Korean and Vietnam Wars

Sunday, October 13, 2024

Glendon Brown - photo courtesy of Lois Larkin

African Canadian individuals continued to volunteer for duty in wars overseas. They took part with both Canadian and American forces in Korea and with the American Armed Forces during the conflict in Vietnam. The following list of names was compiled by The North American Black Historical Museum:

(Left picture: Glendon Brown - photo courtesy of Lois Larkin)

Korea (CAN)
Unknown

Korea (USA)
Sergeant Cornelius Charlton
Private William Thomson

Vietnam (USA)
James Anderson
Sergeant Webster Anderson
Sergeant Eugene Ashley
Private Oscar Austin
Sergeant William Bryant
Sergeant Rodney Davis
Private Robert Jenkins

Vietnam (USA) continued
Sergeant Lawrence Joel
Dwight Johnson
Private Ralph Johnson
Private Garfield Langhorn
Platoon Sergeant Matthew Leonard
Sergeant Donald Long
Private Milton Olive
Captain Riley Pitts
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Rogers
First Lieutenant Ruppert Sargent
Clarence Sasser
Sergeant Clifford Sims
First Lieutenant John Warren

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