The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Howard Thompson
Rank
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Unit
L CO 38 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
November 26, 1950
Private First Class Thompson was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on September 5, 1950 and returned to duty on September 12, 1950. He was seriously wounded again on September 21, 1950 and returned on November 18, 1950. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 26, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.