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Service Status
Not Specified
Last Rank
Corporal
Service Years
1944 - 1951
MOS
4641-Field Wireman
Home State
Pennsylvania
Corporal



Cause
MIA-Died in Captivity
Reason
Illness, Disease
Location
Korea, South
Conflict
Korean War
Location of Interment
Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery (VA) - Rittman, Ohio
Jun 30, 1951
Army Presidential Unit Citation
Criteria
The Presidential Unit Citation may be awarded to units of the Armed Forces of the United States and cobelligerent nations for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy occurring on or aft... More
Description
Streamer embroidered HONGCHON
1953
Korean Presidential Unit Citation
Criteria
The Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation is a military unit award issued by the government of South Korea to both South Korean and foreign military units.
Description
Streamer embroidered NAKTONG RIVER LINE
1953
Korean Presidential Unit Citation
Criteria
The Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation is a military unit award issued by the government of South Korea to both South Korean and foreign military units.
Description
Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1953
1953
Service to 1951
A Battery, 15th Field Artillery Battalion
A Battery, 15th Field Artillery Battalion
Rank
Corporal
Location
Hoengsong - Korea, South
MOS
4641-Field Wireman
Comments
Comments Pending
Corporal
1950 - 1951
Prisoner of War Medal
Criteria
The Prisoner of War Medal commemorates military service as a prisoner of war. It is awarded to any member of the Armed Forces who, since April 5, 1917, has been or shall be taken prisoner or held capt... More
Comments
Corporal Dennis Daniel Buckley (ASN: RA-16294416), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 13 February 1951 during the Korean War. He was unaccounted for after the w... More
1951
Korea Service Medal
Criteria
The Korean Service Medal was awarded for service between the outbreak of hostilities (June 25, 1950) and the date the armistice was signed (July 27, 1953); Been on permanent assignment or on temporary... More
Comments
CCF Intervention, 3 November 1950-24 January 1951
1951
Korea Service Medal
Criteria
The Korean Service Medal was awarded for service between the outbreak of hostilities (June 25, 1950) and the date the armistice was signed (July 27, 1953); Been on permanent assignment or on temporary... More
Comments
First UN Counteroffensive, 25 January-21 April 1951
1951
Korea Service Medal
Criteria
The Korean Service Medal was awarded for service between the outbreak of hostilities (June 25, 1950) and the date the armistice was signed (July 27, 1953); Been on permanent assignment or on temporary... More
Comments
CCF Spring Offensive, 22 April-8 July 1951
1951
United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
Criteria
The United Nations Korean Medal was generally awarded for any period of service while assigned as a member of the Armed Forces dispatched to Korea or adjacent areas for service on behalf of the United... More
Comments
Comments Pending
1951
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Criteria
Criteria for award of the Republic of Korea Korean War Service Medal (ROK KWSM) have been established by the ROK government. To qualify for the medal, the veteran must have: Served between the outbrea... More
Comments
Comments Pending
1951
Korean War/First UN Counteroffensive (1951)
Description
A reconnaissance in force by elements of the 1st Cavalry Division on 22 January revealed that the enemy had withdrawn from frontline positions. The task force returned after having met little resistan... More
1951 - 1951
Korean War/CCF Spring Offensive (1951)
Description
On 22 April enemy activity across the whole front suddenly increased and the U.N. advance halted abruptly. The expected spring offensive was at hand.

Following a four-hour artillery bo
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1951 - 1951
2nd Infantry Division
2nd Infantry Division
Rank
Corporal
Location
Hoengsong - Korea, South
MOS
4641-Field Wireman
Comments
Comments Pending
Corporal
1950 - 1951
Korean War/CCF Intervention (1950-51)
Description
On 1 November Chinese elements were identified south of the Changjin Reservoir, and within ten days twelve divisions of the Chinese Communist Forces were identified. In the northwest, strong enemy att... More
1950 - 1951
National Defense Service Medal (2001-2022)
Criteria
The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean War, Vietnam War, the war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf, and for service... More
Comments
Comments Pending
1950
Korea Service Medal
Criteria
The Korean Service Medal was awarded for service between the outbreak of hostilities (June 25, 1950) and the date the armistice was signed (July 27, 1953); Been on permanent assignment or on temporary... More
Comments
UN Defensive, 27 June-15 September 1950
1950
Korea Service Medal
Criteria
The Korean Service Medal was awarded for service between the outbreak of hostilities (June 25, 1950) and the date the armistice was signed (July 27, 1953); Been on permanent assignment or on temporary... More
Comments
UN Offensive, 16 September-2 November 1950
1950
Korean War/UN Defensive (1950)
Description
June to September 1950. Communist efforts to divide the South Koreans against themselves having failed, the North Koreans decided to attempt their subjugation by military force. At 0400, Sund
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1950 - 1950
Korean War/UN Offensive (1950)
Description
MacArthur planned an amphibious landing at Inch' on, a port of the Yellow Sea 25 miles west of Seoul, to be followed by an advance to recapture the city and block North Korean troop movements and supp... More
1950 - 1950
US Navy
US Navy
Rank
Private First Class
MOS
238-Lineman Telephone & Telegraph
Comments
Comments Pending
Private First Class
1944 - 1946
American Campaign Medal
Criteria
The American Campaign Medal was awarded for For thirty days service outside the Continental United States but within the American Theater of Operations between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946; or,... More
Comments
Comments Pending
1944
Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal
Criteria
The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal was awarded for for qualifying service within the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946, under any of the following condi... More
Comments
Comments Pending
1944
Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal
Criteria
The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal was awarded for for qualifying service within the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations between December 7, 1941, and March 2, 1946, under any of the following condi... More
Comments
Leyte, 17 October 1944 - 1 July 1945
1944
World War II Victory Medal
Criteria
The World War II Victory Medal commemorates military service during the Second World War.
Comments
Comments Pending
1944
Leyte Campaign (1944-45)
Description
(Leyte Campaign 17 October 1944 to 1 July 1945) On 17 October 1944, after preparatory bombardment, the invasion of the Philippines got under way with the seizure of islands guarding Leyte Gulf. The la... More
1944 - 1944
Service from 1944

 
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