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John
Edwin
Guynn
POW (Korea) MIA

Home:

Huntington

, 

Indiana

Buried: 

Honolulu

, 

Hawaii

Cemetery:

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

John Guynn was captured during the Korean War and interned as a Prisoner of War. He died while a prisoner on March 2, 1951. His remains were not recovered.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    November 4, 1950 – March 2, 1951 (MIA)
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Corporal John Edwin Guynn (ASN: RA-35902554), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 4 November 1950 during the Korean War until his death in captivity on or about 2 March 1951.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Regiment:

    19th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    24th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    Korean War
    Headquarters, EIGHTH U.S. Army, Korea, General Orders No. 56 (1951)

    (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 Corporal John Edwin Guynn (ASN: RA-35902554), United States Army, for gallantry in connection with military operations against an opposing armed force while serving with the Heavy Mortar Company, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, in Korea. 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.