Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Regiment made a desperate retreat as North Korean troops closed in around them. A wounded, 18-year-old Army Pfc. Luther Herschel Story feared his injuries would slow down his company, so he stayed behind to cover their withdrawal.
Story’s actions in the Korean War on Sept. 1, 1950, would ensure he was remembered. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military honor, which is now displayed alongside his portrait at the National Infantry Museum, an hour’s drive from his hometown of Americus, Georgia.But Story was never seen alive again, and his resting place long remained a mystery.
A Memorial Day burial with military honors was scheduled Monday at the Andersonville National Cemetery. A police escort with flashing lights escorted Story’s casket through the streets of nearby Americus on Wednesday after it arrived in Georgia. “Momma talked about eating sweet potatoes three times a day,” said Wade, whose mother, Gwendolyn Story Chambliss, was Luther Story’s older sister. “She used to talk about how at night her fingers would be bleeding from picking cotton out of the bolls. Everybody in the family had to do it for them to exist.”The family eventually moved to Americus, the county’s largest city, where Story’s parents found better work.
On Sept. 1, 1950, near the village of Agok on the Naktong River, Story’s unit came under attack by three divisions of North Korean troops that moved to surround the Americans and cut off their escape. Story was presumed dead. He would have been 18 years old, according to the birth certificate Wade obtained.
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'He's home': Missing 73 years, Medal of Honor recipient's remains return to GeorgiaAn American soldier awarded the Medal of Honor after he went missing in battle during the Korean War is being buried on Memorial Day near his hometown in Georgia.
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'He's home': Missing 73 years, Medal of Honor recipient's remains return to GeorgiaAn American soldier awarded the Medal of Honor after he went missing in battle during the Korean War is being buried on Memorial Day near his hometown in Georgia
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'He's home': Missing 73 years, Medal of Honor recipient's remains return to GeorgiaAn American soldier awarded the Medal of Honor after he went missing in battle during the Korean War is being buried on Memorial Day near his hometown in Georgia
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'He's home': Missing 73 years, Medal of Honor recipient's remains return to GeorgiaAn American soldier, awarded the Medal of Honor after he went missing in battle during the Korean War, is set to be buried on Memorial Day near his hometown in Georgia.
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‘He’s home’: Missing 73 years, Medal of Honor recipient’s remains return to GeorgiaArmy Pfc. Luther Herschel Story’s actions in the Korean War on Sept. 1, 1950, would ensure he was remembered.
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Missing 73 years, Medal of Honor recipient's remains returned to Georgia: 'He's home'Late Army Cpl. Luther H. Story's bravery during the Korean War earned him the Medal of Honor -- and cost him his life. Until now, no one knew where his body was.
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