| LOUISA COUNTY, IOWA |  |
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| LOUISA COUNTY, IOWA | |
Honoring Those Who Died During The Korean Conflict
| Don Lee Austin - Killed in Action October 25 1951 in North Korea |
| Born 1925 in Minnesota |
| Home or Place of Enlistment: Burlington, Des Moines County, IA |
| Service Branch: US Army Rank: Private |
| 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division |
| Awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal. |
| Interred in Wapello Cemetery, Louisa Co., IA |
| Raymond Bennett Chapman - He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on Feb. 15, 1951 and died of the wounds on February 17, 1951. |
| b. 29 Dec 1929 Louisa County, Iowa |
| Home or Place of Enlistment: Letts, Louisa Co. IA |
| Service Branch: US Army Rank: Corporal |
| Member of 187th Airborne Infantry Regimental Combat Team. |
| Awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal. |
| Interred in Grandview Cemetery, Louisa Co., IA |
| Merlin Martin McKeever - Killed in Action August 31, 1952 in Korea |
| b. 7 May 1930 Morning Sun, Louisa Co., IA |
| Home or Place of Enlistment: Morning Sun, Louisa Co., IA |
| Service Branch US Marine Corp. Rank Private 1st Class |
| Member of Company A 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. |
| Awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal. |
| Interred in Elmwood Cemetery, Louisa County, IA |