William Jennings Roberts

Korean War
Service #52060683
UnitMED CO 5 INF REGT CMBT TEAM
RankPrivate U.S. Army
Date of DeathOctober 13 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
Private Roberts was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Medical 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 Roberts was a medic with the Medical Company, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades near Tumok, North Korea on October 13, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.