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CPL Marvin Deroy Actkinson
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CPL Marvin Deroy Actkinson Veteran

Birth
Texas, USA
Death
31 Dec 1953 (aged 22)
North Korea
Monument
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
Plot
Courts of the Missing, Court 4 (Recovered)
Memorial ID
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Marvin had been living in Palo Pinto, TX when he entered the service and was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division.

He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy along the eastern shore of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea on December 2, 1950 and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.

His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

Corporal Actkinson was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, 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.

The following was provided by Contributor SBR (49039178):

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Cpl. Marvin D. Actkinson, 18, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Oct. 1, 2021. Also see Find a Grave Memorial 118999480.

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This is a cenotaph. View burial and family links at ACTUAL BURIAL HERE.

View another cenotaph HERE.
Marvin had been living in Palo Pinto, TX when he entered the service and was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division.

He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy along the eastern shore of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea on December 2, 1950 and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.

His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

Corporal Actkinson was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, 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.

The following was provided by Contributor SBR (49039178):

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Cpl. Marvin D. Actkinson, 18, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Oct. 1, 2021. Also see Find a Grave Memorial 118999480.

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This is a cenotaph. View burial and family links at ACTUAL BURIAL HERE.

View another cenotaph HERE.

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