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For a listing of UK basketball players killed in action, please consult this page.
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| Name | Last Season Played | Branch | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Branson | 1905-06 | Army | Captain |
| A. L. Dolan | 1905-06 | Army | - |
| Derrill Hart | 1915-16 | Navy | Ensign |
| Brinkley Barnett | 1912-13 | Marines | - |
| James Park | 1913-14 | Army Air Corps | - |
| Stanley Ridd | 1911-12 | Navy | - |
| Karl Zerfoss | 1915-16 | Army | - |
| George Gumbert | 1915-16 | Navy | Ensign |
| Tom Zerfoss | 1913-14 | Army | 1st Lieutenant |
| Howard Kinne (*) | 1916-17 | Army Air Corps | - |
| Boone Simpson | 1918-19 | Army | 1st Lieutenant |
| Bart Peak | 1916-17 | Army | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Doc Rodes | 1916-17 | Army | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Ed Parker | 1918-19 | Navy | - |
| Basil Hayden | 1921-22 | Army Air Corps | - |
| Arville Hickerson | 1925-26 | Army | - |
| James Kittrell | 1925-26 | Army | Captain |
| Paul McBrayer | 1929-30 | Army | - |
| Stanley Milward | 1929-30 | Army | Major |
| Carey Spicer | 1930-31 | Army | Captain |
| William Kleiser | 1931-32 | Army | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Ellis Johnson | 1932-33 | Navy | Lieutenant |
| Forest Sale | 1932-33 | Navy | Chief Specialist |
| George Skinner | 1932-33 | Army | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Crittenden Blair | 1933-34 | Army | Colonel |
| Harvey Mattingly | 1931-32 | Army | Captain |
| Evan Settle | 1933-34 | Army Air Corps | - |
| Maurice Jackson | 1932-33 | Army Air Corps | Captain |
| Ralph Kercheval | 1932-33 | Army | - |
| Joe Rupert | 1932-33 | Navy | - |
| Russell Ellington | 1935-36 | Navy | - |
| James Goforth (*) | 1936-37 | Marines | Lieutenant |
| Charles Heinrich | 1934-35 | Army | - |
| Bill Spicer | 1935-36 | Navy | Ensign |
| Homer Thompson | 1938-39 | Marine | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Harry Denham | 1938-39 | Army Medical Corps | - |
| Larry Spears | 1937-38 | Air Force | - |
| Lee Huber | 1940-41 | Navy | - |
| Ermal Allen | 1941-42 | Army | Major |
| Carl Combs | 1939-40 | Army | Major |
| James King (*) | 1941-42 | Army Air Corps | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Melvin Brewer (*) | 1942-43 | Army | Lieutenant |
| Kenneth England (*) | 1941-42 | Army | - |
| Louis Robertson | 1941-42 | Army Air Corps | - |
| Milt Ticco | 1942-43 | Army | - |
| Adrian Back | 1941-42 | Navy | - |
| Bill Barlow | 1942-43 | Army | - |
| Ken Rollins | 1947-48 | Navy | - |
| Bob Brannum | 1946-47 | Army | - |
| Nathaniel Buis | 1943-44 | Navy | - |
| Truett DeMoisey | 1943-44 | Marines | - |
| Harry Gorham | 1943-44 | Marines | - |
| Walter Johnson (*) | 1943-44 | Navy | - |
| J. Ed Parker | 1946-47 | Navy | - |
| Glen Parker | 1943-44 | - | - |
| Jack Parkinson | 1947-48 | Army | - |
| Don Whitehead | 1943-44 | - | - |
| Alex Groza | 1948-49 | Army | - |
| John Stough | 1948-49 | Army | - |
| Ralph Beard | 1948-49 | Army | - |
| Joe Holland | 1947-48 | Navy | - |
| Cliff Barker | 1948-49 | Army Air Corps | - |
| Roger Day | 1949-50 | Navy | - |
| C. M. Newton | 1950-51 | Air Force | - |
| Cliff Hagan | 1953-54 | Air Force | - |
| Frank Ramsey | 1953-54 | Army | 1st Lieutenant |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 1953-54 | Air Force | - |
| Willie Rouse | 1953-54 | Air Force | - |
| Dan Chandler | 1954-55 | Army | - |
| Adrian Smith | 1957-58 | Army | - |
| Thad Jaracz | 1967-68 | Army | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Charles Hurt | 1982-83 | Army | Master Sergeant |
| Carlos Toomer | 1991-92 | Air Force | - |
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