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Submitted: 6/15/20 • Approved: 6/15/20 • Last Updated: 6/18/20 • R266484-G0-S3
Louisiana
SERGEANT US Army
2 Engineer Combat Battalion 2 Infantry Division
Korea
December 15, 1930 - February 28, 1951
Purple Heart
On November 30, 1950, he was captured near Kunu-Ri, in the North Korean Sector, and placed in a Prisoner Of War camp. On February 28, 1951, he was killed while a prisoner of war.
US Headstone Applications For Military Veterans, 1925-1963, Publication M1916 & M2113, Roll 40050_1521003240_0446
American Battle Monuments Commission listed his death and the presentation of these medals/citations: Prisoner of War Medal, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, and Republic Of Korea War Service Medal
Contributed on 6/15/20 by bridges1026
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