Korean War
Service # | 1159141 |
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Rank | Corporal U.S. Marine Corps |
Date of Death | July 24 1953 |
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
United Nations Service Medal
Corporal Barbeau was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Notes
Corporal Barbeau was a member of Company H, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. While voluntarily evacuating his wounded comrades from "Boulder City", Korea, was Killed in Action by a fatal head wound on July 24, 1953.