Joseph Edward Lile Jr.

Korean War
Service #6195510
RankHospital Corpsman Third Class U.S. Navy
Date of DeathFebruary 28 1952
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 Lile 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 Lile was attached to the 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades on February 28, 1952 from multiple fragment wounds near Norumeg, Korea.