Presswood, Vernon Douglas, Cpl

Fallen

Photo In Uniform

Service Details

Final Rank
Corporal

Last Service Branch
Infantry

Last MOS
4812-Heavy Weapons Infantryman

Last MOS Group
Infantry

Primary Unit
1950-1953, 4812, Heavy Mortar Company, 32nd Infantry

Service Years
1950 - 1953

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Illinois

Year of Birth
1930

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Casualty Info

Home Town Pinckneyville
Casualty Date Dec 02, 1950
Cause MIA-Finding of Death	Reason Unknown, Not Reported
Location Korea, North	Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Mueller Hill Cemetery - Pickneyville, Illinois	Wall/Plot Coordinates Not Specified

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1953, American Legion, Post 2504 (Quartermaster) (Pinckneyville, Illinois) - Chap. Page
	1986, Korean War Fallen

Ribbon Bar

Unit Assignments


	1950-1953, 4812, 7th Infantry Division
	1950-1953, 4812, Heavy Mortar Company, 32nd Infantry

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1950-1950 Korean War/UN Offensive (1950)
	1950-1950 Korean War/CCF Intervention (1950-51)/Chosin Reservoir (Battle of Changjin)

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Corporal Presswood was a member of the Heavy Mortar Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on December 2, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains have been recovered and identified on 6 September 2016. CPL Presswood's name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing (Court 6) at the Honolulu Memorial.

Source: American Battle Monuments Commission & DPAA