Odom Carl Bain

Korean War
Service #1087539
UnitL BTRY 4 BN 11 MAR 1 MAR DIV
RankCorporal U.S. Marine Corps
Date of DeathDecember 2 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Presidential Unit Citation (Navy / Marine Corps)
Purple Heart
United Nations Service Medal
Corporal Bain was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation and the Korean War Service Medal.
Notes
Corporal Bain was a member of Battery L, 4th Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while engaging the enemy at the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea on December 2, 1950 and presumed dead on November 2, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.