192 FITRON https://www.abmc.gov/ en Howard Wilson Westervelt Jr. https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/westervelt%3Dhoward <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Howard Wilson Westervelt Jr.</span> <div class="field field--name-field-war field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-war-code/korean-war" id="taxonomy-term-64550" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-war-code"> <div class="war"> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Korean War</div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/korea.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="https://www.abmc.gov/user/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">abmc-0525</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Sun, 09/20/2015 - 21:50</span> <div class="field field--name-field-service-number field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">468621</div> <div class="field field--name-field-rank field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://www.abmc.gov/db-rank/lieutenant-junior-grade" hreflang="en">Lieutenant Junior Grade</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-branch-of-service field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">U.S. Navy</div> <div class="field field--name-field-abmc-burial-unit field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://www.abmc.gov/db-abmc-burial-unit/192-fitron" hreflang="en">192 FITRON</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-dod-month field--type-list-integer field--label-hidden field__item">September</div> <div class="field field--name-field-dod-day field--type-list-integer field--label-hidden field__item">12</div> <div class="field field--name-field-dod-year field--type-integer field--label-hidden field__item">1952</div> <div class="field field--name-field-missing-status field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Missing In Action</div> <div class="field field--name-field-buried-text field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">Memorialized</div> <div class="field field--name-field-memorialized-text field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">Courts of the Missing</div> <div class="field field--name-field-court field--type-string field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Court</div> <div class="field__item">8</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cemetery field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-cemetery/honolulu-memorial" id="taxonomy-term-93788" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-cemetery"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-cemetery-or-memorial field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <article data-history-node-id="14306" about="https://www.abmc.gov/Honolulu" class="node node--type-cemetery-or-memorial node--view-mode-location"> <div><a href="https://www.abmc.gov/Honolulu"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Honolulu Memorial</span> </a></div> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-monument-location-address field--type-address field--label-hidden field__item"><p class="address" translate="no"> Honolulu Memorial <br /> 2177 Puowaina Drive <br /> 96813-1729 HI <br /> United States </p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-navy-awards field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/air-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64298" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/air-medal" id="taxonomy-term-62995" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/air%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/air%20medal-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Air Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/combat-action-ribbon-navy" id="taxonomy-term-64309" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/combat-action-ribbon-navy" id="taxonomy-term-63035" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/combat%20action%20ribbon_navy-ribbon_0.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/distinguished-flying-cross" id="taxonomy-term-64291" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/distinguished-flying-cross" id="taxonomy-term-63051" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/distinguished%20flying%20cross-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/distinguished%20flying%20cross-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Distinguished Flying Cross</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/korean-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64364" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/korean-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-63080" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/korean%20service%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/korean%20service%20medal-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Korean Service Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/national-defense-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64363" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/national-defense-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-63127" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/national%20defense%20service%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/national%20defense%20service%20medal-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">National Defense Service Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/navy-unit-commendation" id="taxonomy-term-64315" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/navy-unit-commendation" id="taxonomy-term-63144" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/navy%20unit%20commendation-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Navy Unit Commendation</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/purple-heart" id="taxonomy-term-64295" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/purple-heart" id="taxonomy-term-63179" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/purple%20heart-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/purple%20heart-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Purple Heart</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/republic-korea-presidential-unit-citation" id="taxonomy-term-64398" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/republic-korea-presidential-unit-citation" id="taxonomy-term-63182" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/republic%20of%20korea%20presidential%20unit%20citation-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/republic-korea-war-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64497" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/republic-korea-war-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-63183" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/republic%20of%20korea%20war%20service%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Republic of Korea War Service Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/united-nations-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64405" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/united-nations-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-63210" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/united%20nations%20service%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">United Nations Service Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-text field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">For his leadership and valor, Lieutenant Junior Grade Westervelt was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 4 Gold Stars, the Navy Commendation Ribbon, 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.</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-notes field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Notes</div> <div class="field__item">Lieutenant Junior Grade Westervelt was the pilot of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter with Fighter Squadron 192 aboard the USS PRINCETON (CV-37). On September 12, 1952, following a bombing run on an industrial target near Kowon, Korea, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed into a hillside. