Gordon Edward Haskell

Korean War
Service #020964
RankMajor U.S. Marine Corps
Date of DeathOctober 2 1952
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
Major Haskell 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 and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Major Haskell was the pilot of a F4U-4B Corsair fighter with Marine Fighter Squadron 312, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On October 2, 1952, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashed into the Yellow Sea one mile south of Hachwira-do, North Korea.