In Memoriam

JOHN C KORINEK

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Korinek, John Charles
Friend, NE
ARMY
PFC

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11/5/1947

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8/2/1968
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10/22/1968

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South Vietnam
Kien Hoa
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Not Listed
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11B10 = Infantryman
E CO, 3RD BN, 60TH INFANTRY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV
Bronze Star (Merit)
Purple Heart
Wilber Czech Cemetery, Wilber, NE
Casualty codes: A2-D-7
A2 = Hostile, died of wounds
D = Gun or small arms fire
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
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At Undetermined Date, Critically Injured While On A Combat Operation When Engaged In A Firefight With Hostile Enemy Force. Later Admitted To Military Hospital Where He Died of Wounds 22Oct68.

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