Ignatius was living on Fort Berthold Reservation, ND when he entered the service and was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team.

He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy at the "Punch Bowl" near Hean Myon, North Korea on June 22, 1952 by enemy artillery fire.

Private First Class Spotted Bear was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, 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.

U.S., Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957:
Name: Ignat Spotted-Bear
Birth Date: 1930
Race: American Indian (American)
Home State: North Dakota
Casualty Date: 22 Jun 1952
Casualty Country: North Korea Sector
Casualty Type: Killed in Action OR Missing in Action, KIA
Group: KIA or Missing in Action, KIA
Branch: Infantry
Component: USA - RA (Reg Army)
Rank: Private 1st Class
Pay Grade: Private First Class
Disposed Date: 22 Jun 1952
Disposed Place: North Korea
Organization: In Rgt
Unit #: 0005
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantryman

U.S., Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957:
Name: Bear Ignat Spotted
Birth Date: 1930
Gender: Male
Race: American Indian (American)
Home City: Mc Lean
Home State: North Dakota
Citizen Status: US Citizen
Death Date: 22 Jun 1952
Processed Date: Nov 1979
Casualty Country: Korea
Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed
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: Private 1st Class
Pay Grade: Private First Class (U.S. Army) Or Airman Second Class (Airman First Class) (U.S. Air Force) Or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) Or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S

U.S., Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957:
Name: Bear Ignatius Spotted
Birth Date: 1930
Gender: Male
Race: American Indian/Alaska Native (American)
Home City: Mclean
Home State: North Dakota
Citizen Status: US
Casualty Date: 22 Jun 1952
Casualty Country: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Casualty Type: KILLED IN ACTION
Service Branch: US Army
Rank: Private 1st Class
Pay Grade: Private First Class (U.S. Army) Or Airman Second Class (Airman First Class) (U.S. Air Force) Or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) Or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S
Previous Detail: BURIED - UNKNOWN DISP
Disposed Date: 22 Jun 1952
Organization: 5 INF RGT CMBT TEAM
Service Occupation: LIGHT WEAPONS INFANTRYMAN

Korean War Vets Memorial