
EDMONSON COUNTY
KOREAN CONFLICT CASUALTIES
Deaths 27 JUN 1950 thru 31 JAN 1955
Transcribed by Cathy Schultz
NOTE: Names taken from Memorial outside Edmonson County Courthouse ~ Information from Military Records
| NAME | CLELLAN H. DECKER | ELMER HODGE |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1928 | 1913 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 12 OCT 1951 | 14 JUL 1950 |
| BIRTH CITY | EDMONSON KY | EDMONSON KY |
| SERVICE BRANCH | ARMY | ARMY |
| SERVICE ID | 52078847 | 06665679 |
| RANK | CORPORAL | SERGEANT |
| COMPANY | K CO | 63RD FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, 24TH INFANTRY DIVISION |
| REGIMENT | 23RD INF | |
| BATTALION | 3RD BN | |
| CASUALTY INFORMATION | Killed in
Action on Heartbreak Ridge, North Korea.
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. |
Killed in
Action along the Kum River, South Korea.
Awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal. |