The burial of S/SGT Robert Bruce Wilcox is actually in Korean.
This marker is a cenotaph
He is listed as missing in action, and buried in Korea. He died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War.
INTERMENT: World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Robert B. Wilcox
Inducted From: New York
Rank: Shipfitter
Combat Organization: 38th Infantry 2nd Division
Death Date: 22 May 1951
Monument: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
WAR.CASUALTY: WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Name: Robert Bruce Wilcox
Birth Date: 1929
Birth City: Cattaraugus
State Registered: New York
Death Date: 22 May 1951
Death Country: Korea
Death Description: Died while Prisoner of War
War: Korean War
Title: Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Rank: Sergeant First Class
Service: U.S. Army
Service ID: 12116804
Notes: Sergeant First Class Wilcox was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 27, 1950 and died while a prisoner on May 22, 1951. Sergeant First Class Wilcox was awarded the Purple Heart, 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.
Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
WAR.CASULTIIES: Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957
Name: Robert B. Wilcox
Birth Date: 1929
Race: White
Home State: New York
Casualty Date: 27 November 1950
Casualty Country: North Korea Sector
Casualty Type: Captured, Died nonbattle
Group: Captured, Died nonbattle
Branch: Infantry
Component: USA - RA (Reg Army)
Rank: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Sergeant
Previous Detail: Captured
Disposed Date: 22 May 1951
Disposed Place: North Korea
Organization: In Div - 2nd
Element Sequence: Cv Div Cav Regt Inf
Unit #: 0038
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Assault Infantryman
WAR.CASULTIIES: Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957
Name: Robert B Wilcox
Birth Date: 1929
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Cattaraugus
Home State: New York
Citizen Status: US Citizen
Death Date: 27 November 1950
Processed Date: November 1979
Casualty Country: Korea
Casualty Type: Hostile - Died while captured/interned
Casualty Cause: US Army - No Information Available
Casualty Air: US Army - No Information Available
Service Branch: US Army
Component: Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR)
Rank: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Specialist Fifth Class (U.S. Army) Or Sergeant (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) Or Staff Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) Or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: Any Entry; Third Column: 2; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S
This marker is a cenotaph
He is listed as missing in action, and buried in Korea. He died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War.
INTERMENT: World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Robert B. Wilcox
Inducted From: New York
Rank: Shipfitter
Combat Organization: 38th Infantry 2nd Division
Death Date: 22 May 1951
Monument: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
WAR.CASUALTY: WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Name: Robert Bruce Wilcox
Birth Date: 1929
Birth City: Cattaraugus
State Registered: New York
Death Date: 22 May 1951
Death Country: Korea
Death Description: Died while Prisoner of War
War: Korean War
Title: Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Rank: Sergeant First Class
Service: U.S. Army
Service ID: 12116804
Notes: Sergeant First Class Wilcox was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 27, 1950 and died while a prisoner on May 22, 1951. Sergeant First Class Wilcox was awarded the Purple Heart, 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.
Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
WAR.CASULTIIES: Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957
Name: Robert B. Wilcox
Birth Date: 1929
Race: White
Home State: New York
Casualty Date: 27 November 1950
Casualty Country: North Korea Sector
Casualty Type: Captured, Died nonbattle
Group: Captured, Died nonbattle
Branch: Infantry
Component: USA - RA (Reg Army)
Rank: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Sergeant
Previous Detail: Captured
Disposed Date: 22 May 1951
Disposed Place: North Korea
Organization: In Div - 2nd
Element Sequence: Cv Div Cav Regt Inf
Unit #: 0038
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Assault Infantryman
WAR.CASULTIIES: Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957
Name: Robert B Wilcox
Birth Date: 1929
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Cattaraugus
Home State: New York
Citizen Status: US Citizen
Death Date: 27 November 1950
Processed Date: November 1979
Casualty Country: Korea
Casualty Type: Hostile - Died while captured/interned
Casualty Cause: US Army - No Information Available
Casualty Air: US Army - No Information Available
Service Branch: US Army
Component: Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR)
Rank: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Specialist Fifth Class (U.S. Army) Or Sergeant (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) Or Staff Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) Or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: Any Entry; Third Column: 2; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S
The burial of S/SGT Robert Bruce Wilcox is actually in Korean.
