The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Francis Kenneth Witherell
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
K CO 34 INF 24 DIV
Date of Death
October 20, 1950
Corporal Witherell was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on August 29, 1950. He was reportedly murdered in a tunnel near Sunchon, North Korea on October 20, 1950. His remains were not recovered.