The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
John Frederick Budke
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
L CO 23 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
January 25, 1951
Corporal Budke was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. Initially, he was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 30, 1950. Later, it was determined he had been taken prisoner of war and died during a march to a prison camp on January 25, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.