The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Charles P. Whitler
Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
L CO 8 REGT 1 CAV DIV
Date of Death
November 2, 1950
Sergeant Whitler was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was seriously wounded while fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 16, 1950 and returned to duty on September 23, 1950. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Unsan, North Korea on November 2, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were recovered on May 21, 2004 and identified on June 8, 2010. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.