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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Batallion:

    1st Battalion

    Regiment:

    279th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    45th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    Korean War

    Headquarters, 45th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 335 (1952)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Corporal Joseph Wetzig (ASN: RA-16370657), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Company C, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division in Korea.