Richard Ronczkowski

Korean War
Service #7293793
UnitH CO 3 BN 7 MAR 1 MAR DIV
RankHospital Corpsman Second Class U.S. Navy
Date of DeathOctober 7 1952
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Navy Unit Commendation
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Hospital Corpsman Second Class Ronczkowski was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Naval Unit Citation, 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 Second Class Ronczkowski served with Company H, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades at combat outpost "Frisco" in North Korea on October 7, 1952. He was presumed dead on June 9, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.