Article from Brantley Enterprise: 45 Years Late, Brantley Soldier Killed in Korea Finally Added to Official Local List, written by Jason Deal
Sgt. Charles Elvin Hickox, 18 (b. 12 Aug 1932) give his life in service to his country in the Korean War (7 Mar 1951). Now, 45 years after his death, his name has finally been added to the roll of Brantley County's war dead.
For some reason, his name was omitted from the list of Brantley County natives who were killed in action during the various wars that the United States has been involved in.
The list was compiled many years ago, although no exact date can be determined. After searching through records at the courthouse, Sgt. Hickox's status was confirmed and his name was finally added to the list last week.
At the request of the family, Anne Hollingsworth of the Brantley County Disabled Veterans searched county records to verify the listing.
Ms. Hollingsworth found a DD214 filed in the clerk of court's office and also found the death certificate in the probate court. A DD214 is a separation paper that a veteran receives as a discharge. The death certificate as was filed listed the date of burial different from what the family recalls.
The death certificate is under a U.S. Federal seal as is typical for a military certificate, according to Ms. Hollingsworth.
The list of war dead has been in use for more than 10 years and there is confusion as to who compiled it. Allison Chambless Carter has kept the list for the last several years and Chambless Funeral Home has annually sponsored the Memorial Day ceremony held on the courthouse lawn.
"I don't know who compiled it, I suppose Joel (Chambless) and maybe Anne Hollingsworth compiled it about 10 years ago," Ms. Carter said.
Ms. Hollingworth said that she did not know when it was compiled or who compiled it but she said that it had been in use for a long time and probably needs revising and updating.
"I have been contacted about several veterans who were missing from the list, but most of those have been servicemen who lived somewhere other than Brantley County," said Ms. Carter.
Sgt. Hickox was a native and lifelong resident of western Brantley County near the Schlatterville area. He died in action in the Korean War on Mar. 7, 1951, just 5 months shy of 19 years old.
He was a son of Alma Douglas Hickox and the late Everette "Buck" Hickox.
He was the second of seven children. His siblings include Eugene, Bobby, Carolyn, Judy, Linda, and Gary who was born in 1952 after his brother's death. Sgt. Hickox's mother is now a resident in Bayview Nursing Home.
"We were notified on Saturday, March 17, 1951. A telegram came by Western Union informing us of the death. We were down at my Granddaddy Douglas' farm setting out tobacco. My daddy was by himself at the time. We were always a close-knit family. We had good parents and something like this would just blow you away. It was very hard to take. It was late December before the body was returned home. The body came home on a ship with 533 others to San Francisco and was then brought by train to the Railway Express Depot in Waycross. A sergeant accompanied the body home. "Snooky" Miles of W.L Hinson Funeral Service (now Miles-Odum) met us at the train station. My daddy brought him home, because that was the way you did things back then," said Eugene Hickox. Sgt. Hickox was buried on December 19, 1951 at High Bluff Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery near Schlatterville not far from the farm where he spent most of his life. The epitaph says, "He died serving his country in the Korean War."
The death certificate was received for filing at the Brantley County Probate Court on December 31, 1951.
He served as a sergeant in the 3rd RCN Company: Third Infantry Division during the Korean War. "Elmer Lee, a neighbor and fellow Brantley Countian, was in the same unit as Charles and he was there when it happened. For a long time, he avoided me after he came back, but one day he finally sat down and told me about it. The company was on a mission near Pusan on a Monday morning when they came under attack. Charles was hit in the leg and stomach. Elmer told me that he spoke with him after the attack in the back of an ambulance. He could not be evacuated for security reasons and died sometime the next evening," Eugene Hickox said. Elmer Lee died in Slidell, LA, a few years ago.
"I think we need a monument that lists all the names to go with the one on the courthouse lawn. We need to remember those who gave the supreme sacrifice in service to their county. The youth especially need to be reminded of the sacrifices. I hope we never have another war, but we need to remember those soldiers that were involved in the ones that we have had. I made my time and made it back, the least we can do for the ones who didn't make it back is to remember them," Mr. Hickox said.
"A monument with the names on it is doubtful in Brantley County. I'd like to see a park similar to McRae's which has a monument to World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm," said Ms. Hollingsworth.
Families of soldiers killed in action whose names do not appear on the list of Brantley County's war dead should contact *Allison Chambless Carter.
Charles Hickox lived for only a short span, but gave his country the last full measure of devotion.
The Korean War has often been called the forgotten war, but Sgt. Charles Hickox is not forgotten. Not anymore.
