Otis Lee Broome

Korean War
Service #51019384
UnitB CO 7 REGT 1 CAV DIV
RankCorporal U.S. Army
Date of DeathAugust 8 1951
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
Corporal Broome 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
Corporal Broome was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on August 8, 1951. He was presumed dead on February 24, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.