Earl Vincent Wise

Korean War
Service #16308533
UnitHQ CO 31 INF 7 DIV
RankSergeant First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathJanuary 17 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
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 First Class Wise 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 First Class Wise was a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Company, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded and taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 28, 1950. He died of those wounds while a prisoner on January 17, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.