(* Allison Chambless Carter is now deceased, but you may contact Chambless-Frye Funeral Home of Nahunta.)
Sgt. Charles Elvin Hickox, 18 (b. 12 Aug 1932) give his life in service to his country in the Korean War (7 Mar 1951). Now, 45 years after his death, his name has finally been added to the roll of Brantley County's war dead.
For some reason, his name was omitted from the list of Brantley County natives who were killed in action during the various wars that the United States has been involved in.
The list was compiled many years ago, although no exact date can be determined. After searching through records at the courthouse, Sgt. Hickox's status was confirmed and his name was finally added to the list last week.
At the request of the family, Anne Hollingsworth of the Brantley County Disabled Veterans searched county records to verify the listing.
Ms. Hollingsworth found a DD214 filed in the clerk of court's office and also found the death certificate in the probate court. A DD214 is a separation paper that a veteran receives as a discharge. The death certificate as was filed listed the date of burial different from what the family recalls.
The death certificate is under a U.S. Federal seal as is typical for a military certificate, according to Ms. Hollingsworth.
The list of war dead has been in use for more than 10 years and there is confusion as to who compiled it. Allison Chambless Carter has kept the list for the last several years and Chambless Funeral Home has annually sponsored the Memorial Day ceremony held on the courthouse lawn.
"I don't know who compiled it, I suppose Joel (Chambless) and maybe Anne Hollingsworth compiled it about 10 years ago," Ms. Carter said.
Ms. Hollingworth said that she did not know when it was compiled or who compiled it but she said that it had been in use for a long time and probably needs revising and updating.
"I have been contacted about several veterans who were missing from the list, but most of those have been servicemen who lived somewhere other than Brantley County," said Ms. Carter.
Sgt. Hickox was a native and lifelong resident of western Brantley County near the Schlatterville area. He died in action in the Korean War on Mar. 7, 1951, just 5 months shy of 19 years old.
He was a son of Alma Douglas Hickox and the late Everette "Buck" Hickox.
He was the second of seven children. His siblings include Eugene, Bobby, Carolyn, Judy, Linda, and Gary who was born in 1952 after his brother's death. Sgt. Hickox's mother is now a resident in Bayview Nursing Home.
"We were notified on Saturday, March 17, 1951. A telegram came by Western Union informing us of the death. We were down at my Granddaddy Douglas' farm setting out tobacco. My daddy was by himself at the time. We were always a close-knit family. We had good parents and something like this would just blow you away. It was very hard to take. It was late December before the body was returned home. The body came home on a ship with 533 others to San Francisco and was then brought by train to the Railway Express Depot in Waycross. A sergeant accompanied the body home. "Snooky" Miles of W.L Hinson Funeral Service (now Miles-Odum) met us at the train station. My daddy brought him home, because that was the way you did things back then," said Eugene Hickox. Sgt. Hickox was buried on December 19, 1951 at High Bluff Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery near Schlatterville not far from the farm where he spent most of his life. The epitaph says, "He died serving his country in the Korean War."
The death certificate was received for filing at the Brantley County Probate Court on December 31, 1951.
He served as a sergeant in the 3rd RCN Company: Third Infantry Division during the Korean War. "Elmer Lee, a neighbor and fellow Brantley Countian, was in the same unit as Charles and he was there when it happened. For a long time, he avoided me after he came back, but one day he finally sat down and told me about it. The company was on a mission near Pusan on a Monday morning when they came under attack. Charles was hit in the leg and stomach. Elmer told me that he spoke with him after the attack in the back of an ambulance. He could not be evacuated for security reasons and died sometime the next evening," Eugene Hickox said. Elmer Lee died in Slidell, LA, a few years ago.
"I think we need a monument that lists all the names to go with the one on the courthouse lawn. We need to remember those who gave the supreme sacrifice in service to their county. The youth especially need to be reminded of the sacrifices. I hope we never have another war, but we need to remember those soldiers that were involved in the ones that we have had. I made my time and made it back, the least we can do for the ones who didn't make it back is to remember them," Mr. Hickox said.
"A monument with the names on it is doubtful in Brantley County. I'd like to see a park similar to McRae's which has a monument to World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm," said Ms. Hollingsworth.
Families of soldiers killed in action whose names do not appear on the list of Brantley County's war dead should contact *Allison Chambless Carter.
Charles Hickox lived for only a short span, but gave his country the last full measure of devotion.
The Korean War has often been called the forgotten war, but Sgt. Charles Hickox is not forgotten. Not anymore.
(* Allison Chambless Carter is now deceased, but you may contact Chambless-Frye Funeral Home of Nahunta.)
