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Corporal Joseph Vittori (August 1, 1929 – September 16, 1951) was a 22-year old United States Marine who was killed in action during the Korean War. After serving 3 years in the Marine Corps he returned home, joined the Marine Corps Reserve and worked various jobs around his home town. His unit was called to active duty to participate in the Korean war and after attending some training they were sent to Korea.

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  • Joseph Vittori
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  • Corporal Joseph Vittori (August 1, 1929 – September 16, 1951) was a 22-year old United States Marine who was killed in action during the Korean War. After serving 3 years in the Marine Corps he returned home, joined the Marine Corps Reserve and worked various jobs around his home town. His unit was called to active duty to participate in the Korean war and after attending some training they were sent to Korea.
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  • 0(xsd:integer)
  • 1(xsd:integer)
serviceyears
  • 1946(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1929-08-01(xsd:date)
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death place
  • Killed in action near Songnae-dong, Korea
Name
  • Joseph Vittori
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  • award-star
  • service-star
Caption
  • Joseph Vittori, posthumous Medal of Honor recipient
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  • 106(xsd:integer)
Ribbon
  • Medal of Honor ribbon.svg
  • Purple Heart BAR.svg
  • Army of Occupation ribbon.svg
  • KSMRib.svg
  • United Nations Service Medal for Korea ribbon.png
  • World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Beverly, Massachusetts
Awards
death date
  • 1951-09-16(xsd:date)
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Allegiance
  • United States of America
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  • A light blue ribbon with five white five pointed stars
placeofburial
  • initially United Nations Military Cemetery, Tanggok, Korea
  • later St. Mary’s Cemetery, Beverly, Massachusetts
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  • Corporal Joseph Vittori (August 1, 1929 – September 16, 1951) was a 22-year old United States Marine who was killed in action during the Korean War. After serving 3 years in the Marine Corps he returned home, joined the Marine Corps Reserve and worked various jobs around his home town. His unit was called to active duty to participate in the Korean war and after attending some training they were sent to Korea. He was killed during the Battle of the Punchbowl while defending against an assault on Hill 749 near Songnea-dong, Korea on the night of September 15–16, 1951. He was fatally wounded while fighting off an enemy breakthrough at a gap in his battalion’s lines. He was the 19th Marine to earn the nation’s highest decoration for heroism in Korea. For his actions he posthumously received the Medal of Honor.
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