Seoul: South Korea will confer the highest military order on late U.S. veteran Cpl. Fred McGee in recognition of his valor in the 1950-53 Korean War, the veterans ministry said Wednesday. The ministry plans to award the Taegeuk Order of Military Merit on the occasion of the Korean War U.N. Forces Participation Day, which falls on July 27, it said.

According to Yonhap News Agency, McGee, who also posthumously received the U.S. Medal of Honor this year, is known for swiftly assuming command of his unit when his squad leader and unit members were injured during a 1952 battle. His daughter, Victoria Secrest, will visit South Korea this week to attend a ceremony marking the anniversary that also coincides with the signing of the armistice that ended the three-year conflict.

Alongside Secrest, 54 other veterans, surviving family members of late veterans, and officials from 19 countries will also visit the country to attend the ceremony. The ministry plans to award the Ambassador for Peace medals to six veterans who served under the U.N. flag and screen a video that reenacts fallen soldiers using artificial intelligence technology.