The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
William Edward Council
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
HQ BTRY 63 FA BN 24 DIV
Date of Death
November 4, 1950
Corporal Council was a member of Headquarters Battery, 63rd Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy along the Kum River, South Korea on July 14, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and was killed by his guard during the march near Chunggang-jin, North Korea on November 4, 1950. His remains were not recovered.