Buford Larkin Dale

Korean War
Service #248080
UnitH&S CO 3 BN 5 MAR 1 MAR DIV
RankStaff Sergeant 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
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Staff Sergeant Dale was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
Staff Sergeant Dale was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy near Hagaru, North Korea on December 2, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.