Name:
Joaquin Acosta Armenta
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
1247416
Unit:
1st Marines
Date of Death:
1953-07-25
State:
Arizona
Cemetery:
Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
Plot:
Section E
Row:
Grave:
Site 10795
Decoration:
Combat Infantryman Badge; Korean Service Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Purple Heart Medal; Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation; Republic of Korea War Service Medal; United Nations Service Medal
Comments:
Joaquin Acosta Armenta was born on May 7, 1930, in Hayden, Gila County, Arizona. He was the son of Cirilo A. Armenta and Paula Acosta Armenta. He served in Company G, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, as a Private First Class during the Korean War.
PFC Armenta was Killed in Action on July 25, 1953, in South Korea. He is now buried in the Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA.
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