Korean War

Service # | 50115182 |
Rank | Private, U.S. Army |
Unit | B CO 65 INF 3 DIV |
Place of Birth | Guayama, Puerto Rico |
Date of Death | September 18, 1952 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized | Courts of the Missing Court 4 Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, United States
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Private Diaz-Martinez was a Light Weapons Infantryman in Company B, 1st Battalion, 65th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy at "Outpost Kelly" near the Imjin River in North Korea on September 18, 1952. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
Private Diaz-Martinez 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 and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.