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First Name: Walter

Last Name: Bundy

Birthplace: USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: Fulton, GA
Middle Name: Whitman



Date of Birth: 1909

Date of Death: 02 October 1950

Rank: Captain

Years Served:
Walter Whitman Bundy

   
Engagements:
•  Korean War (1950 - 1953)

Biography:

Walter Whitman Bundy
Captain, U.S. Army

Captain Walter Whitman Bundy was the Commanding Officer, Detachment E, 205th Signal Repair Company attached to the 6th Republic of Korea Division. On 2 October 1950, his detachment was nearly overrun. He directed it to withdraw and remained in an exposed position to cover the withdrawal until mortally wounded.

Medals & Awards

Distinguished Service Cross
Silver Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Purple Heart
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Korean Presidential Unit Citation

Distinguished Service Cross Citation

The President of the United States of America, under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Captain (Signal Corps) Walt W. Bundy (ASN: 0-2053977), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving as Commanding Officer of Detachment E, 205th Signal Repair Company, attached to the 6th Republic of Korea Division, II Corps. Captain Bundy distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces near Wonju, Korea, on 2 October 1950. Captain Bundy bivouacked his detachment of two officers and seventeen enlisted men in a compound on the outskirts off Wonju near the division command post. At 0100 hours, the area was attacked by a banzai charge of approximately 2400 enemy troops which had apparently been by-passed in the surrounding hills. The position of Captain Bundy's detachment was discovered by the enemy and the compound was subjected to extremely heavy, direct fire. The enemy troops then launched a frontal assault. Realizing the gravity of the situation, Captain Bundy ordered his detachment to withdraw via the rear wall and seek cover in the hilly terrain outside the compound. Utterly disregarding his own safety Captain Bundy remained in an exposed position near the front entrance to cover the withdrawal. Although he was thus able to save the enlisted men of his unit, he gallantly sacrificed his own life as the enemy stormed into the area in great strength overwhelming him completely.

General Orders: Headquarters, Eighth U.S. Army, Korea: General Orders No. 35 (January 21, 1951)



Honoree ID: 225485   Created by: MHOH

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