The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Richard D. Coker
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
C CO 8 ENGR CMBT BN 1 CAV DIV
Date of Death
November 2, 1950
Corporal Coker was a member of Company C, 8th Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while defending his position along the Yalu River near Unsan, North Korea on November 2, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.