Kennith Gwestell Fields

Korean War
Service #14337478
UnitL CO 34 INF 24 DIV
RankCorporal U.S. Army
Date of DeathJuly 8 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
4
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
Combat Infantryman Badge
Corporal Fields was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman 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.
Notes
Corporal Fields was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on July 8, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.