Bobby Eugene Freeman

Korean War
Service #2320631
UnitUSS Brush
RankFireman Apprentice U.S. Navy
Date of DeathSeptember 26 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
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
Fireman (E2) Freeman was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, 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
Fireman (E2) Freeman served aboard the destroyer USS BRUSH (DD-745) in Korean waters. He was listed as Missing in Action when his ship struck an enemy mine near Tanchon, North Korea on September 26, 1950. He was presumed dead on September 27, 1951. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.