Gerald Ray Shirley

Korean War
Service #18364702
UnitB BTRY 235 FA OBSN BN
RankMaster Sergeant U.S. Army
Date of DeathJuly 13 1953
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
Master Sergeant Shirley was awarded the Purple Heart, 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
Master Sergeant Shirley was a member of Battery B, 235th Field Artillery Observation Battalion, US Army. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on July 13, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.