Richard H. Scheffer

Korean War
Service #15268628
UnitC CO 32 INF 7 DIV
RankCorporal U.S. Army
Date of DeathDecember 1 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
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
Corporal Scheffer was awarded 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
Corporal Scheffer was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was wounded by the enemy in South Korea on September 23, 1950 and returned to duty on September 27, 1950. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on December 1, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.