Name:
Ottis Frank Alford
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
53107123
Unit:
31st Infantry Regiment
Date of Death:
1953-05-23
State:
Alabama
Cemetery:
Cook Cemetery, Falkville, Morgan County, Alabama, USA
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Comments:
Ottis Frank Alford was born on July 3, 1931, in Falkville, Alabama. He was the son of Coy Alford and Jamie Holmes Alford. He entered service on July 8, 1952, and went to Korea on January 1, 1953. He served in Company A, 1st Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, as a Corporal during the Korean War. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in North Korea on March 28, 1953, and returned to duty on April 23, 1953.
Cpl Alford was Killed in Action on May 23, 1953, in North Korea. He is now buried in the Cook Cemetery, Falkville, Morgan County, Alabama, USA.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.koreanwar.org