Korean War
Service # | 13295325 |
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Unit | HQ CO 2 BN 29 REGT CMBT TEAM |
Rank | Corporal U.S. Army |
Date of Death | July 31 1950 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Honolulu Memorial |
Combat Infantryman Badge
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 Walker 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
Corporal Walker was a member of Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Chinju, South Korea on July 31, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains recovered on June 4, 1987 and identified on October 26, 1987. CPL Walker's name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.