Military Awards and Honors
Alstede earned four battle stars during the Korean War:
- Second Korean Winter
- Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
- Third Korean Winter
- Korean Summer-Fall 1953
Alstede's crew was eligible for the following medals:
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal (4)
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Dominican Republic)
- United Nations Service Medal
- Republic of Korea War Service Medal
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