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PFC Ralph Junior Whetstine

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PFC Ralph Junior Whetstine

Birth
Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Death
31 Dec 1953 (aged 22)
North Korea
Burial
Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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US Army
Korea
PURPLE HEART

Missing in Action - Presumed Dead
Died December 2, 1950 in Korea
Private First Class Whetstine was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on December 2, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. Private First Class Whetstine was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's 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.
US Army
Korea
PURPLE HEART

Missing in Action - Presumed Dead
Died December 2, 1950 in Korea
Private First Class Whetstine was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on December 2, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. Private First Class Whetstine was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's 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.

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