James Albert Richardson

Korean War
Service #1196752
UnitI CO 3 BN 7 MAR 1 MAR DIV
RankCorporal U.S. Marine Corps
Date of DeathJuly 19 1953
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
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
Corporal Richardson was awarded the Purple Heart with Gold Star, 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
Corporal Richardson was a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was seriously wounded while fighting the enemy in Korea on January 26, 1953 and returned to duty shortly thereafter. He was Killed in Action on while defending "Outpost Berlin", Korea on July 19, 1953.