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CPL George Dean “Wockie” Kile
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CPL George Dean “Wockie” Kile Veteran

Birth
Montana, USA
Death
12 Dec 1950 (aged 18)
North Korea
Monument
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
Plot
Courts of The Missing
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Corporal Kile was a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. As a member Task Force MacLean, he was fighting a delaying action against the Chinese near Changjin east to the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. He was listed as Missing in Action on December 12, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. Corporal Kile 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.
Corporal Kile was a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. As a member Task Force MacLean, he was fighting a delaying action against the Chinese near Changjin east to the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. He was listed as Missing in Action on December 12, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. Corporal Kile 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.

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CPL
31 INF 7 DIV
MONTANA



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