Korean War
Service # | 3041528 |
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Unit | 1 MAR DIV |
Rank | Hospital Corpsman Third Class U.S. Navy |
Date of Death | August 31 1954 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Honolulu Memorial |
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 Third Class Strohmeyer 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 Third Class Strohmeyer was a Naval medic serving with the 1st Marine Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades in Korea early in the war. He was presumed dead on August 31, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.