Korean War
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Service # | 55002017 |
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Unit | MED CO 38 INF 2 DIV |
Rank | Sergeant U.S. Army |
Date of Death | April 30 1951 |
Status | Missing In Action |
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
Sergeant Lipe was awarded the Prisoner of War Medal, the Combat Medical 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
Sergeant Lipe was a medic with the Medical Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while tending his wounded comrades near Hoengsong, South Korea on February 12, 1951 and died while a prisoner on April 30, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.