2LT Hugh Donald Adair Jr.

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2LT Hugh Donald Adair Jr. Veteran

Birth
Death
2 Oct 1950 (aged 26)
South Korea
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 7, Grave 10260-C
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Second Lieutenant Adair, of College Park, Georgia was a member of the 1st Platoon, Company C, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division.

A 1948 graduate of the US Naval Academy, he was killed in action while attacking Hill 229, approaching Uijongbu, Korea on October 2, 1950.

Second Lieutenant Adair was awarded the Navy Cross, 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.
Second Lieutenant Adair, of College Park, Georgia was a member of the 1st Platoon, Company C, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division.

A 1948 graduate of the US Naval Academy, he was killed in action while attacking Hill 229, approaching Uijongbu, Korea on October 2, 1950.

Second Lieutenant Adair was awarded the Navy Cross, 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.

Inscription

Washington
Second Lieutenant
United States Marine Corps
United States Naval Academy - Class of 1948
Korea