Korean War
Service # | 14287812 |
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Unit | K CO 9 INF 2 DIV |
Rank | Corporal U.S. Army |
Date of Death | June 30 1951 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Honolulu Memorial |
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
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
World War II Victory Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Corporal Ososki was awarded the Purple Heart, the Commendation Ribbon, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal, the Pacific Theater of Operations Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
Corporal Ososki was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific. In Korea, he was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy along the Hwapung-ni Corridor in South Korea on February 12, 1951. He died while a prisoner on June 30, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.