Member of Battery A, 987th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, IX Corps. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on June 12, 1953. He was the recipient of the Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. His body was never recovered. This is one of three cenotaph's in his memory.
Others are located at the Honolulu Memorial and the National Korean War Memorial in Washington DC
Robert Eugene Afflerbach
DATE OF BIRTH: September 21, 1930
HOME OF RECORD: Winters, Texas
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING Korean War
Service: Army
Battalion: 987th Armored Field Artillery Battalion ~ Division: IX Corps
GENERAL ORDERS: Headquarters, EIGHTH U.S. Army, Korea, General Orders No. 893 (1953)
CITATION: (Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Second Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Robert Eugene Afflerbach (ASN: 0-1879938), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Battery A, 987th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, IX Corps, in action against an armed enemy in Korea in 1953. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.
Others are located at the Honolulu Memorial and the National Korean War Memorial in Washington DC
Robert Eugene Afflerbach
DATE OF BIRTH: September 21, 1930
HOME OF RECORD: Winters, Texas
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING Korean War
Service: Army
Battalion: 987th Armored Field Artillery Battalion ~ Division: IX Corps
GENERAL ORDERS: Headquarters, EIGHTH U.S. Army, Korea, General Orders No. 893 (1953)
CITATION: (Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Second Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Robert Eugene Afflerbach (ASN: 0-1879938), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Battery A, 987th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, IX Corps, in action against an armed enemy in Korea in 1953. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.
Member of Battery A, 987th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, IX Corps. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on June 12, 1953. He was the recipient of the Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. His body was never recovered. This is one of three cenotaph's in his memory.
Others are located at the Honolulu Memorial and the National Korean War Memorial in Washington DC
Robert Eugene Afflerbach
DATE OF BIRTH: September 21, 1930
HOME OF RECORD: Winters, Texas
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING Korean War
Service: Army
Battalion: 987th Armored Field Artillery Battalion ~ Division: IX Corps
GENERAL ORDERS: Headquarters, EIGHTH U.S. Army, Korea, General Orders No. 893 (1953)
CITATION: (Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Second Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Robert Eugene Afflerbach (ASN: 0-1879938), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Battery A, 987th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, IX Corps, in action against an armed enemy in Korea in 1953. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.
Others are located at the Honolulu Memorial and the National Korean War Memorial in Washington DC
Robert Eugene Afflerbach
DATE OF BIRTH: September 21, 1930
HOME OF RECORD: Winters, Texas
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING Korean War
Service: Army
Battalion: 987th Armored Field Artillery Battalion ~ Division: IX Corps
GENERAL ORDERS: Headquarters, EIGHTH U.S. Army, Korea, General Orders No. 893 (1953)
CITATION: (Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Second Lieutenant (Field Artillery) Robert Eugene Afflerbach (ASN: 0-1879938), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Battery A, 987th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, IX Corps, in action against an armed enemy in Korea in 1953. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.
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