Pearson, Raymond = MIA - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Washington, July 24 – The defense department announced today that Pvt.  Ernest W. Cox, brother of Arthur H. Greene, New Castle, Ind was killed in action in the Korean War. The department in the longest casualty list of the war also reported four other Hoosiers missing in action.

Second Lt. Raymond E. Pearson, husband of Beverly J. Pearson, residing in the Far East command, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pearson, Crawfordsville Route 2.

Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier Tuesday Aug 1, 1950 p 1

Crawfordsville, Aug 1 - Pfc Charles (Red) Northcutt, 22 son of Mr. and mrs. Charles Northcutt, 911 Tuttle Avenue is missing in action in Korea.  His parents received a telegram Sunday stating their son had been missing since July 20.  Northcutt was serving with the Third Combat Engineers.  He was sent to Korea after having been on duty in Japan since December 1948.  He enlisted in Sept that year.

Northcutt is the second Crawfordsville man reported missing in the Korean War.  The first was Lt. Raymond E. Pearson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pearson,R 2 who has been missing since July 14.  Pearson is a field artillery officer.