Sep/Oct 2005 - Korean War Veterans Association

936th Field Artillery Battalion’s Memorial Board And Monument
The 936th FA Bn. has a Memorial
Board and Monument in Fayetteville,
AR. Allen L. “Sonny” Dunn built both.
Dunn, a retired personnel technician
with the Arkansas National Guard, is a
well-known custom furniture builder. He
served with the battalion in Korea during
the “Forgotten War.”
The Memorial Board Honor Roll contains
the names of 230
deceased former
members of the battalion.
Dunn updates it with
the name of each new
deceased member.
The Monument contains
the names of 112 men from
HQ & HQ Battery called to
active duty on August 21,
1950. They served in
Korea during the war.
936th’s Monument
(right) with close-up of
plaque below
936th’s Memorial Board Honor Roll
At left, “Sonny” Dunn poses next to 936’s Memorial Board
630th Engineers Light Equipment Co
Leon Boyce, Paul
Deason and Oscar Viehland
became buddies while serving
in the 630th Engineers
Light Equipment Company,
Korea, in 1952-53. In July
2005, Viehland from
Robertsville, MO, Deason
from Milledgeville, GA,
and Boyce from Midway,
GA, were together again
for the first time in over 52
years.
ABOVE: (L-R) Leon Boyce, Paul Deason and Oscar
Viehland, Now
BELOW: (L-R) Leon Boyce, Paul Deason and
Oscar Viehland, Then
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The Graybeards September - October 2005