View allAll Photos Tagged msg
Master Sergeant Lawrence Oliver Jock,
37, formerly of Ft. Covington. Master Sgt. Jock was a World War II and Korean War veteran.
He was born Sept. 23, 1915, the son of Thomas and Caroline Bennor Jock.
He was lost in battle on July 14, 1953, after a Chinese attack in KIangwon Province, North Korea. Attempts by friendly forces to recover his team were unsuccessful, and he was declared missing in action. He was declared killed in action in July 1954.
The Joint POW/MIA accounting Command-Central Identification Laboratory received 208 boxes of comingled remains from North Korea in the 1990’s. They ultimately identified his remains April 17, 2014, through a DNA process provided by his niece, Mrs. Dorothy Iby of Ellenburg.
Master Sgt. Jock’s decorations include: the Bronze Star with “V” and Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Combat Infantryman Badge.
Master Sergeant Lawrence Oliver Jock,
37, formerly of Ft. Covington. Master Sgt. Jock was a World War II and Korean War veteran.
He was born Sept. 23, 1915, the son of Thomas and Caroline Bennor Jock.
He was lost in battle on July 14, 1953, after a Chinese attack in KIangwon Province, North Korea. Attempts by friendly forces to recover his team were unsuccessful, and he was declared missing in action. He was declared killed in action in July 1954.
The Joint POW/MIA accounting Command-Central Identification Laboratory received 208 boxes of comingled remains from North Korea in the 1990’s. They ultimately identified his remains April 17, 2014, through a DNA process provided by his niece, Mrs. Dorothy Iby of Ellenburg.
Master Sgt. Jock’s decorations include: the Bronze Star with “V” and Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Combat Infantryman Badge.