CPT Joseph Casmire Januszewski

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CPT Joseph Casmire Januszewski Veteran

Birth
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
8 Feb 1953 (aged 30)
South Korea
Burial
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.795018, Longitude: -71.1189057
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Captain Januszewski was the pilot of an AU-1 Corsair attack fighter with the Marine Attack Squadron 323, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On February 8, 1953, while on a combat mission north of Yonch-On, his aircraft was hit by small arms fire, the engine failed, the aircraft crashed and burned.

Captain Januszewski was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Captain Januszewski was the pilot of an AU-1 Corsair attack fighter with the Marine Attack Squadron 323, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On February 8, 1953, while on a combat mission north of Yonch-On, his aircraft was hit by small arms fire, the engine failed, the aircraft crashed and burned.

Captain Januszewski was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.