The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Billy Jerkins
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
K CO 9 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
December 1, 1950
Corporal Jerkins was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Sunchon, North Korea on December 1, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.