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Lester R. Eckard
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Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
G CO 9 INF 2 DIV
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Date of Death
November 26, 1950
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Sergeant Eckard was a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously Wounded in Action by the enemy in South Korea on September 6, 1950 and returned to duty two day later. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 26, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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