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SHROPSHIRE-JAMES

JAMES  EDWARD SHROPSHIRE JR.

Rate/Rank
LT (MC)
Service Branch
USN 7/1943 - 1/1946
USNR 7/1949 - 8/1952
Born 05/16/1925
BIRMINGHAM, AL
KILLED IN FIRE ON USS BOXER CV-21, 08/06/1952
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
FLIGHT SURGEON, CVG-2, USS BOXER CV-21 KOREAN WAR
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
NAVY & MARINE CORPS MEDAL ( POSTHUMOUS) * COMBAT ACTION RIBBON
KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL
REPUBLIC OF KOREA PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION
UNITED NATIONS SERVICE MEDAL
REPUBLIC OF KOREA WAR SERVICE MEDAL