The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Joseph Harlow Burks
Rank
Hospital Corpsman, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
December 2, 1950
Navy Hospital Corpsman Burks was attached to the 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. On December 2, 1950, while tending his wounded comrades at Hagaru-ri, North Korea, he received multiple hits from enemy small arms fire.