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Corp Abraham Dirksen Jr.
Monument

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Corp Abraham Dirksen Jr. Veteran

Birth
Death
8 May 1951 (aged 21)
North Korea
Monument
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
Plot
Courts of the Missing
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Abraham was living in Blackwell, OK when he entered the service and was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division.

He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Taejon, South Korea on July 20, 1950 and forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March". He died while a prisoner at An-Dong, North Korea on May 8, 1951. His remains were never recovered.

His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

He was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, 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.



Abraham was living in Blackwell, OK when he entered the service and was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division.

He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Taejon, South Korea on July 20, 1950 and forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March". He died while a prisoner at An-Dong, North Korea on May 8, 1951. His remains were never recovered.

His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

He was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, 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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