Corporal Doyle was a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on 16 July 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March."

Medals, Awards and Badges

Prisoner of War Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Combat Infantryman Badge

Death and Memorialization

Corporal Lawrence Austin Doyle died at the "Cornfield" south of Manpo, North Korea of malnutrition and dysentery on 28 October 1950. His remains were not recovered. He is memorialized by having his name inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial in Honolulu, HI.