The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Alvin Odell Caldwell
Rank
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Unit
E CO 9 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
January 27, 1951
Sergeant First Class Caldwell was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously Wounded in Action by the enemy in South Korea on September 16, 1950 and returned to duty November 14, 1950. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 26, 1950 and died while a prisoner on January 27, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.