The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Howard Junior West
Rank
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Unit
B CO 29 REGT CMBT TEAM
Date of Death
July 27, 1950
Private First Class West was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Hadong, South Korea on July 27, 1950. 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.