Ishmael Hogston

Male 1924 - 1950  (26 years)


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  • Name Ishmael Hogston 
    Born 1924  Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 29 Nov 1950  Korea, Killed In Action Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Unknown Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • He is listed on a wall of Korean War casualties at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
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    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1940 United States Federal Census
      Name: Ishmel Hogston
      Age: 16
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1924
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Son in household of Clay and Lola Hogston
      Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
      Residence in 1935: Same House
      Resident on farm in 1935: No
      Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade

      MILITARY RECORDS

      World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
      Name: Ishmael D Hogston
      Birth Year: 1924
      Race: White, citizen (White)
      Nativity State or Country: Virginia
      State of Residence: Virginia
      County or City: Tazewell

      Enlistment Date: 8 Nov 1945
      Branch: No branch assignment
      Branch Code: No branch assignment
      Grade: Private First Class
      Grade Code: Private First Class
      Term of Enlistment: One year enlistment
      Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
      Source: Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC

      Education: Grammar school
      Civil Occupation: Skilled occupations in manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories, n.e.c.
      Marital Status: Single, without dependents

      Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957
      Name: Ishmael D Hogston
      Birth Date: 1924
      Gender: Male
      Race: Caucasian (White)
      Home City: Tazewell
      Home State: Virginia
      Citizen Status: US Citizen
      Death Date: 29 Nov 1950
      Processed Date: Nov 1979
      Casualty Country: Korea
      Casualty Type: Hostile - Died while missing
      Casualty Cause: US Army - No Information Available
      Casualty Air: US Army - No Information Available

      Service Branch: US Army
      Component: Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR)
      Rank: Corporal


      WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
      Name: Ishmael D. Hogston
      Birth Date: 1924
      Birth City: Tazewell
      State Registered: Virginia

      Death Date: 29 Nov 1950
      Death Country: Korea
      Death Description: Missing in Action - Presumed Dead

      War: Korean War
      Title: Sergeant, U.S. Army
      Rank: Sergeant
      Service: U.S. Army
      Service ID: 33647047
      Notes: Sergeant Hogston was a member of Headquarters Company, X Corps. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 29, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. Sergeant Hogston was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
      Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
    Person ID I20611  Master File
    Last Modified 11 Apr 2013 

    Father Daniel Clayburn Hogston,   b. 06 Apr 1892, Smyth Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Mar 1959, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F9735  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart