Robert Lawrence Besemer

Korean War
Service #16263944
UnitF CO 5 REGT 1 CAV DIV
RankSergeant U.S. Army
Date of DeathJuly 25 1950
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
Silver Star
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
For his leadership and valor, Sergeant Besemer was awarded the Silver 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
Sergeant Besemer was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on July 25, 1950. He was presumed dead on March 10, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.