The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Paul Russell West
Rank
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Unit
F CO 38 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
November 27, 1950
Sergeant First Class West was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on August 30, 1950 and returned to duty on October 25, 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.