Korean War
Service # | O-1169428 |
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Unit | C BTRY 17 FA BN IX CORPS |
Rank | Captain U.S. Army |
Date of Death | October 21 1951 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
4
Honolulu Memorial |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Captain Blew was awarded the Purple Heart, 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.
Notes
Captain Blew was a member of Battery C, 17th Field Artillery Battalion, IX Corps. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy west of Maco-Ri Valley, North Korea on October 21, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.