The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Melvin Thomas Knickerbocker
Rank
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
H CO 3 BN 7 MAR 1 MAR DIV
Date of Death
November 27, 1950
Private First Class Knickerbocker was a member of Company H, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while defending against the Chinese attack on the west side of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea on November 27, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.