Myral Norman Moore

Korean War
Service #16291408
UnitK CO 23 INF 2 DIV
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathFebruary 28 1951
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
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
Combat Infantryman Badge
Private First Class Moore was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, 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
Private First Class Moore was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Wonju, South Korea on February 28, 1951. He was presumed dead on March 24, 1954. His remains were recovered on May 13, 1992 and were identified on September 18, 2010. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
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