This marker is a cenotaph
He is listed as missing in action, and buried in Korea. He died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War.
INTERMENT: World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Robert B. Wilcox
Inducted From: New York
Rank: Shipfitter
Combat Organization: 38th Infantry 2nd Division
Death Date: 22 May 1951
Monument: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
WAR.CASUALTY: WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Name: Robert Bruce Wilcox
Birth Date: 1929
Birth City: Cattaraugus
State Registered: New York
Death Date: 22 May 1951
Death Country: Korea
Death Description: Died while Prisoner of War
War: Korean War
Title: Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Rank: Sergeant First Class
Service: U.S. Army
Service ID: 12116804
Notes: Sergeant First Class Wilcox was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 27, 1950 and died while a prisoner on May 22, 1951. Sergeant First Class Wilcox was awarded the Purple Heart, 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.
Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
WAR.CASULTIIES: Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957
Name: Robert B. Wilcox
Birth Date: 1929
Race: White
Home State: New York
Casualty Date: 27 November 1950
Casualty Country: North Korea Sector
Casualty Type: Captured, Died nonbattle
Group: Captured, Died nonbattle
Branch: Infantry
Component: USA - RA (Reg Army)
Rank: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Sergeant
Previous Detail: Captured
Disposed Date: 22 May 1951
Disposed Place: North Korea
Organization: In Div - 2nd
Element Sequence: Cv Div Cav Regt Inf
Unit #: 0038
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Assault Infantryman
WAR.CASULTIIES: Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957
Name: Robert B Wilcox
Birth Date: 1929
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Cattaraugus
Home State: New York
Citizen Status: US Citizen
Death Date: 27 November 1950
Processed Date: November 1979
Casualty Country: Korea
Casualty Type: Hostile - Died while captured/interned
Casualty Cause: US Army - No Information Available
Casualty Air: US Army - No Information Available
Service Branch: US Army
Component: Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR)
Rank: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Specialist Fifth Class (U.S. Army) Or Sergeant (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) Or Staff Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) Or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: Any Entry; Third Column: 2; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S
This marker is a cenotaph
He is listed as missing in action, and buried in Korea. He died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War.
INTERMENT: World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Robert B. Wilcox
Inducted From: New York
Rank: Shipfitter
Combat Organization: 38th Infantry 2nd Division
Death Date: 22 May 1951
Monument: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
WAR.CASUALTY: WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Name: Robert Bruce Wilcox
Birth Date: 1929
Birth City: Cattaraugus
State Registered: New York
Death Date: 22 May 1951
Death Country: Korea
Death Description: Died while Prisoner of War
War: Korean War
Title: Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Rank: Sergeant First Class
Service: U.S. Army
Service ID: 12116804
Notes: Sergeant First Class Wilcox was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 27, 1950 and died while a prisoner on May 22, 1951. Sergeant First Class Wilcox was awarded the Purple Heart, 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.
Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
WAR.CASULTIIES: Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957
Name: Robert B. Wilcox
Birth Date: 1929
Race: White
Home State: New York
Casualty Date: 27 November 1950
Casualty Country: North Korea Sector
Casualty Type: Captured, Died nonbattle
Group: Captured, Died nonbattle
Branch: Infantry
Component: USA - RA (Reg Army)
Rank: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Sergeant
Previous Detail: Captured
Disposed Date: 22 May 1951
Disposed Place: North Korea
Organization: In Div - 2nd
Element Sequence: Cv Div Cav Regt Inf
Unit #: 0038
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Assault Infantryman
WAR.CASULTIIES: Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957
Name: Robert B Wilcox
Birth Date: 1929
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Cattaraugus
Home State: New York
Citizen Status: US Citizen
Death Date: 27 November 1950
Processed Date: November 1979
Casualty Country: Korea
Casualty Type: Hostile - Died while captured/interned
Casualty Cause: US Army - No Information Available
Casualty Air: US Army - No Information Available
Service Branch: US Army
Component: Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR)
Rank: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Specialist Fifth Class (U.S. Army) Or Sergeant (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) Or Staff Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) Or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: Any Entry; Third Column: 2; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S
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