Joseph D. Amato

Korean War
Service #51025601
RankCorporal U.S. Army
Date of DeathJanuary 22 1952
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Corporal Amato was awarded 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
Corporal Amato was a member of Battery A, 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. On January 22, 1952, he accidentally stepped on a landmine near Yonchon, North Korea while hunting.