David Kenyon Howcroft
Birmingham, Michigan
Born August 19, 1930 Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps
Service Number 1206949
Killed in Action
Died October 24, 1952 in Korea Private First Class Howcroft was a member of Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on October 24, 1952. PFC Howcroft was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Source: Korean War Honor Roll, American Battle Monuments Commission