The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
James Travis Pierce
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
K CO 23 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
November 19, 1950
Corporal Pierce was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on September 6, 1950 and returned to duty on November 14, 1950. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 19, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.