MISSING IN ACTION
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
William C. Barker
Muskingum, Ohio
Born 1929
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Service Number 15269383
Missing in Action - Presumed Dead
Died November 27, 1950 in Korea
Sergeant Barker was a medic with the Medical Company, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on November 27, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. Sergeant Barker was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Medical Badge, 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.
Korean War Project Rememberance
SGT WILLIAM CLEO BARKER
23RD INFANTRY REGIMENT
MED CO
2ND INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE, DIED WHILE MISSING (MIA)
REMAINS NOT RECOVERED
DATE OF LOSS: NOVEMBER 27, 1950
SERVICE NUMBER: RA15269383
BORN: FEBRUARY 4, 1929
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OH
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE: CHONGCHON RIVER
TOWN OR AREA: KUJANG
Comments: Sergeant Barker was a medic with the Medical Company, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on November 27, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.
FINAL DISPOSITION DATE: DECEMBER 31, 1953
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO: 1403
DNA Obtained
2nd Cenotaph located in Dayton, Ohio
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
William C. Barker
Muskingum, Ohio
Born 1929
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Service Number 15269383
Missing in Action - Presumed Dead
Died November 27, 1950 in Korea
Sergeant Barker was a medic with the Medical Company, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on November 27, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. Sergeant Barker was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Medical Badge, 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.
Korean War Project Rememberance
SGT WILLIAM CLEO BARKER
23RD INFANTRY REGIMENT
MED CO
2ND INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE, DIED WHILE MISSING (MIA)
REMAINS NOT RECOVERED
DATE OF LOSS: NOVEMBER 27, 1950
SERVICE NUMBER: RA15269383
BORN: FEBRUARY 4, 1929
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OH
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE: CHONGCHON RIVER
TOWN OR AREA: KUJANG
Comments: Sergeant Barker was a medic with the Medical Company, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on November 27, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.
FINAL DISPOSITION DATE: DECEMBER 31, 1953
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO: 1403
DNA Obtained
2nd Cenotaph located in Dayton, Ohio
MISSING IN ACTION
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
William C. Barker
Muskingum, Ohio
Born 1929
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Service Number 15269383
Missing in Action - Presumed Dead
Died November 27, 1950 in Korea
Sergeant Barker was a medic with the Medical Company, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on November 27, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. Sergeant Barker was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Medical Badge, 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.
Korean War Project Rememberance
SGT WILLIAM CLEO BARKER
23RD INFANTRY REGIMENT
MED CO
2ND INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE, DIED WHILE MISSING (MIA)
REMAINS NOT RECOVERED
DATE OF LOSS: NOVEMBER 27, 1950
SERVICE NUMBER: RA15269383
BORN: FEBRUARY 4, 1929
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OH
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE: CHONGCHON RIVER
TOWN OR AREA: KUJANG
Comments: Sergeant Barker was a medic with the Medical Company, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on November 27, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.
FINAL DISPOSITION DATE: DECEMBER 31, 1953
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO: 1403
DNA Obtained
2nd Cenotaph located in Dayton, Ohio
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
William C. Barker
Muskingum, Ohio
Born 1929
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Service Number 15269383
Missing in Action - Presumed Dead
Died November 27, 1950 in Korea
Sergeant Barker was a medic with the Medical Company, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on November 27, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. Sergeant Barker was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Medical Badge, 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.
Korean War Project Rememberance
SGT WILLIAM CLEO BARKER
23RD INFANTRY REGIMENT
MED CO
2ND INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE, DIED WHILE MISSING (MIA)
REMAINS NOT RECOVERED
DATE OF LOSS: NOVEMBER 27, 1950
SERVICE NUMBER: RA15269383
BORN: FEBRUARY 4, 1929
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OH
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE: CHONGCHON RIVER
TOWN OR AREA: KUJANG
Comments: Sergeant Barker was a medic with the Medical Company, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on November 27, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.
FINAL DISPOSITION DATE: DECEMBER 31, 1953
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO: 1403
DNA Obtained
2nd Cenotaph located in Dayton, Ohio
Inscription
" In these gardens are recorded the names of Americans who gave their lives in service of their country and whose earthly resting place is known only to God."
Gravesite Details
The Honolulu Memorial is a centoaph an "empty tomb". Individuals memorialized on the tablets are the missing in action, lost or buried at sea in the Pacific during WWII, the Korean War, and Vietnam War, their remains never recovered.
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