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jacnrg52 · Oct 3, 2017
MSgt Howard V Campbell Sr. also received a PURPLE HEART posthumously. According to a fellow POW, they were starving for 3 months of captivity with no heat in the middle of a North Korea winter. MSgt Campbell escaped to bring water to his fellow prisoners. He was shot and died, then buried in frozen soil.Later his body was re-patriated and his remains are in Long Island National Cemetary. Any memories of MSgt Campbell would be appreciated by his family since his son was only 7 when he received notice of death. After years in Europe during WWII as a Radio Control Operator at an Italian air field, he had little time at home with his son. During his WWII service he was with "15AF 459 BG HQ 15"
Fold3_Team · Apr 8, 2013
Sergeant Campbell was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of the Engineer Platoon, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while demolishing enemy structures in South Korea on February 12, 1951 and died while a prisoner on May 31, 1951. Sergeant Campbell was awarded the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.