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.</div> </div> Mon, 21 Sep 2015 01:50:01 +0000 abmc-0525 425863 at https://www.abmc.gov Marcus Paul Merner https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/merner%3Dmarcus <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Marcus Paul Merner</span> <div class="field field--name-field-war field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-war-code/korean-war" id="taxonomy-term-64550" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-war-code"> <div class="war"> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Korean War</div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/korea.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="https://www.abmc.gov/user/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">abmc-0525</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Sun, 09/20/2015 - 21:50</span> <div class="field field--name-field-service-number field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">485423</div> <div class="field field--name-field-rank field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://www.abmc.gov/db-rank/lieutenant-junior-grade" hreflang="en">Lieutenant Junior Grade</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-branch-of-service field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">U.S. Navy</div> <div class="field field--name-field-abmc-burial-unit field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://www.abmc.gov/db-abmc-burial-unit/192-fitron" hreflang="en">192 FITRON</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-dod-month field--type-list-integer field--label-hidden field__item">January</div> <div class="field field--name-field-dod-day field--type-list-integer field--label-hidden field__item">28</div> <div class="field field--name-field-dod-year field--type-integer field--label-hidden field__item">1951</div> <div class="field field--name-field-missing-status field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Missing In Action</div> <div class="field field--name-field-buried-text field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">Memorialized</div> <div class="field field--name-field-memorialized-text field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">Courts of the Missing</div> <div class="field field--name-field-court field--type-string field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Court</div> <div class="field__item">8</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cemetery field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-cemetery/honolulu-memorial" id="taxonomy-term-93788" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-cemetery"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-cemetery-or-memorial field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <article data-history-node-id="14306" about="https://www.abmc.gov/Honolulu" class="node node--type-cemetery-or-memorial node--view-mode-location"> <div><a href="https://www.abmc.gov/Honolulu"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Honolulu Memorial</span> </a></div> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-monument-location-address field--type-address field--label-hidden field__item"><p class="address" translate="no"> Honolulu Memorial <br /> 2177 Puowaina Drive <br /> 96813-1729 HI <br /> United States </p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-navy-awards field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/air-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64298" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/air-medal" id="taxonomy-term-62995" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/air%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/air%20medal-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Air Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/combat-action-ribbon-navy" id="taxonomy-term-64309" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/combat-action-ribbon-navy" id="taxonomy-term-63035" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/combat%20action%20ribbon_navy-ribbon_0.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/distinguished-flying-cross" id="taxonomy-term-64291" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/distinguished-flying-cross" id="taxonomy-term-63051" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/distinguished%20flying%20cross-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/distinguished%20flying%20cross-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Distinguished Flying Cross</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/korean-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64364" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/korean-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-63080" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/korean%20service%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/korean%20service%20medal-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Korean Service Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/national-defense-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64363" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/national-defense-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-63127" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/national%20defense%20service%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/national%20defense%20service%20medal-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">National Defense Service Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/purple-heart" id="taxonomy-term-64295" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/purple-heart" id="taxonomy-term-63179" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/purple%20heart-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/purple%20heart-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Purple Heart</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/republic-korea-presidential-unit-citation" id="taxonomy-term-64398" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/republic-korea-presidential-unit-citation" id="taxonomy-term-63182" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/republic%20of%20korea%20presidential%20unit%20citation-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/republic-korea-war-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64497" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/republic-korea-war-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-63183" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/republic%20of%20korea%20war%20service%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Republic of Korea War Service Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/united-nations-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64405" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/united-nations-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-63210" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/united%20nations%20service%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">United Nations Service Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-text field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">For his leadership and valor, Lieutenant Junior Grade Merner was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, 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.</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-notes field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Notes</div> <div class="field__item">USNA Class of 1947, Lieutenant Junior Grade Merner was the pilot of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter with Fighter Squadron 192 aboard the carrier USS PRINCETON (CV-37). On January 28, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft was hit by small arms fire and the engine lost oil pressure and suffered a runaway propeller. He ditched the aircraft off Sinpo, Korea, but he was never recovered. He was presumed dead on January 29, 1952. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.