Culpepper and Louise N. Culpepper, was an E2 in the US Army from Norfolk Co, VA. Private Culpepper was a Heavy Weapons Infantryman and a member of the 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on 6 Aug 1950. He was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously.  (Source: American Battle Monuments Commission and Korean War Casualties)

William E. (Ed) Culpepper, son of Arthur Otis and Louise B. Culpepper, and grandson of Edgar Benjamin Culpepper, served in Korea 1953-54 as a Flight Engineer in the 817th Troop Carrier Squadron. After the Korean Truce, Ed was sent to Cat Bi Airbase, Haiphong, French Indo China, to assist the French Air Force in the battle for Dien Bien Phu. (Source: wife, Joyce Culpepper)