Elon Lewis House

Korean War
Service #O-2008361
UnitC CO 24 INF 25 DIV
RankCaptain U.S. Army
Date of DeathNovember 27 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Bronze Star
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
For his leadership and valor, Captain House was awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Commendation Ribbon, 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
Captain House was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 27, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.