Joseph G. Chess

Korean War
Service #33947882
RankSergeant First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathFebruary 13 1951
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
Sergeant First Class Chess was awarded the Purple Heart, 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
Sergeant First Class Chess was a member of the 70th Medium Tank Battalion, 24th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on February 13, 1951.