Korean War
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Service # | O-1879939 |
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Rank | Second Lieutenant U.S. Army |
Date of Death | June 12 1953 |
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Korean Service Medal
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National Defense Service Medal
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Purple Heart
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Republic of Korea War Service Medal
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United Nations Service Medal
Second Lieutenant Bauer was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Second Lieutenant Bauer was a member of Battery C, 555th Field Artillery Battalion, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. On June 12, 1953, while supporting the 3rd Infantry Division near Kumsong, North Korea, he was seriously wounded and died of those wounds later that day.