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Frank
Hartman
Forney
MIA (Korea) KIA
1906-01-21

–

1950-11-29

Born:

, 

South Dakota

Home:

Oelriches

, 

South Dakota

Buried: 

Honolulu

, 

Hawaii

Cemetery:

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Wall of the Missing)

Frank Forney graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1929. He was killed in action while serving as a U.S. Army Colonel during the Korean War.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Batallion:

    19th Engineer Combat Battalion

    Division:

    24th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    November 29, 1950
    Headquarters, I Corps, General Orders No. 44 (1950)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Frank Hartman Forney (ASN: 0-17503), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving while serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 19th Engineer Combat Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy along the Ch’ongchon River in North Korea, on 29 November 1950. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.