Wasil M. Kamierzia

Korean War
Service #31497985
RankCorporal U.S. Army
Date of DeathMarch 7 1951
Army of Occupation Medal
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Corporal Kamierzia was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal, the Army of Occupation Metal (Germany) and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
Corporal Kamierzia was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was seriously wounded while fighting the enemy near Yangpyeong, South Korea on March 6, 1951 and died of those wounds the following day.