Hometown: Newport, TN
Branch: U.S. Army
Unit: Company C, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division
Military Honors: Silver Star, Purple Heart
Date of Sacrifice: July 23, 1951 - KIA near Pongdangdong-ni, Korea
Age: 22
Conflict: Korean War, 1950-1953

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Sources
Story details contributed by Ms. Kathy Barnes, PFC Sprouse’s niece.
Artist’s impression: Craig Du Mez
East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association: Jesse E. Sprouse
Military Times—Hall of Valor: Jesse Edward Sprouse
National Archives—Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum & Boyhood Home: Korean War
Military.com: Task Force Smith: How the 24th Infantry Division Saved South Korea at the Start of the Korean War
U.S. Department of War: Long Diplomatic Wrangling Finally Led to Korean Armistice 70 Years Ago
The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Feb. 20, 1952: Mother To Receive Soldier’s Silver Star
Burial Site: Find a Grave