The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Vernon Eugene Adkins
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
D CO 19 INF 24 DIV
Date of Death
July 16, 1950
Corporal Adkins was a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy along the Kum River in South Korea on July 16, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.