Leon Clyde Morey

Korean War
Service #20150061
UnitK CO 8 REGT 1 CAV DIV
RankSergeant U.S. Army
Date of DeathSeptember 8 1950
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
Sergeant Morey 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
Sergeant Morey was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while attacking the enemy on Hill 571 near Taegu northwest of the Pusan Perimeter in South Korea on September 8, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.