Korean War
Service # | 30408527 |
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Rank | Sergeant First Class U.S. Army |
Date of Death | October 29 1952 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Sergeant First Class Santana was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Sergeant First Class Santana was a Mess Steward with the 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in North Korea on October 29, 1952 and died of those wounds later that day.