The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
William B. Shelton
Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
B CO 35 INF 25 DIV
Date of Death
March 31, 1951
Sergeant Shelton was a Light Weapons Infantryman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on August 17, 1950 and returned to duty on September 10, 1950. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 27, 1950 and died while a prisoner on March 31, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.