Korean War
Service # | 10734739 |
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Unit | HQ CO 7 MED BN 7 DIV |
Rank | Corporal U.S. Army |
Date of Death | November 29 1950 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Honolulu Memorial |
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
Corporal Waiwaiole was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Medical 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 Waiwaiole was a medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Medical Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on November 29, 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.