The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
George Eugene Hartwell
Rank
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
B CO 2 ENGR CMBT BN 2 DIV
Date of Death
May 31, 1951
Master Sergeant Hartwell was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of Company B, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on December 1, 1950 and died while a prisoner on May 31, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.