The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Akira Uota
Rank
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Unit
E CO 17 INF 7 DIV
Date of Death
July 8, 1953
Private First Class Uota was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while conducting a counter attack at "Pork Chop Hill" in North Korea on July 8, 1953. He was presumed dead on July 9, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.