Minnesota Discovery Center

Fred Louis Verant, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:Corporal
serial number:55037054
location:Company D, 1st Battalion, 7th Calvary Regiment, 1st Calvary Division.
enlistment date:Nov. 28, 1950
place enlisted:
discharge date:None
place discharged:
decorations: Combat Infantryman Badge (1941-)
Korean Service Medal (1950-1954)
National Defense Service Medal: Global War on Terrorism (2001-)
Purple Heart (1932-)
United Nations Service Medal for Korea (1950-1954)
history:Corporal Verant was a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Hyonjo, North Korea on October 11, 1951. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. Corporal Verant 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.
service documents:
references:American Legion, Press-Lloyd Post No. 247 (Chisholm, Minn.) Records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:Oct. 21, 1927
birth place:Chisholm, MN
home town:
date of death:Dec. 31, 1953
father:
mother:
siblings:
school:None

Last update: 2/17/2016