Richard Davis

Korean War
Service #33166340
UnitK CO 8 REGT 1 CAV DIV
RankMaster Sergeant U.S. Army
Date of DeathApril 8 1951
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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K CO 8 REGT 1 CAV DIV
Combat Infantryman Badge
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Silver Star
United Nations Service Medal
For his leadership and valor, Master Sergeant Davis was awarded the Silver Star, the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, 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.
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Master Sergeant Davis was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on September 10, 1950 and returned to duty on September 12, 1950. He was seriously wounded again on September 15, 1950 and returned on September 17, 1950. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Unsan, North Korea on November 2, 1950 and died while a prisoner on April 8, 1951. MSGT Davis remains have been recovered and accounted for. His remains are interred at a private cemetery at Blairsville, PA. MSGT Davis' name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

rosetta medal
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