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Casualty Info
Home Town Ebensburg, PA
Last Address Ebensburg, PA
Casualty Date Oct 06, 1952
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Location Korea, North
Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Lloyd Cemetery - Ebensburg, Pennsylvania
WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings about Charles William Doerr Name: Charles William Doerr Birth Date: 24 Jun 1930 Birth City: Ebensburg State Registered: Pennsylvania
Death Date: 6 Oct 1952 Death Country: Korea Death Description: Killed in Action
War: Korean War Title: Hospital Corpsman, U.S. Navy Rank: Hospital Corpsman Service: U.S. Navy Service ID: 3655505 Notes: Hospitalman Doerr was a member of the U.S. Navy serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades on October 6, 1952 when he was struck by multiple shell fragments. Hospitalman Doerr was awarded the Silver Star, 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. Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
