Korean War
Service # | 38727576 |
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Rank | Corporal U.S. Army |
Date of Death | August 1 1951 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Corporal Bankston was awarded the Combat Medical Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Notes
Corporal Bankston was a medic with the Medical Company, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He became ill with Jaundice (Weil's disease), taken to the 121st Evacuation Hospital and died on August 1, 1951.