Alvin Benjamin Campbell
Non-hostile Death
Private First Class Campbell was a member of the 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He died of other causes on January 5, 1952, near Chuktae-ri, North Korea.
The Chattanooga Daily Times, March 23, 1952
Funeral services for Pfc. Alvin B. Campbell who was killed in Korea will be held at Prospect Baptist Church. Burial will be in National Cemetery.
Pfc. Alvin B. Campbell of 1916 Citico Avenue, enlisted for service Sept. 25, 1950. He was a faithfull member of the Rose of Sharon Baptist Church where he served as a trustee before entering service. He attended Orchard Knob Schoo. Survivors, father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard and Josephine Campbell; four sisters, Misses Lillian and Estella E. Campbell, Mrs. Doris L. Joseph, all of Chattanooga, and Mrs. Gwendolyn C. Ackridge, Cleveland, Ohio; brother, Mr. Leonard Campbell, Chicago, Ill.; a sister-in-law, two brothers-in-law, seven aunts, seven uncles, other relatives and many friends.
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 28 November 1926
- Date of death: 5 January 1952
- County: Hamilton
- Hometown: Chattanooga
- Service Branch: Army
- Division/Assignment: 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division
- Conflict: Korean War
- Awards: Combat Infantrymans Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, and Republic of Korea War Service Medal
- Burial/Memorial Location: Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XX, Bottom Panel
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