Ripley Elementary School

Ripley Elementary School, Tippah, Mississipi
CPL Ernest Edgar Basham

February 25, 2022 – March 5, 2022

Honoree
Corporal Ernest E Basham US ARMY
Born    April 4, 1935
Death  July 8, 1953
War     Korean War
ID 24906533
Rank Corporal
Speciality Light Weapons Assault Crewman
Branch US Army
Group Company E, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
MIA Status Declared Dead while Missing
Cause MIA Missing in Action Declared Dead
Location South Korea

Awarded

  • Purple Heart
  • Combat Infantryman Badge
  • Marksmanship Badge
  • Korean Service Medal
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Republic of Korea Presidential Citation
  • Republic of Korea War Service Medal
  • United Nations Service Medal
  • Army Presidential Unit Citation
  • Army Good Conduct Medal

School:
Ripley Elementary School
702 Terry St
Ripley, MS 38663
Phone: 662-837-7203
Fax: 662-837-1480

6.25 Foundation honors American soldiers who gave their lives in the Korean War. We do this by making donations to the school libraries of the soldiers’ hometowns.

Corporal Ernest Edgar Basham was born in Mississippi on 4 Apr 1935. As far as we know he was the youngest of 351 soldiers from Mississippi and one of the very last who died in the Korean War. He went missing and was declared dead on July 8, 1953. He was a Light Weapons Assault Crewman of the US Army attached to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.

we thank you Corporal Basham. You are fondly remembered in the hearts of all grateful Korean people.
Rest in peace.

https://625foundation.org/ripley-elementary-school-dedicates-reading-space-to-fallen-korean-war-soldier-from-tippah-county/?et_fb=1&PageSpeed=off

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