M.I.A. - CPL Dale R. Garrison

Located at Friendship Cemetery in Springdale, AR.

CPL. Dale R. Garrison

Beloved Son Of Earl And

Mary Garrison... Missing

Nov 2, 1980 At Unsan, North

Korea While Serving With

Co. C, 8th Regt,. 1st Calvary

Div. Declared Dead Jan. 1954

July 30, 1931 - Dec 31, 1940

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The following is from Gov. Archives. This one has him listed as a Private First Class.

The following is from Forgotten: The Arkansas Korean War Project. This one also has him listed as a Private First Class.

The following is from Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office. This one has him listed as a Corporal.

Info from Korean War.

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.

Here is the info from Ancestry.

Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957 about Dale R Garrison

Name: Dale R Garrison

Birth Date: 1931
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Washington
Home State: Arkansas
Citizen Status: US Citizen
Death Date: 2 Nov 1950
Processed Date: Nov 1979
Casualty Country: Korea
Casualty Type: Hostile - Died of wounds
Casualty Cause: US Army - No Information Available
Casualty Air: US Army - No Information Available
Service Branch: US Army
Component: Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR)
Rank: Private First Class
Pay Grade: Private First Class (U.S. Army) Or Airman Second Class (Airman First Class) (U.S. Air Force) Or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) Or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S

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: Cv Div Inf - 1st
Element Sequence: Cv Div Cav Regt Inf
Unit #: 0008
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantryman

Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957 about Dale R Garrison
Name: Dale R Garrison
Race: White
Home State: Arkansas
Casualty Date: 4 Sep 1950
Casualty Country: South Korea
Casualty Type: Returned to Duty (FECOM)
Group: Returned to Duty (FECOM)
Branch: Infantry
Component: USA - RA (Reg Army)
Rank: Private First Class
Pay Grade: Private First Class
Previous Detail: Seriously wounded in action by missile
Disposed Date: 16 Sep 1950
Organization: Cv Div Inf - 1st
Element Sequence: Cv Div Cav Regt Inf
Unit #: 0008
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantryman