Meritt Truman M. Lilley

Korean War
Service #06272505
UnitB BTRY 57 FA BN 7 DIV
RankSergeant First Class U.S. Army
Date of DeathDecember 7 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Silver Star
United Nations Service Medal
For his leadership and valor, Sergeant First Class Lilley was awarded the Silver Star, the Purple Heart, 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
Sergeant First Class Lilley was a member of Battery B, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy near Hagaru, North Korea on December 6, 1950 and died of those wounds the following day. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.