Korean War
Service # | 11201476 |
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Rank | Private First Class U.S. Army |
Date of Death | October 10 1951 |
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
Private First Class White 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
Private First Class White was medic with of the Medical Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on October 9, 1951 and died of those wounds the following day.