Tafoya, George
First Name
George
Last Name
Tafoya
Serial Number
1264292
Service Branch
Marine Corps
Highest Rank
PFC
War or Action
Korean War
County
Weld
Biography

Member Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. Listed MIA while in combat on July 19, 1953 and presumed dead July 19, 1954. Remains never recovered. Awarded Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Place Of Burial
Honolulu Memorial, Courts of the Missing
Place Of Death
Korea
Circumstances
Missing In Action
Row Number
34
Column Number
1
Panel Number
17

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