Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes
Name Fred T Chatfield
Event Type Birth
Event Date 1930
Event Place Harlan, Kentucky
Mother's Name Minnie Bird
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USA Korean War Dead and Army Wounded, 1950-1953
Name: Fred T Chatfield
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 01 Dec 1950
Event Place: North Korea Sector
Casualty Detail Note: Captured
Casualty Type: Captured, Died nonbattle
Military Casualty Group: Captured, Died nonbattle
Military Disposition Date: 14 May 1951
Military Disposition Place: North Korea
Military Rank: Corporal
Military Specialty: Automotive Mechanic (2d Echelon)
Service Number: RA15422183
Military Service Branch: Artillery
Program Sequence: IN DIV - 2ND
Program Element: IN DIV AAA A W BN
Military Component: USA - RA (Reg Army)
Race: White
Birth Year: 1930
Residence Place: Kentucky, USA
Affiliate Publication Title: Records of Korean War Dead and Wounded Army Casualities, compiled 1950-1970, documenting the period 02/13/1950 - 12/31/1953
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 583580
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Find A Grave Memorial# 45772352
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No known grave.
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu Co., Hawaii, USA
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Sergeant Chatfield was a member of Battery D, 82nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on December 1, 1950 and died while a prisoner on May 14, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. He was awarded the Prisoner of War Medal, 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.
