The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Virgil Lee Howell
Rank
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Unit
A CO 9 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
September 28, 1951
Private First Class Howell was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in North Korea on September 1, 1951 and returned to duty on September 19, 1951. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on September 28, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.