</div> </div> Mon, 21 Sep 2015 01:50:01 +0000 abmc-0525 425812 at https://www.abmc.gov Richard Marshall Ruppenthal https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/ruppenthal%3Drichard <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Richard Marshall Ruppenthal</span> <div class="field field--name-field-war field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-war-code/korean-war" id="taxonomy-term-64550" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-war-code"> <div class="war"> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Korean War</div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/korea.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="https://www.abmc.gov/user/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">abmc-0525</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Sun, 09/20/2015 - 21:50</span> <div class="field field--name-field-service-number field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">505805</div> <div class="field field--name-field-rank field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://www.abmc.gov/db-rank/ensign" hreflang="en">Ensign</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-branch-of-service field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">U.S. Navy</div> <div class="field field--name-field-abmc-burial-unit field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://www.abmc.gov/db-abmc-burial-unit/192-fitron" hreflang="en">192 FITRON</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-dod-month field--type-list-integer field--label-hidden field__item">April</div> <div class="field field--name-field-dod-day field--type-list-integer field--label-hidden field__item">21</div> <div class="field field--name-field-dod-year field--type-integer field--label-hidden field__item">1951</div> <div class="field field--name-field-missing-status field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Missing In Action</div> <div class="field field--name-field-buried-text field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">Memorialized</div> <div class="field field--name-field-memorialized-text field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">Courts of the Missing</div> <div class="field field--name-field-court field--type-string field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Court</div> <div class="field__item">8</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cemetery field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-cemetery/honolulu-memorial" id="taxonomy-term-93788" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-cemetery"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-cemetery-or-memorial field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <article data-history-node-id="14306" about="https://www.abmc.gov/Honolulu" class="node node--type-cemetery-or-memorial node--view-mode-location"> <div><a href="https://www.abmc.gov/Honolulu"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Honolulu Memorial</span> </a></div> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-monument-location-address field--type-address field--label-hidden field__item"><p class="address" translate="no"> Honolulu Memorial <br /> 2177 Puowaina Drive <br /> 96813-1729 HI <br /> United States </p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-navy-awards field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/air-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64298" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/air-medal" id="taxonomy-term-62995" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/air%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/air%20medal-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Air Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/combat-action-ribbon-navy" id="taxonomy-term-64309" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/combat-action-ribbon-navy" id="taxonomy-term-63035" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/combat%20action%20ribbon_navy-ribbon_0.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/distinguished-flying-cross" id="taxonomy-term-64291" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/distinguished-flying-cross" id="taxonomy-term-63051" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/distinguished%20flying%20cross-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/distinguished%20flying%20cross-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Distinguished Flying Cross</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/korean-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64364" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/korean-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-63080" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/korean%20service%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/korean%20service%20medal-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Korean Service Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/national-defense-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64363" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/national-defense-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-63127" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/national%20defense%20service%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/national%20defense%20service%20medal-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">National Defense Service Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/purple-heart" id="taxonomy-term-64295" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/purple-heart" id="taxonomy-term-63179" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/purple%20heart-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/purple%20heart-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Purple Heart</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/republic-korea-presidential-unit-citation" id="taxonomy-term-64398" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/republic-korea-presidential-unit-citation" id="taxonomy-term-63182" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/republic%20of%20korea%20presidential%20unit%20citation-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/republic-korea-war-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64497" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/republic-korea-war-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-63183" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/republic%20of%20korea%20war%20service%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Republic of Korea War Service Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/united-nations-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64405" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/united-nations-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-63210" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/united%20nations%20service%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">United Nations Service Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-text field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">For his leadership and valor, Ensign Ruppenthal was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with Gold Star, 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.</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-notes field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Notes</div> <div class="field__item">Ensign Ruppenthal served as the pilot of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter with Fighter Squadron 192 aboard the carrier USS PRINCETON (CV-37). On April 21, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire and its engine lost oil pressure. It ditched at DU 1303. Helicopter rescue could not locate him. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.