John L. Hoey

Korean War
Service #13267327
UnitE CO 8 REGT 1 CAV DIV
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathNovember 2 1950
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Combat Infantryman Badge
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
Private First Class Hoey was awarded the Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, 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
Private First Class Hoey was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on September 4, 1950 and returned to duty on September 6, 1950. He was seriously wounded again on September 12, 1950 and returned on October 6, 1950. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Unsan, North Korea on November 2, 1950 and presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were recovered on August 5, 1997 and identified on November 6, 2000. PFC Hoey's name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.