Korean War
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Service # | 55269877 |
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Rank | Private First Class U.S. Army |
Date of Death | June 18 1953 |
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Korean Service Medal
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National Defense Service Medal
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United Nations Service Medal
Private First Class Marshke was awarded the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Notes
Private First Class Marshke was a member of the 919th Engineer Aviation Construction Battalion. On June 18, 1953, he was a passenger on a C-124A Globemaster transport traveling from Tachikawa Air Base, Japan to Korea. He was killed when the aircraft crashed about three miles from Tachikawa.