Richard Elliot Vaneekhoven
Corporal, U.S. Army
B BTRY 15 FA BN 2 DIV
Status: Died while Prisoner of War
Wars or Conflicts: Korean War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court 8
Awards
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. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
Corporal, U.S. Army
B BTRY 15 FA BN 2 DIV
Status: Died while Prisoner of War
Wars or Conflicts: Korean War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court 8
Awards
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. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
Richard Elliot Vaneekhoven
Corporal, U.S. Army
B BTRY 15 FA BN 2 DIV
Status: Died while Prisoner of War
Wars or Conflicts: Korean War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court 8
Awards
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. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
Corporal, U.S. Army
B BTRY 15 FA BN 2 DIV
Status: Died while Prisoner of War
Wars or Conflicts: Korean War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court 8
Awards
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. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
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