The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Martin Joseph Nowak
Rank
Radarman Second Class, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
October 12, 1950
Radarman Second Class Nowak served aboard the minesweeper USS LEDGE (AMS-277) in Korean waters. He was Killed in Action when his ship was sweeping enemy mines three miles off Sin-Do Island and it struck an enemy mine and sank on October 12, 1950.