Buel Glen Hicks

Korean War
Service #35736591
UnitA CO 562 ENGR BOAT MAINT BN
RankCorporal U.S. Army
Date of DeathNovember 15 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Bronze Star
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
For his leadership and valor, Corporal Hicks was awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, 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 Hicks was a member of Company A, 562nd Engineer Boat Maintenance Battalion, U.S. Army. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 15, 1950. His remains were not recovered.