Korean War
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Service # | 18278472 |
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Unit | K CO 35 INF 25 DIV |
Rank | Sergeant U.S. Army |
Date of Death | March 31 1951 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Honolulu Memorial |
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Combat Infantryman Badge
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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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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
Sergeant Lejeune was awarded 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 and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Sergeant Lejeune was a Light Weapons Infantryman with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 28, 1950 and died while a prisoner on March 31, 1951. His remains were not recovered at the time. Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Sgt. Kermit J. Lejeune were accounted for in 2017. His name is permanently inscribed in the “Courts of the Missing” at the Honolulu Memorial.