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PFC Manuel Hernandez Moreno

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PFC Manuel Hernandez Moreno

Birth
Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Death
28 Nov 1950 (aged 21)
North Korea
Burial
Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA GPS-Latitude: 31.21025, Longitude: 110.5602
Plot
Section L; Row G; Grave 41
Memorial ID
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US Marine Corps Korean War Casuality Small Arms FireManuel was livign in Nogales, AZ when he entered the service and was a member of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division.

He was Killed in Action while providing covering fire so that his comrades could remove the wounded near Koto-ri Korea on November 28, 1950.

Private First Class Moreno 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.
US Marine Corps Korean War Casuality Small Arms FireManuel was livign in Nogales, AZ when he entered the service and was a member of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division.

He was Killed in Action while providing covering fire so that his comrades could remove the wounded near Koto-ri Korea on November 28, 1950.

Private First Class Moreno 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.

Inscription

PFC 1 Marines 1 MAR DIV Korea Purple Heart


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