Korean War
Service # | 11007878 |
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Unit | I CO 21 INF 24 DIV |
Rank | Master Sergeant U.S. Army |
Date of Death | November 30 1950 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Honolulu Memorial |
Army Commendation Medal
Bronze Star
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
For his leadership and valor, Master Sergeant Haley was awarded the Bronze Star, the Army Commendation Ribbon, 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, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
Master Sergeant Haley was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Chochiwon, South Korea on July 12, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and died while a prisoner at Pyongyang, North Korea November 30, 1950 of malnutrition and dysentery. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.