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James Wesley Asbury

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James Wesley Asbury

Birth
Missouri, USA
Death
28 Feb 1951 (aged 29)
North Korea
Burial
Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Prisoner of War
Killed in North Korea

Sergeant Asbury was a member of Battery A, 38th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died while a prisoner on February 28, 1951. His remains were not recovered. Sergeant Asbury was awarded 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.


Name:
James Wesley Asbury

Birth Date:
11 Dec 1921

Gender:
Male

Race:
White

Home City:
Atchison

Home State:
Missouri

Citizen Status:
US

Casualty Date:
30 Nov 1950

Casualty Country:
Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Casualty Type:
DECLARED DEAD

Group:
CAPTURED

Service Branch:
US Army

Rank:
Corporal

Pay Grade:
Specialist Fourth Class (U.S. Army) Or Corporal (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) Or Airman First Class (Sergeant) (U.S. Air Force) Or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. N

Previous Detail:
NO REMAINS FOUND

Disposed Date:
28 Feb 1951

Organization:
A BTRY 38 FA

Service Occupation:
FIELD ARTILLERY CANNONEER
Prisoner of War
Killed in North Korea

Sergeant Asbury was a member of Battery A, 38th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died while a prisoner on February 28, 1951. His remains were not recovered. Sergeant Asbury was awarded 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.


Name:
James Wesley Asbury

Birth Date:
11 Dec 1921

Gender:
Male

Race:
White

Home City:
Atchison

Home State:
Missouri

Citizen Status:
US

Casualty Date:
30 Nov 1950

Casualty Country:
Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Casualty Type:
DECLARED DEAD

Group:
CAPTURED

Service Branch:
US Army

Rank:
Corporal

Pay Grade:
Specialist Fourth Class (U.S. Army) Or Corporal (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) Or Airman First Class (Sergeant) (U.S. Air Force) Or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. N

Previous Detail:
NO REMAINS FOUND

Disposed Date:
28 Feb 1951

Organization:
A BTRY 38 FA

Service Occupation:
FIELD ARTILLERY CANNONEER

Gravesite Details

James has two memorials 1 in Hawaii the other in Missouri Find A Grave Memorial# 88922591



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