The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Robert D. Shanks
Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
MED CO 9 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
December 1, 1950
Sergeant Shanks was a medic with the Medical Company, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on December 1, 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.