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CPL Colbert Joseph Alexander Jr.
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CPL Colbert Joseph Alexander Jr.

Birth
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
1 Dec 1950 (aged 19)
South Korea
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Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
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US Marine Corps
Korean War Veteran

HQ BTRY 4 BN 11 MAR RGT 1 MAR DIV

Corporal Alexander was a member of Headquarters Battery, 4th Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on December 1, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 30, 1953.

Awarded
Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Body not recovered as of July 31, 2015

Also listed on the Korean War Memorial in Dayton, Ohio, Cenotaph Louisiana Panel 1
US Marine Corps
Korean War Veteran

HQ BTRY 4 BN 11 MAR RGT 1 MAR DIV

Corporal Alexander was a member of Headquarters Battery, 4th Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on December 1, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 30, 1953.

Awarded
Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Body not recovered as of July 31, 2015

Also listed on the Korean War Memorial in Dayton, Ohio, Cenotaph Louisiana Panel 1

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LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE: CHOSIN RESERVOIR

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