 Following the end of the war , Kouma remained in the Army . He served a second tour of duty as a recruiter , and then two tours as a tank commander , first at a unit in Fort Carson , Colorado , and then with a second unit in Germany . Though he remained in the Army for 31 years , Kouma did not see combat after his time in Korea . Kouma retired in 1971 at the age of 52 , and lived a quiet life in McDaniels , Kentucky , after retirement . Kouma died on December 19 , 1993 , and was buried in the Fort Knox post cemetery . The Tank Platoon Gunnery Excellence competition at Fort Knox was subsequently named in Kouma 's honor . There is a dining facility named in his honor at Fort Knox on Eisenhower Road . 
