John Racich

Korean War
Service #06547729
RankSergeant First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathJune 30 1951
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Purple Heart
United Nations Service Medal
Sergeant First Class Racich was awarded the Purple Heart, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Notes
Sergeant First Class Racich was a member of the 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Hoengsong, South Korea on February 13, 1951 and died while a prisoner on June 30, 1951.