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Place, Duane Clinton, PFC

USMC Active

Sep 03, 1950
Private 1st Class
1st Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5)
Service Details
Final Rank
Private 1st Class
Service Years
1949 – 1950
Service Status
USMC Active
Primary Unit
1st Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5)
Last MOS Group
Infantry
Last MOS
0341-Mortar Man
Previously Held MOS
Not Specified
Casualty Details
Casualty Date
Sep 03, 1950
Conflict
Korean War
Location
Korea, South
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Other Explosive Device
Year of Birth
1931
Home State
Iowa
Home Town
Waterloo
Place of Interment
Fairview Cemetery - Waterloo, Iowa
Sep 03, 1950
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Private 1st Class
Medals and Awards
Purple Heart
Combat Action RibbonNational Defense Service Medal (2001-2022)Korea Service Medal
Korean Presidential Unit CitationUnited Nations Service Medal (Korea) Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Rifle Marksman
Pistol Marksman
Unit Patches
1st Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5)
Enlisted / Officer Basic Training

1949, Boot Camp (San Diego, CA)

Unit Assignments

1950–1950, 0341, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5)

Combat and Non-Combat Operations

1950–1950, Korean War/UN Offensive (1950)

Additional Information

Last Known Activity

Private First Class Place enlisted 7 September 1949.

In Korea, he was a member of the Anti-Tank Company, 5th Marines, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade (75mm Reoilless. Gun Company).

PFC Place was killed in action at the Naktong Bulge, Near Yongsan, Korea.
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