Korean War
Service # | 33976607 |
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Unit | MED CO 38 INF 2 DIV |
Rank | Sergeant U.S. Army |
Date of Death | January 29 1951 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Honolulu Memorial |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Silver Star
United Nations Service Medal
For his leadership and valor, Sergeant Kasarda was awarded the Silver Star, the Combat Medical Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, 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 Kasarda was a medic with the Medical Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on November 26, 1950 and died while a prisoner on January 29, 1951. His remains were not recovered.