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Sgt Loyd Albert Alumbaugh

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Sgt Loyd Albert Alumbaugh

Birth
Reeds, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
Death
28 Apr 1950 (aged 21)
North Korea
Burial
Reeds, Jasper County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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His remains were finally buried 21 June 2021 between his father and mother.
Loyd was was a medic with the Ambulance Company, 7th Medical Battalion, 7th Infantry Division and was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on November 28, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were never recovered until April 2020. "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Alumbaugh, L.)Release No: 20-048 April 23, 2020"
His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. (see photo)
His name is also inscribed on a Korean War Memorial in Dayton, Ohio.
He was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Medical 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.
He was a sergeant in the United States Army in A Company, 38th Infantry, Second Division, 7th Medical Battalion.
His body was never found{ until April 2020 }after the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea.
After many years of waiting, his body will be buried here 25 June 2021.
He was well liked and greatly missed by many.∼Lloyd A. Alumbaugh of Reeds, MO was born December 16, 1928 the son of Ira Raymond Alumbaugh and Opal Grace "Smith" Alumbaugh. Lloyd was a U.S. Army ambulance driver during the battle at the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea when he went "missing in action" on November 28, 1950. The U.S. Depart of Defense notified Lloyd's nephew, Wesley Alumbaugh of Carthage, Missouri, in 2020 that his remains had been identified by DNA in one of the 55 boxes turned over by North Korea in 2018.
Lloyd was one of six children, William "Bill" Alumbaugh, John Alumbaugh, James R. Alumbaugh, Mary Meyer, and Kathleen Blair. He is survived by several nieces and nephews and extended family.
Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday June 25th at Reeds Cemetery, Reeds, MO., with full military honors.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Ulmer Funeral Home.
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View Cenotaph HERE.
His remains were finally buried 21 June 2021 between his father and mother.
Loyd was was a medic with the Ambulance Company, 7th Medical Battalion, 7th Infantry Division and was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on November 28, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were never recovered until April 2020. "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Alumbaugh, L.)Release No: 20-048 April 23, 2020"
His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. (see photo)
His name is also inscribed on a Korean War Memorial in Dayton, Ohio.
He was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Medical 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.
He was a sergeant in the United States Army in A Company, 38th Infantry, Second Division, 7th Medical Battalion.
His body was never found{ until April 2020 }after the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea.
After many years of waiting, his body will be buried here 25 June 2021.
He was well liked and greatly missed by many.∼Lloyd A. Alumbaugh of Reeds, MO was born December 16, 1928 the son of Ira Raymond Alumbaugh and Opal Grace "Smith" Alumbaugh. Lloyd was a U.S. Army ambulance driver during the battle at the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea when he went "missing in action" on November 28, 1950. The U.S. Depart of Defense notified Lloyd's nephew, Wesley Alumbaugh of Carthage, Missouri, in 2020 that his remains had been identified by DNA in one of the 55 boxes turned over by North Korea in 2018.
Lloyd was one of six children, William "Bill" Alumbaugh, John Alumbaugh, James R. Alumbaugh, Mary Meyer, and Kathleen Blair. He is survived by several nieces and nephews and extended family.
Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday June 25th at Reeds Cemetery, Reeds, MO., with full military honors.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Ulmer Funeral Home.
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View Cenotaph HERE.


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