The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
James Luther Heard
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
K CO 9 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
March 31, 1951
Corporal Heard was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously Wounded in Action by the enemy in South Korea on September 26, 1950 and returned to duty on October 5, 1950. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on February 12, 1951 and was killed by a guard on March 31, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.