Korean War
Service # | O-543377 |
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Unit | HQ CO 19 INF 24 DIV |
Rank | Captain U.S. Army |
Date of Death | December 12 1950 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Honolulu Memorial |
Bronze Star
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
World War II Victory Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
For his leadership and valor, Captain Hyslop was awarded the Bronze Star, 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, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
Captain Hyslop was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a Northern Baptist Chaplain assigned to Headquarters Company, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while tending to the wounded and dying near Anju, South Korea on November 4, 1950 and died of starvation and maltreatment while a prisoner on December 12, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.