Late U.S. captain named Korean War hero of Sept.
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- The veterans ministry on Monday named a late U.S. cap...
Seoul, August 31 - The South Korean government has posthumously honored late U.S. Captain William Shaw as the "Hero of September" for his vital role in the pivotal Incheon Landing Operation during the Korean War. Shaw, born in South Korea in 1922 to American missionaries, volunteered for military service upon learning of the outbreak of the conflict in 1950.
After the successful Incheon Landing, Shaw joined the fight to recapture Seoul but was tragically killed by enemy forces in hiding in September 1950. He was buried in a missionary cemetery in western Seoul and was awarded the Eulji Order of Military Merit in 1956.
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