Private First Class Cockerham was a member of Company G, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy at the Boulder City outpost, the last ground action by the Marines during the Korean War, on July 25, 1953. Private First Class Cockerham 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.
Service Number 1231058
Service Number 1231058
Private First Class Cockerham was a member of Company G, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy at the Boulder City outpost, the last ground action by the Marines during the Korean War, on July 25, 1953. Private First Class Cockerham 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.
Service Number 1231058
Service Number 1231058
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PFC US MARINE CORPS
KOREA PH & GS
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