Shannon County South Dakota

Military

KOREAN WAR BLACK TAIL DEER, Gerald Gerald Black Tail Dear is listed as from Shannon County in South Dakota. He was a private in the Marine Corps and died on August 15, 1951, at San Diego, California. Contributed by Christine Walters - Korean War Memorial RED PAINT, Noah Noah Red Paint was born October 20, 1927, at Pine Ridge, Shannon County, South Dakota to Alfred Red Paint and Edna (Red Paint) Soldier Hawk. Noah went to school at the No. 5 Day School in Oglala. Noah first entered the service in January of 1948 at Fort Warren, Wyoming, and served overseas from August of 1949 until November of 1951. After he returned to the United States, Red Paint reenlisted at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. On June 3, 1953, Private Noah Red Paint died at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Contributed by Christine Walters - Korean War Memorial