The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Walter Wataru Higashida
Rank
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Unit
MED CO 9 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
September 20, 1951
Private First Class Higashida was a medic with the Medical Company, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on September 20, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.