Donald Rothlauf was captured during the Korean War and interned as a Prisoner of War. He was not among those returned at the wars end, and is listed as Missing in Action. His remains have never been recovered.
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Donald Rothlauf was captured during the Korean War and interned as a Prisoner of War. He was not among those returned at the wars end, and is listed as Missing in Action. His remains have never been recovered.
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Sergeant Donald George Rothlauf (ASN: RA-17264716), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 28 November 1950 during the Korean War. He was unaccounted for after the war and is presumed to have died or been killed while in captivity.
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The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Bronze Star Medal with Combat “V” to Corporal Donald George Rothlauf (ASN: RA-17264716), United States Army, for heroic achievement while serving with Company K, 3d Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division in Korea. On 3 September 1950 near Chuam, Korea when his company was attacked several times by an overwhelming number of enemy forces, Corporal Rothlauf repeatedly braved the intense enemy small arms and automatic weapons fire to distribute ammunition. Moving from foxhole to foxhole under the constant enemy barrage, he redistributed the dwindling supply of ammunition. When the supply of rifle ammunition was exhausted, he removed the cartridges from machine gun belts and loaded rifle clips to supply the riflemen. Corporal Rothlauf’s daring and valorous actions reflect great credit upon himself and his organization.