Korean War
Service # | 12371881 |
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Rank | Private First Class U.S. Army |
Date of Death | September 27 1952 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Private First Class Baldwin was awarded the Purple Heart, 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 Baldwin was a member of the 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by enemy mortar fragments while defending his position on the main line of resistance near Hwanggi, North Korea on September 27, 1952. He died of those wounds later that day.