Korean War
Service # | 17245534 |
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Rank | Corporal U.S. Army |
Date of Death | April 26 1951 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Corporal Sons was awarded 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 Sons was a member of Battery A, 90th Field Artillery Battalion, 25th Infantry Division. On April 26, 1951, he was resting beside an ammunition truck that was being unloaded, when a box of 155mm fuses accidentally fell on his stomach killing him.