Frank Nicias Mitchell | |
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 Frank N. Mitchell, posthumous Medal of Honor recipient | |
| Born | August 18, 1921 Indian Gap, Texas |
| Died | November 26, 1950 (aged 29) Hagsang-ni, North Korea |
| Place of burial | memorialized in the Courts of the Missing, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1939–1950 |
| Rank |  First Lieutenant |
| Unit | Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Medal of Honor Silver Star Bronze Star w/ Combat "V" Purple Heart Medal (2) Combat Action Ribbon |
Frank Nicias Mitchell (August 18, 1921 – November 26, 1950) was an American who served in World War II as an enlisted Marine and was killed in action as a Marine first lieutenant during the Korean War while serving with the 1st Marine Division.[1] He posthumously received the United States' highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions as a platoon commander during a firefight with the enemy on November 26, 1950, at Hagsang-ni, near Yudamni in North Korea.[2]
- ^ Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
- ^ Geer, Andrew (1989). The New Breed:The Story of the U.S. Marines in Korea. Battery Press. ISBN 9780898391350. Retrieved 21 October 2020.