Alvin D. Thurman

Korean War
Service #25688167
UnitA CO 7 REGT 1 CAV DIV
RankPrivate U.S. Army
Date of DeathNovember 6 1951
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
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Private Thurman was awarded 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 Thurman was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 6, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.