Richard E. Lopez

Korean War
Service #17241486
UnitE CO 27 INF 25 DIV
RankCorporal U.S. Army
Date of DeathApril 16 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
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
Corporal Lopez was awarded 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
Corporal Lopez was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on April 16, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.