Article from Brantley Enterprise: 45 Years Late, Brantley Soldier Killed in Korea Finally Added to Official Local List, written by Jason Deal
Sgt. Charles Elvin Hickox, 18 (b. 12 Aug 1932) give his life in service to his country in the Korean War (7 Mar 1951). Now, 45 years after his death, his name has finally been added to the roll of Brantley County's war dead.
For some reason, his name was omitted from the list of Brantley County natives who were killed in action during the various wars that the United States has been involved in.
The list was compiled many years ago, although no exact date can be determined. After searching through records at the courthouse, Sgt. Hickox's status was confirmed and his name was finally added to the list last week.
At the request of the family, Anne Hollingsworth of the Brantley County Disabled Veterans searched county records to verify the listing.
Ms. Hollingsworth found a DD214 filed in the clerk of court's office and also found the death certificate in the probate court. A DD214 is a separation paper that a veteran receives as a discharge. The death certificate as was filed listed the date of burial different from what the family recalls.
The death certificate is under a U.S. Federal seal as is typical for a military certificate, according to Ms. Hollingsworth.
The list of war dead has been in use for more than 10 years and there is confusion as to who compiled it. Allison Chambless Carter has kept the list for the last several years and Chambless Funeral Home has annually sponsored the Memorial Day ceremony held on the courthouse lawn.
"I don't know who compiled it, I suppose Joel (Chambless) and maybe Anne Hollingsworth compiled it about 10 years ago," Ms. Carter said.
Ms. Hollingworth said that she did not know when it was compiled or who compiled it but she said that it had been in use for a long time and probably needs revising and updating.
"I have been contacted about several veterans who were missing from the list, but most of those have been servicemen who lived somewhere other than Brantley County," said Ms. Carter.
Sgt. Hickox was a native and lifelong resident of western Brantley County near the Schlatterville area. He died in action in the Korean War on Mar. 7, 1951, just 5 months shy of 19 years old.
He was a son of Alma Douglas Hickox and the late Everette "Buck" Hickox.
He was the second of seven children. His siblings include Eugene, Bobby, Carolyn, Judy, Linda, and Gary who was born in 1952 after his brother's death. Sgt. Hickox's mother is now a resident in Bayview Nursing Home.
"We were notified on Saturday, March 17, 1951. A telegram came by Western Union informing us of the death. We were down at my Granddaddy Douglas' farm setting out tobacco. My daddy was by himself at the time. We were always a close-knit family. We had good parents and something like this would just blow you away. It was very hard to take. It was late December before the body was returned home. The body came home on a ship with 533 others to San Francisco and was then brought by train to the Railway Express Depot in Waycross. A sergeant accompanied the body home. "Snooky" Miles of W.L Hinson Funeral Service (now Miles-Odum) met us at the train station. My daddy brought him home, because that was the way you did things back then," said Eugene Hickox. Sgt. Hickox was buried on December 19, 1951 at High Bluff Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery near Schlatterville not far from the farm where he spent most of his life. The epitaph says, "He died serving his country in the Korean War."
The death certificate was received for filing at the Brantley County Probate Court on December 31, 1951.
He served as a sergeant in the 3rd RCN Company: Third Infantry Division during the Korean War. "Elmer Lee, a neighbor and fellow Brantley Countian, was in the same unit as Charles and he was there when it happened. For a long time, he avoided me after he came back, but one day he finally sat down and told me about it. The company was on a mission near Pusan on a Monday morning when they came under attack. Charles was hit in the leg and stomach. Elmer told me that he spoke with him after the attack in the back of an ambulance. He could not be evacuated for security reasons and died sometime the next evening," Eugene Hickox said. Elmer Lee died in Slidell, LA, a few years ago.
"I think we need a monument that lists all the names to go with the one on the courthouse lawn. We need to remember those who gave the supreme sacrifice in service to their county. The youth especially need to be reminded of the sacrifices. I hope we never have another war, but we need to remember those soldiers that were involved in the ones that we have had. I made my time and made it back, the least we can do for the ones who didn't make it back is to remember them," Mr. Hickox said.
"A monument with the names on it is doubtful in Brantley County. I'd like to see a park similar to McRae's which has a monument to World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm," said Ms. Hollingsworth.
Families of soldiers killed in action whose names do not appear on the list of Brantley County's war dead should contact *Allison Chambless Carter.
Charles Hickox lived for only a short span, but gave his country the last full measure of devotion.
The Korean War has often been called the forgotten war, but Sgt. Charles Hickox is not forgotten. Not anymore.
