KOREAN WAR PROJECT REMEMBRANCE

SFC Melvin Lee Cotton

24th Infantry Regiment
C CO 1 BN
Army
Hostile, Died While Missing (MIA)
Remains Not Recovered
Date Of Loss: November 28, 1950
Service Number: RA34483228
Born: April 19, 1918
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
Stallo, Mississippi
Location Or Battle Zone: Chongchon River
Town Or Area: Kunu-Ri Area

Comments: Sergeant First Class Cotton was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was seriously injured in South Korea on September 22, 1950 and returned to duty on October 19, 1950. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 28, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. He was from Union, Missouri, but his mother lived in Chicago. He attended Union High School in Union, Missouri. Reported DOD last known home of record - Chicago, Illinois, appears in WWII enlistment as originally from Mississippi.

Final Disposition Date: December 31, 1953
Korean War Project Key No: 6147

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