James W. Sheppard

Korean War
Service #13271652
UnitC BTRY 503 FA BN 2 DIV
RankSergeant First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathFebruary 9 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Korean Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Sergeant First Class Sheppard was awarded the Purple Heart, 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
Sergeant First Class Sheppard was a member of Battery C, 503rd Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on December 1, 1950 and died while a prisoner on February 9, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.