The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Donald Arthur Therkelsen
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
MED CO 15 INF 3 DIV
Date of Death
July 17, 1953
Corporal Therkelsen was a medic with the Medical Company, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on July 17, 1953. CPL Therkelsen's remains have been recovered and identified. His name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.