Elias G. Basa | American Battle Monuments Commission

Korean War

Service #	O-1896734
Unit	H CO 38 INF 2 DIV
Rank	First Lieutenant U.S. Army
Date of Death	December 2 1950
Status	Missing In Action
Memorialized	Courts of the Missing Court 4 Honolulu Memorial Honolulu Memorial 2177 Puowaina Drive 96813-1729 HI United States

H CO 38 INF 2 DIV

Bronze Star

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

Combat Infantryman Badge

For his leadership and valor, First Lieutenant Basa was awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman 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.

Notes

First Lieutenant Basa was a member of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on December 2, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.