Korean War
Service # | 10405113 |
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Rank | Master Sergeant U.S. Army |
Date of Death | July 27 1952 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Master Sergeant Morales was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean War Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
Master Sergeant Morales was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 65th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. On July 27, 1952, he suffocated when his bunker near Jan Jichon, North Korea collapsed while he was sleeping.