The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Richard John Karnos
Rank
Major, U.S. Army
Unit
HQ BTRY 15 FA BN 2 DIV
Date of Death
February 20, 1951
Major Karnos was a member of Headquarters Battery, 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Hoengsong, South Korea on February 13, 1951 and was killed by a guard on February 20, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.