Ralph Merle Engstrom

Korean War
Service #1043719
UnitHQ BTRY 11 MAR 1 MAR DIV
RankCorporal U.S. Marine Corps
Date of DeathDecember 10 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Corporal Engstrom was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, 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
Corporal Engstrom was a member of Headquarters Battery, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on December 10, 1950. He was presumed dead on February 18, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.