The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Richard Elbert Smith
Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
I CO 9 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
August 31, 1951
Sergeant Smith was assigned to Company I, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 29, 1950. He died as a prisoner on August 31, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.