Ralph Raymond Clary

Korean War
Service #035464
Unit121 MAR ATK SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
RankCaptain U.S. Marine Corps
Date of DeathAugust 29 1952
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Air Medal
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Distinguished Flying Cross
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
For his leadership and valor, Captain Clary was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air medal with 2 Gold Stars, the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Captain Clary was the pilot of a AD-2 Skyraider fighter with the Marine Attack Squadron 121, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. He was listed as Missing in Action while participating in aerial support over Korea on August 29, 1952. He was presumed dead on December 18, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.