Virgil Lee Harris Jr.

Korean War
Service #3515936
UnitE CO 2 BN 1 MAR 1 MAR DIV
RankHospital Corpsman Third Class U.S. Navy
Date of DeathNovember 28 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Hospital Corpsman Third Class Harris 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.
Notes
Hospital Corpsman Third Class Harris served as a medic with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades on November 28, 1950 and was presumed dead on April 16, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.