The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Howard Cleasby Hovey
Rank
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
A CO 17 INF 7 DIV
Date of Death
July 6, 1953
Master Sergeant Hovey was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action heroically fighting the enemy near Sokkogae, North Korea on July 6, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.