1st CAVALRY DIVISION

Korean War Book of Honor

The 1st Cavalry Division came ashore at Pohang Dong, South Korea on 18 July, 1950 and served 549 days of continuous combat on the Korean peninsula before returning to Japan to serve as the Far East Command Reserve.  The Troopers of the 1st Cavalry Division earned seven Campaign Streamers and were awarded the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation and Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece) streamer.  Eight Troopers of the First Team were awarded the Medal of Honor, five posthumously.  Valor in savage terrain and under adverse weather was commonplace.  

The names of 3,168 Troopers of the 1st Cavalry Division that gave their lives for their country during the Korean War are listed by unit below.  Some of these lists are long and it may take a period of time to load on your computer. 

They served their country in what is commonly referred to by many as the Forgotten War.  We remember them and honor their service and sacrifice to ensure freedom for others.  They will never be forgotten!

Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division
5th Cavalry Regiment
6th Tank Battalion
7th Cavalry Regiment
8th Cavalry Regiment
13th Signal Battalion
15th Quartermaster Company
16th Armored Reconnaissance Company
27th Ordnance Maintenance Company
61st Field Artillery
70th Tank Battalion
71st Tank Battalion
77th Field Artillery
82nd Field Artillery
99th Field Artillery
545th Military Police Company
Unknown Unit, 1st Cavalry Division

Korean War Campaign Streamers and Honors

• UN Defensive

• UN Offensive

• CCF Intervention

• First UN Counteroffensive

• CCF Spring Offensive

• UN Summer-Fall Offensive

• Second Korean Winter

Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for WAEGWAN-TEAGU
(DA GO 35, 1951)

Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece) Streamer embroidered KOREA
(DA GO 02, 1956)

1st Cavalry Division Korean War Medal of Honor Recipients

PFC Melvin L. Brown
1LT Lloyd L. Burke
CPL Gordon M. Craig
1LT Samuel Coursen
1LT Robert M. McGovern
CPL Tibor Rubin
1LT James L. Stone
PFC Robert H. Young