Korean War
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Service # | 16281465 |
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Unit | I CO 21 INF 24 DIV |
Rank | Private First Class U.S. Army |
Date of Death | November 14 1950 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Honolulu Memorial |
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Army of Occupation Medal
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Korean Service Medal
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National Defense Service Medal
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Presidential Unit Citation (Army)
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Prisoner of War Medal
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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
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Combat Infantryman Badge
Private First Class Heffley was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation, the Army of Occupation (Japan), the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Private First Class Heffley was a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Chochiwon, South Korea on July 12, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and died while a prisoner at Chunggang-jin, North Korea on November 14, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.