Melvin J. Bodily

Korean War
Service #19281705
RankCorporal U.S. Army
Date of DeathFebruary 17 1952
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Corporal Bodily was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, 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.
Notes
Corporal Bodily was a member of the 15th Quartermaster Company, 1st Cavalry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in Korea on September 10, 1950 and returned to duty on September 12, 1950. He was seriously wounded again on September 19, 1950 and evacuated to the Unites States on October 3, 1950. He returned to Korea and died of other causes on February 17, 1952.