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First Name: Elmer

Last Name: Wing

Birthplace: USA

Gender: Male



Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: Kennebec, ME
Middle Name: V.



Date of Birth: 1932

Date of Death: 05 October 1952 (Presumed)

MIA Date: 05 October 1952

Rank: Corporal

Years Served:
Elmer V. Wing, Jr.

   
Engagements:
•  Korean War (1950 - 1953)

Biography:

Corporal Wing was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near DT241428, North Korea on 5 October 1952. He was presumed dead on 31 December 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

For his leadership and valor, Corporal Wing was awarded the Silver Star Medal, the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Infantryman's 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.



Honoree ID: 221440   Created by: MHOH

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