Henderson streets named after Korean War casualties

Even though most of them never lived to see the streets that would be named for them , several notable Hendersonians have been honored in one Henderson subdivision.

According to a Dec. 6, 1951, article in the Henderson Home News, the Federal Homes development company and the Colorado River Commission decided that the newly built Desert Views subdivision, located near Lake Mead Drive and Water Street, would honor seven local heroes by naming streets for them.

"It became known as Veterans Triangle," said Mark Hall-Patton, administrator for the Clark County Museums.

According to the Home News article, the streets that specifically honor three veterans killed in the Korean War in 1951 were Mallory S treet, for John Mallory; Laswell S treet, for Luther Laswell; and Lowery Street, for James Lowery.

Lowery was killed Jan. 20, 1951, at 18. He was the first Clark County resident to be killed in the war. His remains arrived home on Aug. 24, 1951. Services were held the next day at St. Timothy's Episcopal C hurch for his parents and two siblings.

Lowery grew up in Henderson and attended Basic High School . He enlisted in the Army when he was 17.

Mallory was killed Sept. 1, 1951, a month shy of his 20th birthday. He had entered the Army nine months earlier.

According to Hall-Patton, Mallory's parents owned The Swanky Club, a Henderson club.

Information about Laswell was not available .

Other streets in the subdivision include Don Brown for Brown S treet, Winnie "Pop" Hansen for Hansen S treet, Ben Church for Church S treet and Frank Sturm for Sturm S treet. These men were not veterans, just prominent members of the community.

Church died June 27, 1951, from a heart attack at 45. He was born Aug. 12, 1905, in Alexandra, Neb. He attended teacher's college in Nebraska and did post-graduate work at Stanford University in California.

In 1946, Church moved to the Henderson town site and became the superintendent of the school district. He also served as a member of the Henderson Coordinating Council and was state president of the School Administrator Association.

Sturm was a former post office employee.

Hansen, a deputy sheriff for Clark County, died Dec. 25, 1950, at 57. Hall-Patton said he was struck by a drunken driver.

Contact Henderson/Anthem View reporter Michael Lyle at mlyle@viewnews.com or 387-5201.