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CPL George DeBaun Jr.
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CPL George DeBaun Jr. Veteran

Birth
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana, USA
Death
28 Jul 1953 (aged 27)
North Korea
Monument
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
Plot
Courts of the Missing
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Corporal Debaun was a member of Company G, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy at Boulder City in Korea on July 25, 1953. He was presumed dead on July 28, 1954. His remains were not recovered. Corporal Debaun was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Corporal Debaun was a member of Company G, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy at Boulder City in Korea on July 25, 1953. He was presumed dead on July 28, 1954. His remains were not recovered. Corporal Debaun was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.


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