The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Cleo F. Wachel
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
D CO 38 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
November 27, 1950
Corporal Wachel was a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously injured in South Korea on September 1, 1950 and returned to duty on September 7, 1950. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 27, 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.