SILVER STAR:
Pfc. Robert M. Ancel, 12325428, 3rd Infantry Division, 7th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, HQ Company. Missing in Action - Presumed Dead on 3 December 1950 near Hukau-ri, North Korea.
"On 3 December 1950, in the vicinity of Hukau-ri, Korea, Private Ancel did, without personal regard for his own safety, expose himself to intense small arms, automatic weapons, and mortar fire, in order to retrieve vital signal equipment which had been left in the 'G' company positions when those positions were overrun by numerically superior enemy forces. After the physically exhausting trek up the steep slope and return, Private Ancel discovered that his unit was in the process of withdrawing. He found a place on a vehicle, but after moving only a few yards he gave the place to a wounded man whom he noticed limping by. Private Ancel was last seen by his comrades trudging up the steep mountain road. Private Ancel's display of coolness and courage in the face of withering enemy fire and his concern for a wounded comrade were an inspiration to his fellow men."
Find a Grave contributor, M Helm (49447189)
State of Origin: New York
PFC 7 INF 3 DIV
US ARMY KOREAN WAR
Private First Class Ancel was a member of Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while assisting a wounded comrade near Hukau-ri, North Korea on December 3, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. For his leadership and valor, Private First Class Ancel was awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
SILVER STAR:
Pfc. Robert M. Ancel, 12325428, 3rd Infantry Division, 7th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, HQ Company. Missing in Action - Presumed Dead on 3 December 1950 near Hukau-ri, North Korea.
"On 3 December 1950, in the vicinity of Hukau-ri, Korea, Private Ancel did, without personal regard for his own safety, expose himself to intense small arms, automatic weapons, and mortar fire, in order to retrieve vital signal equipment which had been left in the 'G' company positions when those positions were overrun by numerically superior enemy forces. After the physically exhausting trek up the steep slope and return, Private Ancel discovered that his unit was in the process of withdrawing. He found a place on a vehicle, but after moving only a few yards he gave the place to a wounded man whom he noticed limping by. Private Ancel was last seen by his comrades trudging up the steep mountain road. Private Ancel's display of coolness and courage in the face of withering enemy fire and his concern for a wounded comrade were an inspiration to his fellow men."
Find a Grave contributor, M Helm (49447189)
State of Origin: New York
PFC 7 INF 3 DIV
US ARMY KOREAN WAR
Private First Class Ancel was a member of Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while assisting a wounded comrade near Hukau-ri, North Korea on December 3, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. For his leadership and valor, Private First Class Ancel was awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
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