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Corp Troy Penland
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Corp Troy Penland Veteran

Birth
Paint Gap, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Death
29 Nov 1950 (aged 26)
North Korea
Monument
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
Plot
Courts of the Missing
Memorial ID
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Troy Penland
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
Troy Penland
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


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