The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Howard Wilson Young
Rank
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
HQ BTRY 38 FA BN 2 DIV
Date of Death
March 31, 1951
Master Sergeant Young was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was the Communication Section Chief, Headquarters Battery, 38th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died as a prisoner on March 31, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.