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Written by David A. Kimball
Summit, Ohio
Born 1924
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Service Number O-60584
Killed in Action
Died July 20, 1950 in Korea
First Lieutenant Kimball was a member of the 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy near Taejon, South Korea on July 20, 1950.
First Lieutenant Kimball was 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.
KIMBALL, DAVID ALTON
1LT USA
VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
DATE OF BIRTH: 07/27/1924
DATE OF DEATH: 07/20/1950
DATE OF INTERMENT: 06/08/1951
BURIED AT: SECTION 8 SITE 6374-A R
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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