Korean War
Service # | 55142157 |
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Rank | Private U.S. Army |
Date of Death | August 14 1952 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Private Schlenker was awarded the Combat Medical Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Private Schlenker was a medic with the Clearing Company, 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division. On August 14, 1952, while swimming in the Han-Tan River near Chong-Gong-ni, North Korea drowned.