Joe Earl Whitten

Korean War
Service #1053722
UnitI CO 3 BN 7 MAR 1 MAR DIV
RankPrivate U.S. Marine Corps
Entered Service From Ohio
Date of DeathJuly 19 1953
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 Whitten 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 Whitten was a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on July 19, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.