Elwood Green

Korean War
Service #06284577
UnitE CO 5 REGT 1 CAV DIV
RankMaster Sergeant U.S. Army
Date of DeathFebruary 18 1951
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Army of Occupation Medal
Bronze Star
Combat Infantryman Badge
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
For his leadership and valor, Master Sergeant Green was awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, 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 North Arfrica-Middle East Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal (Germany).
Notes
Master Sergeant Green was a veteran of World War II, serving in North Africa and Italy. In Korea, he was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was wounded by the enemy in South Korea on September 19, 1950 and returned to duty on September 22, 1950. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 28, 1950 and died while a prisoner on February 18, 1951. MSGT Green's remains have been recovered and identified. His name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
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