Korean War
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Service # | 836314 |
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Unit | 6 MAR OBS SQ |
Rank | Technical Sergeant U.S. Marine Corps |
Date of Death | July 3 1952 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Honolulu Memorial |
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
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Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
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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
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World War II Victory Medal
Technical Sergeant Langtry was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, 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, the Asia-Pacific Theater of Operations Metal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
Technical Sergeant Langtry was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was an observer in an OE-1 Cessna observation aircraft with Marine Observation Squadron 6, 1st Marine Air Wing. On July 3, 1952, he was on a leaflet dropping mission, when his aircraft disappeared. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 17, 1953.