(* Allison Chambless Carter is now deceased, but you may contact Chambless-Frye Funeral Home of Nahunta.)
Sgt. Charles Elvin Hickox, 18 (b. 12 Aug 1932) give his life in service to his country in the Korean War (7 Mar 1951). Now, 45 years after his death, his name has finally been added to the roll of Brantley County's war dead.
For some reason, his name was omitted from the list of Brantley County natives who were killed in action during the various wars that the United States has been involved in.
The list was compiled many years ago, although no exact date can be determined. After searching through records at the courthouse, Sgt. Hickox's status was confirmed and his name was finally added to the list last week.
At the request of the family, Anne Hollingsworth of the Brantley County Disabled Veterans searched county records to verify the listing.
Ms. Hollingsworth found a DD214 filed in the clerk of court's office and also found the death certificate in the probate court. A DD214 is a separation paper that a veteran receives as a discharge. The death certificate as was filed listed the date of burial different from what the family recalls.
The death certificate is under a U.S. Federal seal as is typical for a military certificate, according to Ms. Hollingsworth.
The list of war dead has been in use for more than 10 years and there is confusion as to who compiled it. Allison Chambless Carter has kept the list for the last several years and Chambless Funeral Home has annually sponsored the Memorial Day ceremony held on the courthouse lawn.
"I don't know who compiled it, I suppose Joel (Chambless) and maybe Anne Hollingsworth compiled it about 10 years ago," Ms. Carter said.
Ms. Hollingworth said that she did not know when it was compiled or who compiled it but she said that it had been in use for a long time and probably needs revising and updating.
"I have been contacted about several veterans who were missing from the list, but most of those have been servicemen who lived somewhere other than Brantley County," said Ms. Carter.
Sgt. Hickox was a native and lifelong resident of western Brantley County near the Schlatterville area. He died in action in the Korean War on Mar. 7, 1951, just 5 months shy of 19 years old.
He was a son of Alma Douglas Hickox and the late Everette "Buck" Hickox.
He was the second of seven children. His siblings include Eugene, Bobby, Carolyn, Judy, Linda, and Gary who was born in 1952 after his brother's death. Sgt. Hickox's mother is now a resident in Bayview Nursing Home.
"We were notified on Saturday, March 17, 1951. A telegram came by Western Union informing us of the death. We were down at my Granddaddy Douglas' farm setting out tobacco. My daddy was by himself at the time. We were always a close-knit family. We had good parents and something like this would just blow you away. It was very hard to take. It was late December before the body was returned home. The body came home on a ship with 533 others to San Francisco and was then brought by train to the Railway Express Depot in Waycross. A sergeant accompanied the body home. "Snooky" Miles of W.L Hinson Funeral Service (now Miles-Odum) met us at the train station. My daddy brought him home, because that was the way you did things back then," said Eugene Hickox. Sgt. Hickox was buried on December 19, 1951 at High Bluff Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery near Schlatterville not far from the farm where he spent most of his life. The epitaph says, "He died serving his country in the Korean War."
The death certificate was received for filing at the Brantley County Probate Court on December 31, 1951.
He served as a sergeant in the 3rd RCN Company: Third Infantry Division during the Korean War. "Elmer Lee, a neighbor and fellow Brantley Countian, was in the same unit as Charles and he was there when it happened. For a long time, he avoided me after he came back, but one day he finally sat down and told me about it. The company was on a mission near Pusan on a Monday morning when they came under attack. Charles was hit in the leg and stomach. Elmer told me that he spoke with him after the attack in the back of an ambulance. He could not be evacuated for security reasons and died sometime the next evening," Eugene Hickox said. Elmer Lee died in Slidell, LA, a few years ago.
"I think we need a monument that lists all the names to go with the one on the courthouse lawn. We need to remember those who gave the supreme sacrifice in service to their county. The youth especially need to be reminded of the sacrifices. I hope we never have another war, but we need to remember those soldiers that were involved in the ones that we have had. I made my time and made it back, the least we can do for the ones who didn't make it back is to remember them," Mr. Hickox said.
"A monument with the names on it is doubtful in Brantley County. I'd like to see a park similar to McRae's which has a monument to World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm," said Ms. Hollingsworth.
Families of soldiers killed in action whose names do not appear on the list of Brantley County's war dead should contact *Allison Chambless Carter.
Charles Hickox lived for only a short span, but gave his country the last full measure of devotion.
The Korean War has often been called the forgotten war, but Sgt. Charles Hickox is not forgotten. Not anymore.
(* Allison Chambless Carter is now deceased, but you may contact Chambless-Frye Funeral Home of Nahunta.)
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