The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
John Jackson Bissell
Rank
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
H CO 3 BN 7 MAR 1 MAR DIV
Date of Death
October 7, 1952
Second Lieutenant Bissell was a member of Company H, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was wounded during his heroic efforts at "Bunker Hill" on August 15, 1952. He was Killed in Action during his heroic action at Combat Outpost "Frisco" in North Korea by enemy small arms fire on October 7, 1952. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.