Raymond Ira Briggs

Korean War
Service #15294902
UnitHQ CO 2 ENGR CMBT BN 2 DIV
RankMaster Sergeant U.S. Army
Date of DeathMarch 30 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
4
American Campaign Medal
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
Master Sergeant Briggs was awarded 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, the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
Master Sergeant Briggs was a veteran of World War II. In Korea is was a member of Service Company, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died while a prisoner on March 30, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.