The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
William M. Farone
Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
K CO 21 INF 24 DIV
Date of Death
October 31, 1950
Sergeant Farone was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Chochiwon, South Korea on July 11, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and died while a prisoner during the march near Manpo, North Korea on October 31, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.