William Paul Deer With Horns | American Battle Monuments Commission

Korean War

Service #	17288355
Unit	K CO 19 INF 24 DIV
Rank	Private First Class U.S. Army
Date of Death	August 4 1951
Status	Missing In Action
Memorialized	Courts of the Missing Court 4 Honolulu Memorial Honolulu Memorial 2177 Puowaina Drive 96813-1729 HI United States

K CO 19 INF 24 DIV

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

United Nations Service Medal

Combat Infantryman Badge

Private First Class Deer With Horns was awarded the Purple Heart, 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.

Notes

Private First Class Deer With Horns was a member of an engineer platoon in support of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was wounded and taken prisoner on April 23, 1951 in North Korea. He died of a wound to the stomach on August 4, 1951 in a Prisoner of War Camp in North Korea. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.