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Submitted: 4/11/11 • Approved: 7/11/13 • Last Updated: 7/14/13 • R506234-G0-S3
CORPORAL US Army
Company C 8 Regiment 1 Cavalry Division
Korea
July 30, 1931 - December 31, 1950
Missing in Action
2 Purple Hearts
Beloved son of Earl and
Mary Garrison... Missing
Nov. 2, 1950 at Unsan, North Korea
While serving with
Co. C, 8th regt, 1st Cavalry Div.
Declared Dead Jan 1954.
Note: information from Ancestry.
PFC Dale R. Garrison 8 CAV RGT 1 CAV DIV (INF) Was MIA and some say POW. He was wounded in Taegu, Korea and received a Purple Heart on 9-4-1950 then was given the 2nd Purple Heart for wounds received in action resulting in his death 12-31-1950. At that time he was given the rank of Corporal.
Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957 about Dale R Garrison
Name: Dale R Garrison
Birth Date: 1931
Race: White
Home State: Arkansas
Casualty Date: 2 Nov 1950
Casualty Country: North Korea Sector
Casualty Type: Died as result of missile wound received in action
Group: Captured, DOW or DOI
Branch: Infantry
Component: USA - RA (Reg Army)
Rank: Private First Class
Pay Grade: Private First Class
Previous Detail: Captured
Disposed Date: 31 Dec 1950
Disposed Place: North Korea
Organization: Cav Div Inf - 1st
Element Sequence: Cv Div Cav Regt Inf
Unit #: 0008
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantryman
Contributed on 4/11/11 by judyfrog
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