Leonard James Ferko

Korean War
Service #1112487
UnitRCN CO HQ BN 1 MAR DIV
RankPrivate First Class 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
Private First Class Ferko was awarded the Purple Heart with Gold Star, 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
Private First Class Ferko was a member of the Reconnaissance Company, Headquarters Battalion, 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 December 7, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.