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CPL Ralph Avery Howard

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CPL Ralph Avery Howard

Birth
Lacona, Oswego County, New York, USA
Death
20 Nov 1950 (aged 23)
North Korea
Burial
Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Corporal Howard was a member of Headquarters Battery, 63rd Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy along the Kum River, South Korea on July 14, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni, North Korea on November 20, 1950. His remains were not recovered.

Awarded
Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Korean War Memorial
Corporal Howard was a member of Headquarters Battery, 63rd Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy along the Kum River, South Korea on July 14, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni, North Korea on November 20, 1950. His remains were not recovered.

Awarded
Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Korean War Memorial


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