Korean War
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Service # | 16235126 |
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Unit | C CO 19 INF 24 DIV |
Rank | Sergeant First Class U.S. Army |
Date of Death | April 30 1951 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Honolulu Memorial |
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Combat Infantryman Badge
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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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Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
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Republic of Korea War Service Medal
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United Nations Service Medal
Sergeant First Class Sturm was awarded 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
Sergeant First Class Sturm was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 4, 1950 and died while a prisoner on April 30, 1951. His name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. His remains were later recovered and identified in 2014.