The remains of a Corbin soldier killed in the Korean War are scheduled to return home Wednesday afternoon.
Army Corporal Billie Joe Hash will be honored upon his arrival about 3 p.m. with a police escort from Interstate 75 exit 25 in south Corbin to Hart Funeral Home on Master Street.
“If you have the opportunity to do so, please take a moment to pay your respects along this route. He has been gone for way too long. Let us give all due respect to this young man for sacrificing so that others may live in FREEDOM,” Corbin Mayor Suzie Razmus wrote on her Facebook page.
The National Guard will be present for a special medal ceremony Friday at 5:30 p.m. at the funeral home, with the graveside service to follow on Saturday.
Hash served with the Headquarters Battery, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division in the Korean War. He was reported missing on Dec. 6, 1950 following an attack by Chinese Communist forces on the east side of the Chosin Reservoir in the northeast part of North Korea. He was 18-years-old at the time.
Hash was awarded the Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, United Nations Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
