The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Allen Lyle Mettler
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
K CO 9 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
March 30, 1951
Corporal Mettler was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting massive Chinese forces near Sogu, South Korea on February 12, 1951 and died while a prisoner on March 30, 1951. His remains were recovered on December 23, 1993 and identified on August 16, 2006. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.