The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
William C. Escalante
Rank
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Unit
K CO 5 INF REGT CMBT TEAM
Date of Death
January 13, 1953
Private First Class Escalante was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy at DT 239-4109 in North Korea on January 13, 1953. He was presumed dead on January 14, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.