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Sgt Carl Burton George

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Sgt Carl Burton George

Birth
Death
12 Feb 1951 (aged 23)
Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA
Burial
Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.9109406, Longitude: -98.5067067
Plot
Block I, Lot A351, Space 51
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In memory of . . . .

Sergeant, Company A, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. Died while being held as a prisoner of war by North Korea. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953 and his remains were never recovered.*

Sergeant George was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, 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.

*His remains have been identified and returned to the United States. They were Reinterred March 19, 2011 at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
In memory of . . . .

Sergeant, Company A, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. Died while being held as a prisoner of war by North Korea. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953 and his remains were never recovered.*

Sergeant George was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, 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.

*His remains have been identified and returned to the United States. They were Reinterred March 19, 2011 at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery

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