The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Richard Thomas West
Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
D CO 38 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
November 28, 1950
Sergeant West was a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 28, 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.