Emeterio Torres-Rodriguez

Korean War
Service #1240316
UnitH CO 3 BN 7 MAR 1 MAR DIV
RankPrivate U.S. Marine Corps
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
Private Torres-Rodriguez 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
Private Torres-Rodriguez was a member of Company H, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Private Torres-Rodriguez was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy at combat outpost "Frisco" in North Korea on October 7, 1952. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.