The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Richard Wayne Smith
Rank
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Unit
G CO 23 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
September 30, 1951
Sergeant First Class Smith was a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on May 18, 1951. He died as a prisoner on September 30, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.