Melvin James Little Bear

Korean War
Service #17258384
UnitA BTRY 15 FA BN 2 DIV
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathJuly 21 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Private First Class Little Bear was awarded 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
Private First Class Little Bear was a member of Battery A, 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Hoengsong, South Korea on February 13, 1951 and died while a prisoner on July 21, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.