Jonathan Reed Posey Jr.

Korean War
Service #1087211
UnitL BTRY 4 BN 11 MAR 1 MAR DIV
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Marine Corps
Date of DeathDecember 2 1950
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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L BTRY 4 BN 11 MAR 1 MAR DIV
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 Posey 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
Private First Class Posey was a member of Battery L, 4th Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on December 2, 1950. His name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. PFC Posey's remains have been recovered and identified.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.