The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
James Rudolph Ford
Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
D CO 24 INF 25 DIV
Date of Death
May 31, 1951
Sergeant Ford was a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on September 22, 1950 and returned to duty on October 10, 1950. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 26, 1950 and died while a prisoner on May 31, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.