Korean War
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Service # | 14318711 |
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Unit | B CO 15 INF 3 DIV |
Rank | Corporal U.S. Army |
Date of Death | November 23 1950 |
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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Purple Heart
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United Nations Service Medal
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Combat Infantryman Badge
Corporal Pitts 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 and the Korean War Service Medal.
Notes
Corporal Pitts was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 23, 1950. He was presumed dead on March 8, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.