Korean War
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Service # | 15275478 |
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Unit | A CO 32 INF 7 DIV |
Rank | Private First Class U.S. Army |
Date of Death | December 2 1950 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
4
Honolulu Memorial |
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Combat Infantryman Badge
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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 Presidential Unit Citation
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Republic of Korea War Service Medal
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United Nations Service Medal
Private First Class Elmore was awarded 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
Pfc. Joe S. Elmore was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th 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. Through the work of the Defense Department of Defense, the remains of Pfc. Elmore were accounted for in 2018. His name is permanently inscribed in the “Courts of the Missing” at the Honolulu Memorial.