Corporal Bly was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was seriously wounded when his jeep ran over an enemy land mine near Masan-Dong, North Korea on November 16, 1950 and died of those wounds on November 22, 1950. Corporal Bly was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal (Japan).Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll of the Korean War
Corporal Bly was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was seriously wounded when his jeep ran over an enemy land mine near Masan-Dong, North Korea on November 16, 1950 and died of those wounds on November 22, 1950. Corporal Bly was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal (Japan).Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll of the Korean War
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