Perez Jose Santos

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Jose Santos Perez is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Chamorro U.S. Armed Forces Service Memorial

Name:

Jose Santos Perez

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

10736453

Unit:

45th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1952-08-18

State:

Guam

Cemetery:

Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot:

Court 6

Row:

Grave:

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:

Jose Santos Perez was born on February 4, 1934, in Guam. He served in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, as a Private during the Korean War.

Pvt Perez was listed as Missing in Action when carried away by a flash flood while crossing the river near Inje, North Korea, on August 18, 1952. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. His name is also commemorated on Guam�s Korean War Memorial in Hag�t�a.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, weremember.abmc.gov