Marvin Blake Strickland

Korean War
Service #14293322
UnitC CO 8 REGT 1 CAV DIV
RankCorporal U.S. Army
Date of DeathNovember 2 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
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
Combat Infantryman Badge
Corporal Strickland was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal with Bronze Star, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Corporal Strickland was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action during the intense fighting with the Chinese units near Unsan, North Korea on November 2, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.