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Corp Richard Elliot Vaneekhoven
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Corp Richard Elliot Vaneekhoven Veteran

Birth
USA
Death
30 Apr 1951 (aged 18)
South Korea
Monument
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map
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Corporal Vaneekhoven was a member of Battery B, 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Hoengsong, South Korea on February 13, 1951 and died while a prisoner on April 30, 1951. His remains were not recovered.

Awarded
Purple Heart
Prisoner of War Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
United Nations Service Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Corporal Vaneekhoven was a member of Battery B, 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Hoengsong, South Korea on February 13, 1951 and died while a prisoner on April 30, 1951. His remains were not recovered.

Awarded
Purple Heart
Prisoner of War Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
United Nations Service Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal

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  • Maintained by: ShaneO
  • Originally Created by: GraveHunter
  • Added: Oct 13, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118678232/richard_elliot-vaneekhoven: accessed ), memorial page for Corp Richard Elliot Vaneekhoven (3 Oct 1932–30 Apr 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118678232, citing National Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).