</div> </div> Mon, 21 Sep 2015 01:50:01 +0000 abmc-0525 425792 at https://www.abmc.gov William Ernest Patton https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/patton%3Dwilliam-1 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">William Ernest Patton</span> <div class="field field--name-field-war field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-war-code/korean-war" id="taxonomy-term-64550" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-war-code"> <div class="war"> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Korean War</div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/korea.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="https://www.abmc.gov/user/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">abmc-0525</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Sun, 09/20/2015 - 21:50</span> <div class="field field--name-field-service-number field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">508047</div> <div class="field field--name-field-rank field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://www.abmc.gov/db-rank/ensign" hreflang="en">Ensign</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-branch-of-service field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">U.S. Navy</div> <div class="field field--name-field-abmc-burial-unit field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://www.abmc.gov/db-abmc-burial-unit/192-fitron" hreflang="en">192 FITRON</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-dod-month field--type-list-integer field--label-hidden field__item">March</div> <div class="field field--name-field-dod-day field--type-list-integer field--label-hidden field__item">10</div> <div class="field field--name-field-dod-year field--type-integer field--label-hidden field__item">1951</div> <div class="field field--name-field-missing-status field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Missing In Action</div> <div class="field field--name-field-buried-text field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">Memorialized</div> <div class="field field--name-field-memorialized-text field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">Courts of the Missing</div> <div class="field field--name-field-court field--type-string field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Court</div> <div class="field__item">8</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cemetery field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-cemetery/honolulu-memorial" id="taxonomy-term-93788" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-cemetery"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-cemetery-or-memorial field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <article data-history-node-id="14306" about="https://www.abmc.gov/Honolulu" class="node node--type-cemetery-or-memorial node--view-mode-location"> <div><a href="https://www.abmc.gov/Honolulu"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Honolulu Memorial</span> </a></div> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-monument-location-address field--type-address field--label-hidden field__item"><p class="address" translate="no"> Honolulu Memorial <br /> 2177 Puowaina Drive <br /> 96813-1729 HI <br /> United States </p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-navy-awards field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/air-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64298" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/air-medal" id="taxonomy-term-62995" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/air%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/air%20medal-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Air Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/combat-action-ribbon-navy" id="taxonomy-term-64309" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/combat-action-ribbon-navy" id="taxonomy-term-63035" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/combat%20action%20ribbon_navy-ribbon_0.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/distinguished-flying-cross" id="taxonomy-term-64291" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/distinguished-flying-cross" id="taxonomy-term-63051" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/distinguished%20flying%20cross-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/distinguished%20flying%20cross-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Distinguished Flying Cross</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/korean-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64364" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/korean-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-63080" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/korean%20service%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/korean%20service%20medal-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Korean Service Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/national-defense-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64363" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/national-defense-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-63127" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/national%20defense%20service%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/national%20defense%20service%20medal-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">National Defense Service Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/purple-heart" id="taxonomy-term-64295" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/purple-heart" id="taxonomy-term-63179" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/purple%20heart-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-medal field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/purple%20heart-medal.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Purple Heart</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/republic-korea-presidential-unit-citation" id="taxonomy-term-64398" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/republic-korea-presidential-unit-citation" id="taxonomy-term-63182" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/republic%20of%20korea%20presidential%20unit%20citation-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/republic-korea-war-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64497" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/republic-korea-war-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-63183" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/republic%20of%20korea%20war%20service%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Republic of Korea War Service Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-navy/united-nations-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-64405" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-navy"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-award-parent field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div about="https://www.abmc.gov/db-awards-parent/united-nations-service-medal" id="taxonomy-term-63210" class="taxonomy-term vocabulary-db-awards-parent"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-field-ribbon field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="https://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/united%20nations%20service%20medal-ribbon.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">United Nations Service Medal</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-text field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">For his leadership and valor, Ensign Patton was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, 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.</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-notes field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Notes</div> <div class="field__item">Ensign Patton was the pilot of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter with Fighter Squadron 192 aboard the aircraft carrier USS PRINCETON (CV-37). On March 10, 1951, while on a combat mission near Changhung-ni, Korea, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed 15 miles east of Pukchong, Korea. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on May 3, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.</div> </div> Mon, 21 Sep 2015 01:50:01 +0000 abmc-0525 425765 at https://www.abmc.gov