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Joe
Gonzales
POW (Korea) MIA

Home:

Pueblo

, 

Colorado

Buried: 

Honolulu

, 

Hawaii

Cemetery:

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Wall of the Missing)

Joe Gonzales was captured during the Korean War and interned as a Prisoner of War. He forced to march to North Korea on the “Tiger Death March”, and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni, North Korea on December 29, 1950. His remains were not recovered.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private First Class

    Batallion:

    3d Engineer Combat Battalion

    Division:

    24th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    Korean War
    Headquarters, 24th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 310 (1951)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private First Class Joe P. Gonzales (ASN: RA-17238453), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Company C, 3d Engineer Combat Battalion, 24th Infantry Division in Korea. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private First Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    July 20, 1950 – December 29, 1950 (MIA)
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Private First Class Joe P. Gonzales (ASN: RA-17238453), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 20 July 1950 during the Korean War until his death in captivity on or about 29 December 1950.