Korean War
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Service # | 52007636 |
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Unit | I CO 19 INF 24 DIV |
Rank | Corporal U.S. Army |
Date of Death | June 30 1951 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Honolulu Memorial |
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Korean Service Medal
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National Defense Service Medal
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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
Corporal Hooper 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 Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Corporal Hooper was a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on February 4, 1951 and died while a prisoner on June 30, 1951. His remains were recovered on May 29, 1992 and identified on September 28, 2010. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.