Vernon died of pneumonia on November 2 or 4.“Until we learned that, there was no end to the story because we never had a body,” Johnson said. In 1930 the […]
A couple of weeks into the fight, a large number of U.S. soldiers, including Private Stallings, were captured by the North Koreans.Also among them was Wayne “Johnnie” Johnson, a PFC from Lima, Ohio. It has since helped scores of families find closure to the sad loss of their young soldiers.Vernon Damnon Stallings was one of 33,000 casualties of that war, as was A. C. Greene of Cliffside. Vernon H. Stallings, 93, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. George Vernon Stallings was the eldest of two sons born to George Tweedy STALLINGS and Belle WHITE. Vernon was predeceased by his wife of 69 years, Melba A. Stallings on February 7, 2016. His parents were Justice and Zena McCurry Stallings. He invented "the glass disk in the centre of the drawing board" in the 20s what later became known as the animation desk. Vernon was born on Dec. 30, 1930. He and his wife had two children, a son George Vernon Stallings Jr. and daughter Susan. He was a director and writer, known for Dumbo (1941), Bambi (1942) and Fantasia (1940). By July 12, he had been captured and was a prisoner of war.”.When a brutal North Korean army major took command of the unit in October 1950, he had 758 POWs; when the conflict ended in August 1953 only 262 of that group had survived.The men had made the infamous death march along the Yalu river and nine days of marching across 120 miles of steep mountain terrain.Because of one courageous soldier, Johnnie Johnson of Lima, Ohio, a record was kept of the names of the POWs in the 24th Infantry who died.According to the Reader’s Digest article, that soldier went through extremely difficult, even life-threatening times to record names and dates, knowing families would want to know when, where and how their relatives had died.The War Department notified the Stallingses that Vernon was missing in action.“My mother knew a woman whose son was missing, who had been notified by a taxi driver who brought the information to her. He said he knew Vernon was dead.”.And he had told about the march, the Koreans giving the soldiers only a handful of corn, turning them into the woods to find berries to eat. He’d always prayed that Vernon wouldn’t suffer, and he was a prisoner and sick a short time, so he didn’t.“I see the hand of God in things that happen,” she said. Reprinted with permission from. Many of our boys served in Korea and returned safely. Vernon H. StallingsPortsmouth - Vernon H. Stallings, 93, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016. But the death that was most cruel was her brother’s, Vernon Stallings, who died in Korea at age 18.That was 46 years ago and the intervening years had softened the pain.But three weeks ago it all came back, in full force.The reminder came casually, as Johnson thumbed through her January copy of Reader’s Digest.
He was an Army Veteran of WWII and a member of the American Legion. Vernon Stallings. Some of his classmates that year were George Bridges, Carolyn Watkins, Billy Hill, Bud Padgett and Peggy Deck. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist.Vernon Stallings was born on September 9, 1891 in California, USA as George Vernon Stallings. He was a cartoonist at Walt Disney Studios. He was a Private in the 24th Infantry Division, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, B Company.In the last days of June, 1950, a massive North Korean army swept south into South Korea. He was an Army Veteran of WWII and a member of the American Legion. “He fought in Germany and was wounded in the leg by shrapnel.“After the war, he came home and went to what was then State College (now N.C. State University), then went to work at Alexander Mills, then Cliffside. “We were told that the bodies were put into one big ditch. But she knows it was a blessing that the family was able to learn positively what happened to Vernon.She said, “I think it was good that Johnnie Johnson risked his life to bring those names home so parents knew what had happened, and my dad’s prayers were answered. He invented "the glass disk in the centre of the drawing board" in the 20s what later became known as the animation desk. He was a director and writer, known for,Comic Book Review – Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories #731,Extended Thoughts on ‘Victory Through Air Power’,IMDb Poll Board First Films Seen in a Theater,Most Anticipated Remake or Reboot of 2019,Colonel Heeza Liar in the African Jungles. Crow.