The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Joseph Arthur Schaefer
Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
C CO 1 BN 5 MAR 1 MAR DIV
Date of Death
March 26, 1953
Sergeant Schaefer was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. On March 26, 1953, while defending "Outpost Reno", South Korea, he was Killed in Action when his position was overrun by two Chinese battalions. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.