Sergeant McDivitt was a member of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on December 2, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. Sergeant Mc Divitt was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Sergeant McDivitt was a member of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on December 2, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.
Awarded
Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
| Name: | George W McDivitt |
| Birth Date: | 1930 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | White |
| Home City: | Tipton |
| Home State: | Tennessee |
| Citizen Status: | US |
| Casualty Date: | 2 Dec 1950 |
| Casualty Country: | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
| Casualty Type: | DECLARED DEAD |
| Group: | MISSING IN ACTION |
| Service Branch: | US Army |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Pay Grade: | Specialist Fourth Class (U.S. Army) Or Corporal (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) Or Airman First Class (Sergeant) (U.S. Air Force) Or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. N |
| Previous Detail: | NO REMAINS FOUND |
| Disposed Date: | 31 Dec 1953 |
| Organization: | 32 INF 7 DIV |
| Service Occupation: | LIGHT WEAPONS INFANTRYMAN |
