Joseph M. Snock Jr.

Korean War
Service #13236645
UnitMORTAR CO 31 INF 7 DIV
RankSergeant U.S. Army
Date of DeathDecember 31 1950
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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MORTAR CO 31 INF 7 DIV
Combat Infantryman Badge
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Sergeant Snock was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, 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
Sergeant Snock was a member of the Heavy Mortar Company, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died while a prisoner on December 31, 1950. SGT Snock's remains have been recovered and identified. His name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
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.