Vilas Ray Schmoeckel

Korean War
Service #55122204
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathJanuary 7 1952
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Private First Class Schmoeckel was awarded the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Private First Class Schmoeckel was a member of Company D, 3rd Engineer Combat Battalion, 24th Infantry Division. On January 7, 1952, he was riding in a truck near Hudong-ni, North Korea, when it went down an embankment killing him.