Willie James Atwater

Korean War
Service #34744909
Unit95 TRANS TRAF REG CO
RankSergeant U.S. Army
Date of DeathJune 20 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
4
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Sergeant Atwater was awarded 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.
Notes
Sergeant Atwater was a member of the 95th Transportation Traffic Regulation Company, U.S. Army. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on June 20, 1951. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.