US Army. Killed in action.
Alphonzo A. Durnell was born in 1932 in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Private Durnell enlisted in the Army on May 12, 1950 and served in Company B, Third Armored Division.
Alphonzo Durnell was killed in action in Korea on November 12, 1950 of wounds received in fighting on the front lines. He was only 18 years old. At the time of his death, Pvt. Durnell was serving with the 84th Tank Battalion of the Third Armored Division. He was awarded the Purple Heart, The Combat Infantrymans Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Pfc. First Class Durnells body arrived from Korea in a flag draped casket on May 1, 1951. Funeral services were held on May 4, 1951 in West Chester. The Rev. J. C. Clark of St. Pauls Baptist Church officiated. Casket bearers represented the Nathan Holmes Post No. 32 American Legion and Color bearers represented the Bernard F. Schlegel Post American Legion. Interment was at the Rolling Green Memorial Park in West Chester. A full military ceremony was performed at the grave, including the firing of three volleys and the playing of Taps. The Firing squad was from Company I, 111 Infantry, Pennsylvania National Guard, under the command of Sgt. Robert Bainbridge. Sergeant Boykins, representing the War Department, presented the flag to the mother of the deceased.
Two of Alphonzo's brothers, Carl and Donald, served in the armed forces in Korea.
Credits
Research by Vince Lukach, WCMSC
Alphonzo A. Durnell was born in 1932 in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Private Durnell enlisted in the Army on May 12, 1950 and served in Company B, Third Armored Division.
Alphonzo Durnell was killed in action in Korea on November 12, 1950 of wounds received in fighting on the front lines. He was only 18 years old. At the time of his death, Pvt. Durnell was serving with the 84th Tank Battalion of the Third Armored Division. He was awarded the Purple Heart, The Combat Infantrymans Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Pfc. First Class Durnells body arrived from Korea in a flag draped casket on May 1, 1951. Funeral services were held on May 4, 1951 in West Chester. The Rev. J. C. Clark of St. Pauls Baptist Church officiated. Casket bearers represented the Nathan Holmes Post No. 32 American Legion and Color bearers represented the Bernard F. Schlegel Post American Legion. Interment was at the Rolling Green Memorial Park in West Chester. A full military ceremony was performed at the grave, including the firing of three volleys and the playing of Taps. The Firing squad was from Company I, 111 Infantry, Pennsylvania National Guard, under the command of Sgt. Robert Bainbridge. Sergeant Boykins, representing the War Department, presented the flag to the mother of the deceased.
Two of Alphonzo's brothers, Carl and Donald, served in the armed forces in Korea.
Credits
Research by Vince Lukach, WCMSC
US Army. Killed in action.
Alphonzo A. Durnell was born in 1932 in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Private Durnell enlisted in the Army on May 12, 1950 and served in Company B, Third Armored Division.
Alphonzo Durnell was killed in action in Korea on November 12, 1950 of wounds received in fighting on the front lines. He was only 18 years old. At the time of his death, Pvt. Durnell was serving with the 84th Tank Battalion of the Third Armored Division. He was awarded the Purple Heart, The Combat Infantrymans Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Pfc. First Class Durnells body arrived from Korea in a flag draped casket on May 1, 1951. Funeral services were held on May 4, 1951 in West Chester. The Rev. J. C. Clark of St. Pauls Baptist Church officiated. Casket bearers represented the Nathan Holmes Post No. 32 American Legion and Color bearers represented the Bernard F. Schlegel Post American Legion. Interment was at the Rolling Green Memorial Park in West Chester. A full military ceremony was performed at the grave, including the firing of three volleys and the playing of Taps. The Firing squad was from Company I, 111 Infantry, Pennsylvania National Guard, under the command of Sgt. Robert Bainbridge. Sergeant Boykins, representing the War Department, presented the flag to the mother of the deceased.
Two of Alphonzo's brothers, Carl and Donald, served in the armed forces in Korea.
Credits
Research by Vince Lukach, WCMSC
Alphonzo A. Durnell was born in 1932 in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Private Durnell enlisted in the Army on May 12, 1950 and served in Company B, Third Armored Division.
Alphonzo Durnell was killed in action in Korea on November 12, 1950 of wounds received in fighting on the front lines. He was only 18 years old. At the time of his death, Pvt. Durnell was serving with the 84th Tank Battalion of the Third Armored Division. He was awarded the Purple Heart, The Combat Infantrymans Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Pfc. First Class Durnells body arrived from Korea in a flag draped casket on May 1, 1951. Funeral services were held on May 4, 1951 in West Chester. The Rev. J. C. Clark of St. Pauls Baptist Church officiated. Casket bearers represented the Nathan Holmes Post No. 32 American Legion and Color bearers represented the Bernard F. Schlegel Post American Legion. Interment was at the Rolling Green Memorial Park in West Chester. A full military ceremony was performed at the grave, including the firing of three volleys and the playing of Taps. The Firing squad was from Company I, 111 Infantry, Pennsylvania National Guard, under the command of Sgt. Robert Bainbridge. Sergeant Boykins, representing the War Department, presented the flag to the mother of the deceased.
Two of Alphonzo's brothers, Carl and Donald, served in the armed forces in Korea.
Credits
Research by Vince Lukach, WCMSC
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