Charles Gilliland

Charles Gilliland (second from right) of Yellville (Marion County), who received the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions in the Korean War; circa 1951.

Mixed group of men in military uniforms resting outside Korean house

Courtesy of Pauline Gilliland Mears

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Time Period

World War II through the Faubus Era (1941 - 1967)

Type

Person

Race & Ethnicity

White

Gender

Male

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