John Marchese

Korean War
Service #3177542
RankHospital Corpsman Second Class U.S. Navy
Date of DeathDecember 7 1950
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
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
Hospital Corpsman Second Class Marchese was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, 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.
Notes
Hospital Corpsman Second Class Marchese was a member of Company C, 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Division assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades in Korea on December 7, 1950.