Matthew Peter Bartnick

Korean War
Service #12287171
UnitK CO 31 INF 7 DIV
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathDecember 12 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
4
Good Conduct Medal (Army)
Korean Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Private First Class Bartnick was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Good Conduct Medal, 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
Private First Class Bartnick was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy during the battle for the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea on December 12, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.