VIRTUAL MEMORIAL HALL

    3rd Battalion, 1st Marines

    4 honorees
    2LT JOHN W. CUMMINS, USMC

    John Cummins

    Class of 1945
    2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
    June 4, 1945 (22 years old)
    KIA Okinawa 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines WWII Ground USNA 10th Company
    2LT JAMES D. BEELER, USMCR

    James Beeler

    Class of 1949
    2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps Reserve
    November 2, 1950 (22 years old)
    KIA 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines Korea Ground Silver Star USNA 28th Company
    2LT EARL L. VALENTINE, JR., USMC

    Earl Valentine, Jr.

    Class of 1951
    2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
    August 27, 1952 (24 years old)
    KIA 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines Korea Ground Navy Cross USNA 12th Company
    2LT MORTIMER W. COX, JR., USMC

    Mortimer Cox, Jr.

    Class of 1952
    2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
    July 25, 1953 (25 years old)
    KIA 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines Korea Ground Silver Star USNA 5th Company