Benjamin Stanley Plater

Korean War
Service #52043384
UnitF CO 24 INF 25 DIV
RankPrivate 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
Private Plater 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
Private Plater was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on April 16, 1951. He was presumed dead on February 12, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.