Name:
John Allen Beasley
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
53090393
Unit:
27th Infantry Regiment
Date of Death:
1952-09-20
State:
Alabama
Cemetery:
Fern Springs Cemetery, Dogtown, Walker County, Alabama, USA
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
John Allen Beasley was born on February 21, 1930, in Eldridge, Walker County, Alabama. He was the son of Thomas Franklin Beasley Jr. and Lassie Virginia Blair Beasley. He served in the 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during the Korean War.
PFC Beasley was seriously wounded while fighting the enemy on "Bunker Hill" in North Korea on September 20, 1952, and died of those wounds later that day before he could be evacuated to Japan. He was buried in the Fern Springs Cemetery, Dogtown, Walker County, Alabama, USA.
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