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Published on: Thursday, July 30, 2026

Unknown Soldier of the Korean War

Unknown Soldier of the Korean War marker

Medal of Honor citation:

"AN ACT TO authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to the unknown American who lost his life while serving overseas in the Armed Forces of the United States during the Korean War. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America assembled, That the President is hereby authorized and directed to award, in the name of Congress, a Medal of Honor to the unknown American who lost his life while serving overseas in the Armed Forces of the United States during the Korean conflict, and who will lie buried in the Memorial Amphitheater of the National Cemetery at Arlington, Virginia, as authorized by the Act of August 3, 1956, Public Law 975, Eighty-fourth Congress. Approved August 31, 1957, Public Law 85-251, Eighty-fifth Congress. "

Location at Arlington National Cemetery: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.