Joseph Bak

Korean War
Service #36557729
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathJuly 4 1951
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Private First Class Bak was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Notes
Private First Class Bak was a member of the 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on February 4, 1951 and died while a prisoner on July 4, 1951.