Rites
For 2nd
Logan Victim
of Korean War
Camp Campbell Paratroopers were in charge of
military rites at the graveside for the burial of Pvt. Con D. Hudnall,
September 113, at the Beechland Cemetery, Lewisburg.
Pvt. Hudnall was the second victim of the Korean war to be returned
to Logan county for burial. Funeral services were conducted at the
Tabernacle Baptist Church the Revs. H. T. Ashby and Raymond Ward
officiating. The deceased was a member of the Dunmor Baptist church.
He was born in Logan county, October 3, 1923 and was killed in
combat in Korea on Feb. 14, 1951.
Paratroopers from Camp Campbell acted as pallbearers. Pvt. Hudnall
was a veteran of World War II, having served in the 3d Battalion, 508th
Parachute Inf: Regiment of the U. S. Army. He received his first
paratroop training in England. He re-enlisted in August, 1949 and
entered training at Camp Campbell. He was sent to Korea in September,
1950.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Audra Hudnall of Lewisburg and a
brother, James L. Hudnall, Flint, Michigan.
[News-Democrat and Leader, Russellville, KY, 28 Sep 1951, Fri. Page 4] |
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Grave marker application and
resulting granite headstone for Pvt. Con D. Hudnall in Beechland
Cemetery (Logan county), Kentucky.
Pvt Hudnall was a
member of H Co, 3rd Battalion, 508th PIR during WWII and was wounded in
action on 1 February 1945 in Belgium.
Pvt Hudnall re-enlisted on 10 November 1945 and was transferred to the
2nd Bn, 11th Airborne Div, 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment at Camp
Campbell, KY.
Pvt Hudnall was killed in
action in Wonju, South Korea on 14 February 1951 and wa awarded the Purple Heart
with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster. |