Billy Bruce Gass
Sergeant Gass was a member of the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea near Kunu-Ri Gauntlet on December 1, 1950, and died while a prisoner on March 31, 1951.
Awards:
Combat Infantrymans Badge, Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal, Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Republic of Korea War Service Medal, and Korean Presidential Unit Citation
The Knoxville News-Sentinel, January 10, 1951
Cpl. Bill B. Gass, son of J. Paul Gass, a TVA foreman of 2301 West Clinch Avenue, is missing in action in Korea, his family has been notified. The 22-year-old former Central High School student has been reported missing since Dec. 1. Last word received here from him was a letter he wrote his fiancee, Miss Dorothy Frankenberg, 1711 East Glenwood Avenue, on Thanksgiving Day. He was serving with the 9th Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division. He enlisted in the Army last May and has been in Korea since July. He had received the Purple Heart and two clusters.
- Rank: Sergeant
- Date of birth: 12 July 1929
- Date of death: 31 March 1951
- County: Knox
- Hometown: Morristown
- Service Branch: Army
- Division/Assignment: 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
- Conflict: Korean War
- Awards: Combat Infantrymans Badge, Purple Heart with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Prisoner of War Medal, Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Republic of Korea War Service Medal, and Korean Presidential Medal
- Burial/Memorial Location: Jarnagin Cemetery, Morristown, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XXI, Top Panel
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