Armenta Joaquin Acosta

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Joaquin Acosta Armenta is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

UN Memorial Wall of Remembrance

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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