POW / MIA Memorial
Private First Class (PFC) Eunis Osben Payton, service number 1288181, was assigned to How Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.  He was reported missing in action on 7 October 1952 and absent evidence of continued survival, the Marine Corps issued a presumptive finding of death on 16 October 1953.  His name does not appear on either the “Johnnie Johnson List” or the “Missing in Action-Captivity List” of reports by returning POWs.  Field Search Case:  0917F.
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