Korean War
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Service # | O-2035983 |
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Unit | HQ CO 23 INF 2 DIV |
Rank | Captain U.S. Army |
Date of Death | April 22 1951 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Honolulu Memorial |
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Bronze Star
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Combat Infantryman Badge
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Distinguished Service Cross
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Korean Service Medal
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National Defense Service Medal
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Prisoner of War Medal
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Purple Heart
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Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
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Republic of Korea War Service Medal
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Silver Star
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United Nations Service Medal
For his leadership and valor, Captain Stai was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, 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
Captain Stai was a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on January 29, 1951 and was killed by an air raid on Suan Beam Camp on April 22, 1951. His remains were recovered on November 20, 2000 and identified on May 25, 2011. His name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.