J. L. Pyle

Korean War
RankPrivate U.S. Marine Corps
Date of DeathJune 20 1951
National Defense Service Medal
Private Pyle was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Private Pyle was a member of the 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, stationed at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. On June 20, 1951, he was at a command post on maneuvers at Hickory Point, when two "short rounds" of mortar shells struck the command post killing him.