Korean War MIA laid to rest after Chosin Reservoir battle

Marine Cpl. Clarence Huff laid to rest 62 years after his combat death in Korean War
Published: Thursday, August 16, 2012
By Brian Albrecht
RITTMAN, Ohio

Clarence "Bud" Huff Jr.'s story didn't end when he was killed 62 years ago on a frozen hilltop in Korea.

The 20-year-old Marine corporal who grew up in Hinckley was laid to rest in his latest and last grave Wednesday at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman.

Huff was one of the 15,000 Marines suddenly surrounded by 120,000 Chinese troops at the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War.

For 17 days the Marines battled their way out of the mountains. Huff's company was sent to hold a hilltop to cover the retreat. By the time the company was relieved, only 20 were still able to fight.

Huff may have been among several Marines buried at the base of that hill. Fifty-seven other Ohio Marines died in a battle that cost more than 4,000 Marine casualties and 25,000-plus Chinese troops.
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