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PFC Robert Melvin Ancel
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PFC Robert Melvin Ancel Veteran

Birth
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Death
3 Dec 1950 (aged 18)
North Korea
Monument
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
Plot
Courts of the Missing
Memorial ID
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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.
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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