Manuel N. Aguayo

Korean War
Service #56066017
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathApril 5 1952
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Private First Class Aguayo was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Private First Class Aguayo was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 223rd Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division. On April 5, 1952 near Kumhwa, North Korea, as he prepared to bury the body of a Chinese soldier, a nearby Chinese grenade exploded killing him.