The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Michael James Barra
Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
C CO 2 ENGR CMBT BN 2 DIV
Date of Death
February 20, 1951
Sergeant Barra was a member of Company C, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on December 1, 1950 and died while a prisoner on February 20, 1951. His name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. SGT Barra's remains have been recovered and identified.