Martyrs of Kagnew Battalion

“A Nation that fails to honor its heroes, soon will have no heroes to honor.”
- attributed inconclusively to Prime Minister Winston Churchill


During the Korean War, 121 members of Kagnew Battalion were Killed in Action (KIA). Their names are listed below. The name of five additioanl soldiers who died from medical conditions or unknown causes are also included at the bottom.

		Rank	Name		Rank	Name
	1	Capt.	Abebe Tegene	62	Pvt.	Debebe Abegaz
	2	1st Lt.	Telaye Wendemaghegnehu	63	Pvt.	Debele Jimma
	3	2d Lt.	Bezabeh Ayele	64	Pvt.	Degefe Achamyeleh
	4	2d Lt.	Dejene Teklewold	65	Pvt.	Demese Gebrehiwot
	5	2d Lt.	Moges Alyou	66	Pvt.	Demesse Birru
	6	Sgt. Maj.	Assefa Tache	67	Pvt.	Desta Hagos
	7	Sgt.	Abebe Gebre	68	Pvt.	Dubale Tezera
	8	Sgt.	Abraham Belay	69	Pvt.	Edosa Dama
	9	Sgt.	Agonafir Worku	70	Pvt.	Eshete Woldemariam
	10	Sgt.	Eshete Amenu	71	Pvt.	Fekensa Geletu
	11	Sgt.	Eshete Andarge	72	Pvt.	Gbreegizabher Fita
	12	Sgt.	Eshetu Wase	73	Pvt.	Gebreselassie Teklemariam
	13	Sgt.	Mekonnen Bisrat	74	Pvt.	Gebretsadik Woldehawariat
	14	Sgt.	Mulugeta Yimer	75	Pvt.	Gebreyohanis Shelise
	15	Sgt.	Sena Hailemariam	76	Pvt.	Geleta Demessie
	16	Sgt.	Shiferaw Yilma	77	Pvt.	Geremew Muelta
	17	Sgt.	Teshome Woldemikael	78	Pvt.	Gezate Mengestu
	18	Cpl.	Assefa Tesfaye	79	Pvt.	Girma Shibeshi
	19	Cpl.	Bekele Woldeamanuel	80	Pvt.	Haile Garedew
	20	Cpl.	Feleke Lemma	81	Pvt.	Jirru Tulu
	21	Cpl.	Gummu Gudeta	82	Pvt.	Kasahun Dadi
	22	Cpl.	Habtemariam Woldetsadik	83	Pvt.	Kassa Endeshaw
	23	Cpl.	Hailu Abera	84	Pvt.	Kebede Azene
	24	Cpl.	Mamo Tesema	85	Pvt.	Kebede Metaferia
	25	Cpl.	Seyoum Ayele	86	Pvt.	Kebede Negewo
	26	Cpl.	Wubete Trife	87	Pvt.	Legesse Adafre
	27	LCpl.	Belay Shibeshi	88	Pvt.	Lemma Geletu
	28	LCpl.	Leta Begte	89	Pvt.	Lemma Maru
	29	LCpl.	Mamo Ayele	90	Pvt.	Mamo Buta
	30	LCpl.	Tadese Gebregiorgis	91	Pvt.	Mamo Hunecho
	31	LCpl.	Wolde Tensai	92	Pvt.	Mamo Woldemariam
	32	Pvt.	Abdi Dadi	93	Pvt.	Mamo Zewede
	33	Pvt.	Abebe Ashenafi	94	Pvt.	Melese Beryehun
	34	Pvt.	Abebe Mekonnen	95	Pvt.	Molla Takele
	35	Pvt.	Adal Wondemagegnehu	96	Pvt.	Mulatu Woldetsadik
	36	Pvt.	Alamerew Bogale	97	Pvt.	Muleta Berake
	37	Pvt.	Alem Belay	98	Pvt.	Mulugeta Habtemariam
	38	Pvt.	Alemu Bedane	99	Pvt.	Negash Asfaw
	39	Pvt.	Alemu Melaku	100	Pvt.	Regassa Bikila
	40	Pvt.	Andualem Alemu	101	Pvt.	Sahle Teklemariam
	41	Pvt.	Asfaw Meshesha	102	Pvt.	Seboka Geletu
	42	Pvt.	Assefa Heyi	103	Pvt.	Shenkute Sheferaw
	43	Pvt.	Assefa Kassa	104	Pvt.	Shiferaw Sahle
	44	Pvt.	Assefa Wase	105	Pvt.	Tamrat Kassa
	45	Pvt.	Atnaw Wokeneh	106	Pvt.	Teferra Begashaw
	46	Pvt.	Ayalew Legese	107	Pvt.	Tekele Abetew
	47	Pvt.	Ayele Belachew	108	Pvt.	Tekelu Wondu
	48	Pvt.	Ayele Tesema	109	Pvt.	Teklemariam Feyessa
	49	Pvt.	Ayele Zeleke	110	Pvt.	Temeteme Haile
	50	Pvt.	Bedane Negewo	111	Pvt.	Terefe Mengesha
	51	Pvt.	Bekele Alemayehu	112	Pvt.	Teshome Muleta
	52	Pvt.	Bekele Belayneh	113	Pvt.	Teshome Ture
	53	Pvt.	Bekele Bira	114	Pvt.	Tilahun Mondase
	54	Pvt.	Bekele Kassa	115	Pvt.	Woldegiorgis Feyessa
	55	Pvt.	Bekele Melka	116	Pvt.	Woldekirkos Gebreab
	56	Pvt.	Biru Tulu	117	Pvt.	Woldetsadik Tessema
	57	Pvt.	Birhane Mala	118	Pvt.	Wondu Desta
	58	Pvt.	Birhanu Chekol	119	Pvt.	Woreku Arareso
	59	Pvt.	Birhanu Mengesha	120	Pvt.	Yimer Tessema
	60	Pvt.	Chanyalew Admasu	121	Pvt.	Zerfu Engeda
	61	Pvt.	Demesa Tulu
	122	Pvt.	Zenabu Gebrehywot*
	123		Damasia Tousua**
	124	Sgt. Maj.	Desta Deyas***
	125	Sgt.	Belehu Yigeletu***
	126	Pvt.	Asefa Degefa***
			*Non-battle death.
			**Unknown cause of death.
			*** Unknown cause of death. Member of Fourth Kagnew.