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Donald Maurice LaForest
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Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
L CO 8 REGT 1 CAV DIV
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Date of Death
November 2, 1950
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Sergeant LaForest was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on September 8, 1950 and returned to duty on October 15, 1950. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Unsan, North Korea on November 2, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were recovered on May 21, 2004 and identified on February 6, 2010. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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