The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Richard Lewis Tarantino
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
E CO 8 REGT 1 CAV DIV
Date of Death
July 31, 1950
Corporal Tarantino was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on July 31, 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.