Leo was the son of Troy and Biddie (Wicker) Chaffins. He was born in Knott County, Kentucky. Leo was 20 years old when he died in North Korea - a casualty of the Korean War. He was brought home and buried in the family cemetery.
Name: Leo Chaffins
Birth Date: 1930 (1931)
Race: White
Home State: Kentucky
Casualty Date: 12 Sep 1951
Casualty Country: North Korea Sector
Casualty Type: Killed in Action OR Missing in Action, KIA
Branch: Infantry
Component: USA - RA (Reg Army)
Rank: Private First Class
Organization: Cv Div Inf - 1st
Element Sequence: Cv Div Cav Regt Inf
Unit #: 0007
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantryman
--Source:
United States, Office of the Secretary of Defense. Korean Conflict Casualty File 1950-1957. Washington D.C.: Directorate of Information Operations and Reports of the Washington Headquarters Services (Ancestry.com)
Name: Leo Chaffins
Birth Date: 1930 (1931)
Race: White
Home State: Kentucky
Casualty Date: 12 Sep 1951
Casualty Country: North Korea Sector
Casualty Type: Killed in Action OR Missing in Action, KIA
Branch: Infantry
Component: USA - RA (Reg Army)
Rank: Private First Class
Organization: Cv Div Inf - 1st
Element Sequence: Cv Div Cav Regt Inf
Unit #: 0007
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantryman
--Source:
United States, Office of the Secretary of Defense. Korean Conflict Casualty File 1950-1957. Washington D.C.: Directorate of Information Operations and Reports of the Washington Headquarters Services (Ancestry.com)
Leo was the son of Troy and Biddie (Wicker) Chaffins. He was born in Knott County, Kentucky. Leo was 20 years old when he died in North Korea - a casualty of the Korean War. He was brought home and buried in the family cemetery.
Name: Leo Chaffins
Birth Date: 1930 (1931)
Race: White
Home State: Kentucky
Casualty Date: 12 Sep 1951
Casualty Country: North Korea Sector
Casualty Type: Killed in Action OR Missing in Action, KIA
Branch: Infantry
Component: USA - RA (Reg Army)
Rank: Private First Class
Organization: Cv Div Inf - 1st
Element Sequence: Cv Div Cav Regt Inf
Unit #: 0007
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantryman
--Source:
United States, Office of the Secretary of Defense. Korean Conflict Casualty File 1950-1957. Washington D.C.: Directorate of Information Operations and Reports of the Washington Headquarters Services (Ancestry.com)
Name: Leo Chaffins
Birth Date: 1930 (1931)
Race: White
Home State: Kentucky
Casualty Date: 12 Sep 1951
Casualty Country: North Korea Sector
Casualty Type: Killed in Action OR Missing in Action, KIA
Branch: Infantry
Component: USA - RA (Reg Army)
Rank: Private First Class
Organization: Cv Div Inf - 1st
Element Sequence: Cv Div Cav Regt Inf
Unit #: 0007
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantryman
--Source:
United States, Office of the Secretary of Defense. Korean Conflict Casualty File 1950-1957. Washington D.C.: Directorate of Information Operations and Reports of the Washington Headquarters Services (Ancestry.com)
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