William Junior Hudson

Korean War
Service #16263389
UnitF CO 35 INF 25 DIV
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathDecember 18 1950
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
Private First Class Hudson 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
Private First Class Hudson was a Light Weapons Infantryman with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on July 22, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March",at Hanjang-ni, North Korea on December 18, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.