Roll Call Tribute
Gerald Camp '45
June 7, 2009 2:06 PM
updated: September 25, 2017 3:18 PM
This Aggie has passed away.
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From findagrave.com
Gerald Miller Camp
Birth: Feb. 23, 1924
Wyoming, USA
Death: May 17, 1951, South Korea
Son of Earl Evans Camp and Margaret Elizabeth Miller. He was killed in action in South Korea and was awarded the Silver Star Medal.
Family links:
Parents:
Earl Evans Camp (1891 - 1964)
Margaret Elizabeth Miller Camp (1896 - 1990)
Inscription:
TEXAS
1ST LT 38 INF 2 INF DIV
WORLD WAR II KOREA SS
Burial:
Woodlawn Cemetery
Houston
Harris County
Texas, USA
Plot: Block J, Lot 105
Created by: Susann
Record added: Jan 01, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 102889992
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From http://www.militaryhallofhonor.com/honoree-record.php?id=217178
1LT Gerald M. Camp
First Name: Gerald
Last Name: Camp
Birthplace: USA
Gender: Male
Branch: Army (1784 - present)
Home of Record: Jefferson, TX
Middle Name: M.
Date of Birth: 1924
Date of Death: 17 May 1951
Rank: First Lieutenant
Years Served:
Gerald M. Camp
Engagements:
• Korean War (1950 - 1953)
Biography:
First Lieutenant Camp was a member of the 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on 17 May 1951.
Camp was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's 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 Medal.
Honoree ID: 217178 Created by: MHOH