Sgt Lee Henderson Manning (1930-1951)

Sgt Lee Henderson Manning Veteran

Birth

21 Jul 1930

Louisiana, USA

Death

31 May 1951 (aged 20)

North Korea

Monument

National Korean War Veterans Memorial

Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map

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Sergeant Manning was a medic with the Medical Company, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on December 1, 1950 and died while a prisoner on May 31, 1951. His remains were not recovered.

He was accounted for Aug. 26, 2014.
He will be buried in Inglewood, California
with full military honors.

Awarded
Combat Medical Badge, Prisoner of War Medal, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Family Members

Parents

Lizzie Smith Manning

1905–1989

Siblings

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Records on Ancestry

1940 United States Federal Census

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Sgt Lee Henderson Manning Veteran

Family Members

Lizzie Smith Manning