Elmer John Kallmeyer

Korean War
Service #O-1063069
UnitL CO 38 INF 2 DIV
RankCaptain U.S. Army
Date of DeathApril 23 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Army Commendation Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Captain Kallmeyer was awarded the Army Commendation Ribbon, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, 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.
Notes

Captain Kallmeyer was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on February 13, 1951 and was killed during strafing by friendly forces on April 23, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.