Lester Eugene Fulk

Korean War
Service #55158005
UnitK CO 5 INF REGT CMBT TEAM
RankCorporal U.S. Army
Date of DeathFebruary 18 1954
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Corporal Fulk was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman 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.
Notes
Corporal Fulk was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near DT 251-417, North Korea on August 3, 1952. He was presumed dead on February 18, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.