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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth 1930 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
SFC Anthony Eugene Santa Maria, IV
to remember
Ball, Mathis Otho, Jr., PFC.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town Dallas |
Last Address Dallas
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Casualty Date Jul 12, 1950 |
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Cause Hostile, Died while Missing |
Reason Unknown, Not Reported |
Location Korea, South |
Conflict Korean War |
Location of Interment Bokchito Cemetery - Bokchito, Oklahoma |
Wall/Plot Coordinates Not Specified |
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Last Known Activity
Private First Class Ball was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Chochiwon, South Korea on July 12, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were identified and accounted for on August 15, 2018 by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing "(Court 4)" at the Honolulu Memorial.
Source: American Battle Monuments Commission & DPAA
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