John A. Tate
Pulaski, Virginia
Born 1923
Captain, U.S. Army
Service Number O-38322
Killed in Action
Died May 23, 1951 in Korea
Captain Tate was a member of the 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.
He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on May 23, 1951.
Captain Tate 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 and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
TATE, JOHN A
CAPT USA
- DATE OF BIRTH: 09/16/1923
- DATE OF DEATH: 05/23/1951
- BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 1393-C
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
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