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Korean War - 111-SC-361897 Co. A, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
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TROOPS TO KOREA: MSgt. Michall C. Fastner, a member of the Co. A, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, receives his cabin assignments before boarding the USNS GENERAL DANIEL I. SULTAN, as troops leave for the fighting front in Korea.
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Michael C. Fastner
Date of birth: November 16, 1919
Date of death: Died in Captivity as a February 28, 1951
Home of record: St. Paul, Minnesota
Status: POW

Michael Fastner earned a Silver Star during World War II in an action that resulted in his capture by the Germans and four months of captivity as a Prisoner of War. He was again captured and held as a Prisoner of War during the Korean War. He was unaccounted for when that war ended and was listed as Missing in Action. His remains were recovered returned to the United States in 1993 and identification was made in 2010.

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Master Sergeant Michael C. Fastner, U.S. Army
Summer and Autumn 1950 | Korea

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Master Sergeant Fastner was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded while defending his position on the Naktong River in South Korea on September 2, 1950. and returned to duty October 17, 1950. He was taken Prisoner of War while delaying the Chinese forces near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 30, 1950, and died at Prison Camp 5 on the south bank of the Yalu River on February 28, 1951, from exposure and malnutrition. His remains were not recovered. For his leadership and valor, Master Sergeant Fastner was awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.

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His remains were recovered returned to the United States in 1993 and identification was made in 2010.

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