Photo of Eugene N. R. Starr

Eugene N. R. Starr

Sergeant Army Korean War

Army
Army
Sergeant
Sergeant
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Sergeant
Unit
Battery "A", 50th AAA Bn (AW) (SP)
Conflict / Era
Korean War
Years of Service
07/1951 – 07/1953
Date of Birth
12/16/1927
Date of Death
11/29/2008
Hometown
Darby, OH
Awards & Decorations
Legion of Merit, Korean Service Medal w/3, United Nations Service Medal 2 O/S Bars
Burial Location
Darby Twp: St. John's Lutheran
Monument Paver
No
Overseas Service
Chemical Warfare Japan and Korea; Eighth Army ARTY (tank & Half Track Unit); Pusan, to Seoul, to Wonju, to Suwon, Korea
Township (entering service)
Darby
Township (current / at death)
Hendersonville, NC
Church
St. John's Lutheran Marysville, OH
School
Chuckery-Darby High School
Record Authenticated
No

Decorations

Legion of Merit
Legion of Merit

Biography

Overseas service: Chemical Warfare Japan and Korea; Eighth Army ARTY (tank & Half Track Unit); Pusan, to Seoul, to Wonju, to Suwon, Korea. Church: St. John's Lutheran Marysville, OH. School: Chuckery-Darby High School. Commendation from Commanding Officer, ARTY (Lt. Colonel John A. Hodgson)

Source: Certificate of Honorable Discharge and DD-214, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 9, p. 541 and Vol. 8, p. 4; obituary, Marysville Journal-Tribune, 12/24/2008