[courtesy: P Fazzini (#46565936)]
ABMC record:
Cordus Hamilton Thornton
Longview, Texas
Born April 24, 1916
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Service Number O-2055242
Killed while a Prisoner of War
Died November 1, 1950 in Korea
First Lieutenant Thornton was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on July 15, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and was shot to death by North Korean major during the march from Manpo to Chunggang-jin, North Korea on November 1, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. For his leadership and valor, First Lieutenant Thornton was awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, 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.
ABMC record:
Cordus Hamilton Thornton
Longview, Texas
Born April 24, 1916
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Service Number O-2055242
Killed while a Prisoner of War
Died November 1, 1950 in Korea
First Lieutenant Thornton was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on July 15, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and was shot to death by North Korean major during the march from Manpo to Chunggang-jin, North Korea on November 1, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. For his leadership and valor, First Lieutenant Thornton was awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, 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.
[courtesy: P Fazzini (#46565936)]
ABMC record:
Cordus Hamilton Thornton
Longview, Texas
Born April 24, 1916
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Service Number O-2055242
Killed while a Prisoner of War
Died November 1, 1950 in Korea
First Lieutenant Thornton was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on July 15, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and was shot to death by North Korean major during the march from Manpo to Chunggang-jin, North Korea on November 1, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. For his leadership and valor, First Lieutenant Thornton was awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, 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.
ABMC record:
Cordus Hamilton Thornton
Longview, Texas
Born April 24, 1916
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Service Number O-2055242
Killed while a Prisoner of War
Died November 1, 1950 in Korea
First Lieutenant Thornton was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on July 15, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and was shot to death by North Korean major during the march from Manpo to Chunggang-jin, North Korea on November 1, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. For his leadership and valor, First Lieutenant Thornton was awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, 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.
Gravesite Details
Also see marker in Clinton Cemetery, Hunt County, Texas.
