Orville Kenneth Spicer

Korean War
Service #25637129
UnitG CO 23 INF 2 DIV
RankCorporal U.S. Army
Date of DeathNovember 25 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Silver Star
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
For his leadership and valor, Corporal Spicer was awarded the Silver Star, the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, 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
Corporal Spicer was a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy while at the Naktong River, South Korea on September 5, 1950 and returned to duty on September 9, 1950. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 25, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.