Post by Charles Bullock on Dec 10, 2021 5:13:05 GMT -5
PART 2- CPL Leon Clevenger, US Army (MIA/Korea)
Fellow Patriots,
We have been invited to stand for Army Cpl. Leon E. Clevenger (MIA) who was killed during the Korean War in 1950.
In the summer of 1950, Clevenger was an infantryman with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on July 11, 1950, while involved in combat operations against the North Korean People’s Army in the vicinity of Chonui and Choch’iwon, South Korea.
Corporal Clevenger was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, 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 Meda
This will be a an escort and flag line mission from Bright Funeral Home in Wake Forest to Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Durham.
Details follow:
Date: Saturday, December 11, 2021
Staging Location: Bright Funeral Home
405 S. Main St.
Wake Forest, NC 27587
goo.gl/K9Ld5p
Staging: 10:00AM
Briefing: 10:30AM Following the briefing, we prepare for the escort to Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, 3712 Cheek Road, Durham, NC 27704.
Those not participating in the escort may go directly to the cemetery.
Link for Directions: goo.gl/K9Ld5p
I will be honored to serve as RC for this mission. Thank you for all that you do to honor our heroes and their families.
Randy Bright
919-616-4603
Fellow Patriots,
We have been invited to stand for Army Cpl. Leon E. Clevenger (MIA) who was killed during the Korean War in 1950.
In the summer of 1950, Clevenger was an infantryman with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on July 11, 1950, while involved in combat operations against the North Korean People’s Army in the vicinity of Chonui and Choch’iwon, South Korea.
Corporal Clevenger was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, 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 Meda
This will be a an escort and flag line mission from Bright Funeral Home in Wake Forest to Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Durham.
Details follow:
Date: Saturday, December 11, 2021
Staging Location: Bright Funeral Home
405 S. Main St.
Wake Forest, NC 27587
goo.gl/K9Ld5p
Staging: 10:00AM
Briefing: 10:30AM Following the briefing, we prepare for the escort to Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, 3712 Cheek Road, Durham, NC 27704.
Those not participating in the escort may go directly to the cemetery.
Link for Directions: goo.gl/K9Ld5p
I will be honored to serve as RC for this mission. Thank you for all that you do to honor our heroes and their families.
Randy Bright
919-616-4603