The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Vincent Peter Vella
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
G CO 38 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
January 15, 1951
Corporal Vella was a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on September 2, 1950 and returned to duty on November 2, 1950. He was seriously wounded again near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 28, 1950 and died of those wounds on January 15, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.