The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Joseph H. Safford
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
A BTRY 15 FA BN 2 DIV
Date of Death
February 13, 1951
Corporal Safford was a member of Battery A, 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in North Korea on November 27, 1950 and returned to duty on January 9, 1951. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Hoengsong, South Korea on February 13, 1951. 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.