The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Gordon Witherspoon
Rank
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Unit
M CO 24 INF 25 DIV
Date of Death
December 1, 1950
Sergeant First Class Witherspoon was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on July 20, 1950 and returned to duty on August 8, 1950. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on December 1, 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.