The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Charles W. Purcell
Rank
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Unit
A CO 31 INF 7 DIV
Date of Death
August 9, 1950
Private First Class Purcell was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was declared Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on August 9, 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.