Pfc James Louis Boone <1932 - 1950 PFC James Louis Boone was born 20 Dec 1931/2 and died 30 Nov 1950 (aged 17) in South Korea. He is buried in the Fort Smith National Cemetery. James was living in Ft. Smith, AR when he enlisted and was a member of Headquarters Battery, 63rd Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy along the Kum River, South Korea on July 14, 1950. He was shot and killed by his guards during the "Tiger Death March" near Chasong Pass in the Apex area on November 30, 1950. His remains were never recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. Private First Class Boone was awarded the Purple Heart, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.