The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Joseph Obonon Ampon
Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Date of Death
December 28, 1951
Sergeant Ampon was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Chochiwon, South Korea on July 11, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and died at Camp 3 near Chang-Song, North Korea on January 20, 1952.