The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
J. L. Pyle
Rank
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
Date of Death
June 20, 1951
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.