Buncombe, North Carolina
Born 1924
Corporal, U.S. Army
Service Number 16260108
Killed in Action
Died November 29, 1950 in Korea
Corporal Penland was a member of Headquarters Battery, 38th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 29, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. For his leadership and valor, Corporal Penland was awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Buncombe, North Carolina
Born 1924
Corporal, U.S. Army
Service Number 16260108
Killed in Action
Died November 29, 1950 in Korea
Corporal Penland was a member of Headquarters Battery, 38th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 29, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. For his leadership and valor, Corporal Penland was awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Family Members
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Dollie Mafra Penland Crabtree
1916–2007
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Pvt Creed Penland
1917–1944
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Grover Lee Penland
1919–2003
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Mary Paris Penland Rockett
1921–2001
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Huelon William Penland
1922–1963
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Emma Ivory Penland Parham
1926–2020
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Robert Vernon "Bob" Penland
1928–2017
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Elmer Leonard "Len" Penland
1930–2001
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Marjorie Lee Penland Robinson
1933–2020
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Ruth Ellen Penland
1938–1939
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