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James Cornelius Ruddell
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Rank
Captain, U.S. Army
Unit
HQ CO 19 INF 24 DIV
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Date of Death
January 21, 1951
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USMA Class of 1948, Captain Ruddell was a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while defending Taejon, South Korea on July 16, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni, North Korea on January 21, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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