Alexander Howard Eugene

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Howard Eugene Alexander is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

UN Memorial Wall of Remembrance

Name:

Howard Eugene Alexander

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

24482308

Unit:

8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division

Date of Death:

1950-11-02

State:

Alabama

Cemetery:

Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot:

Court 4

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Combat Infantryman Badge, Korean Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Republic of Korea War Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal

Comments:

Howard Eugene Alexander was born on September 3, 1932, in Jefferson County, Alabama. He served in Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, as a Private First Class and Light Weapons Infantryman during the Korean War.

PFC Alexander was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Unsan, North Korea, on November 2, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.honorstates.org, weremember.abmc.gov