John Edward Sheets

Korean War
Service #55210738
UnitG CO 27 INF 25 DIV
RankPrivate U.S. Army
Date of DeathSeptember 22 1952
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Bronze Star
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
For his leadership and valor, Private Sheets was awarded the Bronze Star, 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 Sheets was a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on September 22, 1952. His remains were not recovered.