Korean War
Service # | 3029383 |
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Rank | Hospital Corpsman U.S. Navy |
Date of Death | September 16 1951 |
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
Hospital Corpsman La Monica 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
Hospital Corpsman La Monica was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action from shell fragments to his neck while tending his wounded comrades on September 16, 1951 near Kudong, Korea.