The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Thomas Elmer Shemwell
Rank
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Unit
HQ CO 3 BN 34 INF 24 DIV
Date of Death
October 23, 1952
Sergeant First Class Shemwell was a member of Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on October 23, 1952. 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.