Individual Details
Durrell Mitchell BALTHAZOR
(3 May 1931 - 3 Nov 1952)
Private Balthazor was a rifleman with the 3rd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 224th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while in his foxhole defending his position at "Sandbag Castle" located between "Heartbreak Ridge" and the "Punchbowl" in North Korea at 9:40 p.m. on November 3, 1952. An enemy 82mm mortar exploded next to him, killing him instantly. Private Balthazor was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Inscription on gravestone:
In Memory of Our Son PVT Darrell M. Balthazor,who gave his life in defence of his country in Korea.
Holy Mary, Pray for us.
Events
| Birth | 3 May 1931 | Deer Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States |  | ||
| Military | 1952 | Private, US Army, 224 Infantry Regiment, 40 Infantry Division -- Korean Conflict, Korea |  | | |
| Death | 3 Nov 1952 | Killed in Action, Korean War - North Korea | | ||
| Burial | Saint Mary's Parish Cemetery, Bear Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States | |
Families
| Father | Joseph Benjamin BALTHAZOR (1892 - 1964) |
| Mother | Alice M. BERTRAM (1894 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Francis Joseph BALTHAZOR (1919 - 1993) |
| Sibling | Rella Genevieve BALTHAZOR (1928 - 1992) |
Notes
Military
Enlisted 3 March 1952; killed in action 3 Nov 1952.Endnotes
1. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, , population schedule, Wisconsin, Outagamie, Bear Creek, enumeration district (ED) 44-22, sheet 2B, image 4, household 40, lines 67-71, Ben Belthazor and family ; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/1940census : accessed 19 November 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.
2. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 22 November 2015), Durrell M. Balthazor; memorial #53937637.
3. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 22 November 2015), Durrell M. Balthazor; National Archives and Records Administrations; 1951-1954; Bailes, Frederic W - Barnett, Arnold Dale; image 2191.
4. "WWI, WWII, and Korea Casualty Listings," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8853 : accessed 22 November 2015), Durrell M. Balthazor; Service ID: 55242264; American Battle Monuments Commission; Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll.
5. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 22 November 2015), Durrell M. Balthazor; National Archives and Records Administrations; 1951-1954; Bailes, Frederic W - Barnett, Arnold Dale; image 2191.
6. "WWI, WWII, and Korea Casualty Listings," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8853 : accessed 22 November 2015), Durrell M. Balthazor; Service ID: 55242264; American Battle Monuments Commission; Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll.
7. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 22 November 2015), Durrell M. Balthazor; memorial #53937637.
8. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 22 November 2015), Durrell M. Balthazor; National Archives and Records Administrations; 1951-1954; Bailes, Frederic W - Barnett, Arnold Dale; image 2191.
9. "WWI, WWII, and Korea Casualty Listings," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8853 : accessed 22 November 2015), Durrell M. Balthazor; Service ID: 55242264; American Battle Monuments Commission; Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll.
10. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 22 November 2015), Durrell M. Balthazor; memorial #53937637.
11. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 22 November 2015), Durrell M. Balthazor; National Archives and Records Administrations; 1951-1954; Bailes, Frederic W - Barnett, Arnold Dale; image 2191.
12. "WWI, WWII, and Korea Casualty Listings," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8853 : accessed 22 November 2015), Durrell M. Balthazor; Service ID: 55242264; American Battle Monuments Commission; Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll.