Korean War
Service # | 25008361 |
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Rank | Corporal U.S. Army |
Date of Death | June 27 1951 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Corporal Pope was awarded the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean War Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
Corporal Pope was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of Company A, 378th Engineer Combat Battalion, U.S. Army. He was a passenger in a government vehicle which left the road and overturned. On June 27, 1951, he was killed when the vehicle in which he was riding overturned near Chunchon, South Korea.