Balthazor, Durrell M.

Other Events:

• Military Service: Between 3 Mar 1952 and 3 Nov 1952; Korean War 224th Infantry Regiment, Company C
• Military Service Awards: Aft 3 Nov 1952
• Obituary: 22 Jan 1953; Oshkosh Daily Northwestern

Notes:

Military Service:
Name: Durrell M. Balthazor
Birth Date: 3 May 1931
Birth City: Bear Creek
State Registered: Wisconsin

Death Date: 3 Nov 1952
Death Country: Korea
Death Description: Killed in Action

War: Korean War
Title: Private, U.S. Army
Rank: Private
Service: U.S. Army
Service ID: 55242264
Notes: Private Balthazor was a rifleman with the 3rd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 224th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while in his foxhole defending his position at "Sandbag Castle" located between "Heartbreak Ridge" and the "Punchbowl" in North Korea at 9:40 p.m. on November 3, 1952. An enemy 82mm mortar exploded next to him, killing him instantly. Private Balthazor was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll

Military Service Awards:
Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.

Obituary:
RITES MONDAY FOR BEAR CREEK YOUTH WHO DIED IN ACTION
New London, Wis (Special) - Funeral services will be held at 9:30 Monday morning at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bear Creek for Pfc. Durrell M. Balthazor, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Balthazor, Bear Creek, who was killed in action in Korea Nov. 2. The Rev. H.A. Littel will be in charge. Burial will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
The remains have been returned to this country and will arrive in Bear Creek Friday night and will be taken to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Balthazor.
He was born May 3, 1931, in the Town of Deer Creek. He moved with his parents to Bear Creek at the age of five. He was graduated from the Bear Creek High School in 1950. Before entering service he was employed by the Welcome Shiocton Lumber Company, Bear Creek. He left for Japan last August and shortly after went into action in Korea.
Survivors include his parents, a sister, Rella, at home and a brother, Francis, Michigan.
The Oshkosh Northwestern, January 22, 1953 Page 17, WINNEBAGOLAND NEWS