The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
John Lee Paytes
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
A CO 19 INF 24 DIV
Date of Death
October 20, 1950
Corporal Paytes was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on July 16, 1950 and died while a prisoner on October 20, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.