Korean War
Service # | 34134719 |
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Unit | K CO 21 INF 24 DIV |
Rank | Master Sergeant U.S. Army |
Date of Death | July 11 1950 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Honolulu Memorial |
Bronze Star
Combat Infantryman Badge
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
For his leadership and valor, Master Sergeant McInnis was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Infantryman Badge, 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
Master Sergeant McInnis was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Chochiwon, South Korea on July 11, 1950 and presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were recovered in 1981 and identified on January 29, 1982. MSGT McInnis' name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.