Joaquin Vazquez-Cruz

Korean War
Service #30401474
RankSergeant First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathMarch 31 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
Combat Infantryman Badge
Sergeant First Class Vazquez-Cruz was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, 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 Vazquez-Cruz was a Light Weapons Infantryman in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 65th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy on Hill 398 in South Korea on March 31, 1951 and died of those wounds later that day.