Pvt. Baithazor was KIA (killed in action)
by a 82MM mortar round that exploded beside him killing
instantly. Shrapnel penetrated the left side of his head
and face. He was killed in action approximately 2140 hours
on Monday 3 November 1952. Pvt. Balthazor was in his
foxhole at the time. There were 3 men killed in the 40th
Div that day. Pvt Balthazor was the 22,384th man killed in
Korea. He was on Sandbag Castle assigned to "C" Company.
The enemy was attacking at the time that the
82MM round went off. Sandbag Castle was situated just
to the east of Heartbreak Ridge. The Punchbowl was to the
east of Sandbag Castle.
Pvt.Balthazor was born and raised in Bear Creek, Wisc.,
drafted into the US Army in February of 1951. He arrived
in Korea in September of 1952. He was sent to "C" Company
as a replacement. The information and photos were
submitted by a relation of Pvt. Balthazor who served in
the U S Navy during the Korean War.2 Nov 1950--24 August
1954
Kieth Wm. Dallmann
68 Elmore St.
Holyoke, MA 01040-1067
(413)-532-8613
Mr Dallman is looking for anyone that served with Pvt.
Balthazor. Also looking for names for the photos below. If
anyone has some information they can either send the
information to Mr. Dallman or E-Mail it to
me.
If anyone
has any photos that they feel would be of interest
to Korean War Veterans that are willing to place on
this site please 
and I will be glad
to put them on this site.
