In Memory

George Hay Cline - Class Of 1948

George Hay Cline was born in Jenkins, KY March 15, 1930 to Charles and Calla Cline. 

 

1940 Census

Household Members:
Name Age
Charles H Cline 46
Calla Cline 45
Christine Cline 20
Charles Cline 14
Betty Jo Cline 12
George Hay Cline 10
Home in 1940: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky
   
Street: Mud Town
House Number: 594
Title: CORPORAL, U.S. Marine Corps
Rank: Corporal
Service: U.S. Marine Corps
Service ID: 1087719
Notes:

Corporal Cline was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on June 11, 1951. Corporal Cline 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.

 He is buried at Camp Nelson National Cemetery in Nicholasville, Kentucky.

***Source: Ancestry.com