Virgil R. Hill, Jr.

With I Corps in Korea -- Pfc. Virgil R. Hill, Jr., of Hammond, recently received the Meritorious Unit Emblem while serving in Korea with the 49th Transportation Truck Company.

The emblem was awarded to the individual members of the company in recognition of the Meritorious Unit Citation it received for its support of combat operations between January 1951 and July 1952.

Hill, who entered the Army in January 1951, has been serving in Korea since last May. He is the son of Virgil Hill of Hammond and Mrs. Mary Jo Goodson, Route 1, Cedar Lake.