The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
John D. Smith
Rank
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
L CO 34 INF 24 DIV
Date of Death
January 11, 1951
Master Sergeant Smith was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Taejon, South Korea on July 20, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and died as a prisoner at Hanjang-ni, North Korea on January 11, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.