Carmelo Asencio-Guzman

Korean War
Service #50117348
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathJune 10 1953
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Private First Class Asencio-Guzman was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Notes
Private First Class Asencio-Guzman was a Light Weapons Infantry Leader in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded in North Korea on April 24, 1953 and returned to duty on May 19, 1953. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy at "Outpost Harry" near Chorwon, North Korea on June 10, 1953.