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Frank Nicias Mitchell
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Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
A CO 1 BN 7 MAR 1 MAR DIV
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Date of Death
November 26, 1950
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First Lieutenant Mitchell was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. On November 26, 1950 near Hansan-ni, North Korea, when his platoon came under enemy fire, he reacted by assaulting the enemy position and organizing his platoon to attack and drive the enemy from its position. Although wounded, he assisted in the evacuation of his wounded comrades, then singlehandedly held off the enemy until mortally wounded. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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