In July 1950, Dye was a Field Artillery Cannoneer assigned to Battery B, 52nd Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, engaged in combat operations (the Battle of Taejon) against North Korean (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) forces, near Taejon, South Korea. According to a witness, he was seriously wounded by an enemy mortar shell and placed in an ambulance. The ambulance allegedly encountered an enemy roadblock. Dye was reported Missing in Action on July 16, 1950. Also see the National Korean War Veterans Memorial (Find A Grave Memorial 117686350).
In July 1950, Dye was a Field Artillery Cannoneer assigned to Battery B, 52nd Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, engaged in combat operations (the Battle of Taejon) against North Korean (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) forces, near Taejon, South Korea. According to a witness, he was seriously wounded by an enemy mortar shell and placed in an ambulance. The ambulance allegedly encountered an enemy roadblock. Dye was reported Missing in Action on July 16, 1950. Also see the National Korean War Veterans Memorial (Find A Grave Memorial 117686350).
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PFC, 52 FLD ARTY BN, 24 INF DIV KOREA
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