The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Ruben Vilches
Rank
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Date of Death
April 29, 1951
Sergeant First Class Vilches was a Light Weapons Infantry Platoon Sergeant with the 65th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on April 29, 1951 and died of those wounds later that day.