Melvin Thomas Knickerbocker

Korean War
Service #659308
UnitH CO 3 BN 7 MAR 1 MAR DIV
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Marine Corps
Date of DeathNovember 27 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
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
Private First Class Knickerbocker was awarded 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
Private First Class Knickerbocker was a member of Company H, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while defending against the Chinese attack on the west side of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea on November 27, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.