Ballard McCurley

World War II
Service #39147939
Unit12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
RankPrivate U.S. Army
Entered Service From California
Date of DeathNovember 29 1944
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Notes

Initially listed missing in action, Private McCurley's remains have been recovered and identified. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.