Richard A. Haley

Korean War
Service #11007878
UnitI CO 21 INF 24 DIV
RankMaster Sergeant U.S. Army
Date of DeathNovember 30 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
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.