MCGREGOR, ROBERT CARSON
1ST LT USMCR E CO, 2D BN, 1 DIV
VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
DATE OF BIRTH: 06/19/1921
DATE OF DEATH: 11/07/1950
DATE OF INTERMENT: 05/09/1955
BURIED AT: SECTION 6 SITE 9215-A
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Robert Carson Mc Gregor
Homestead, Pennsylvania
Born June 19, 1921
First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps
Service Number 027781
Killed in Action
Died November 7, 1950 in Korea
First Lieutenant Mc Gregor was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on November 7, 1950. First Lieutenant Mc Gregor was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
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