Korean War
Service # | 18337348 |
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Rank | Private First Class U.S. Army |
Date of Death | February 21 1951 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Private First Class Alexander was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Prisoner of War Medal, 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.
Notes
Private First Class Alexander was a member of the 38th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on September 5, 1950 and returned to duty later that day. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy along the Chongchon River near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died while a prisoner on February 21, 1951.