Joseph Anthony Janczak Jr.

Korean War
Service #1261459
UnitC CO 1 BN 5 MAR 1 MAR DIV
RankCorporal U.S. Marine Corps
Date of DeathMarch 26 1953
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
United Nations Service Medal
Corporal Janczak was awarded the Purple Heart with Gold Star, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Notes
Corporal Janczak was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on March 26, 1953. He was presumed dead on March 26, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.