The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Raymond Frank Ponton
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Date of Death
August 8, 1951
Corporal Ponton was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On August 8, 1951, during a training demonstration near Munson, Korea, the back blast of a 75 millimeter recoilless rifle struck and killed him.