Bobby Van Combs

Korean War
Service #13320260
UnitI CO 5 INF REGT CMBT TEAM
RankSergeant U.S. Army
Date of DeathOctober 2 1952
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
4
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
Combat Infantryman Badge
Sergeant Combs was awarded the Purple Heart, 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
Sergeant Combs was a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy at DT 241-428 in North Korea on October 2, 1952. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.