The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Joseph Alfred Platzkoester
Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
H CO 38 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
May 30, 1951
Sergeant Platzkoester was a member of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on May 30, 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.