The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Joe Thomas Avant
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
MORTAR CO 31 INF 7 DIV
Date of Death
November 30, 1950
Corporal Avant was a member of the Heavy Mortar Company, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. While serving on Task Force McLean near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, he was listed as Missing in Action on November 30, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.