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Edgar Joseph Treacy
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Rank
Colonel, U.S. Army
Unit
HQ CO 3 BN 5 REGT 1 CAV DIV
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Date of Death
May 31, 1951
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USMA Class of 1935, Colonel Treacy was a decorated veteran of World War II. In Korea he commanded the 3rd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division. He was taken as prisoner of war while rescuing a comrade near Chipyong on February 15, 1951 and died on May 31, 1951 of malnutrition. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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