Recoveries
The information in these pages has been compiled from press releases distributed by DPAA.
Layton, MSG Robert V.
Nov. 27, 2006 SOLDIER MISSING IN ACTION FROM THE KOREAN WAR IS IDENTIFIED The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Master Sgt. Robert V. Layton, U.S. Army, of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is to be buried tomorrow at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington D.C. Layton was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th...
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December 1, 2006 SOLDIERS MISSING IN ACTION FROM THE KOREAN WAR ARE IDENTIFIED The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of eight U.S. servicemen, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and returned to their families for burial with full military honors. They are Master Sgt. Alfred H. Alonzo Sr., of Tampa, Fla.; Sgt. 1st Class Robert C. Bucheit, of Hamilton, Ohio; Sgt. Francis E. Lindsay, of Esther, Mo.; Cpl. Joseph Gregori, of West Pittston, Pa.; Cpl. Darrell W....
read moreCope, Capt. Troy “Gordie”
February 25, 2005 Missing Korean War Serviceman Identified The Department of Defense announced today that the remains of a U. S. Air Force pilot, missing in action from the Korean War, has been identified and will soon be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Air Force Captain Troy “Gordie” Cope of Norfork, Ark., will be buried in Ft Worth, Texas, on May 31. On Sept. 16, 1952, Cope and his wingman, both flying F-86 Saber Jets from Kimpo Air Base in South Korea, encountered six MiG-15s of the North Korean Air Force. Cope...
read moreStrom, Cpl. John O.
June 27, 2005 KOREAN WAR MISSING IN ACTION SERVICEMAN IDENTIFIED The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial in Fergus Falls, Minn. on Wednesday. He is Corporal John O. Strom of Fergus Falls, Minn. On the night of Nov. 1, 1950, Strom’s unit, the 1st Battalion of the 8th Cavalry Regiment, came under attack by Chinese communist forces near the village of Unsan in...
read moreBellar, PFC Lowell W.
June 29, 2005 KOREAN WAR MISSING IN ACTION SERVICEMAN IDENTIFIED The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. Army soldier, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial in Schererville, Ind. He is Private First Class Lowell W. Bellar of Gary, Ind. He is to be buried on July 15, the date of his birth in 1931. In Nov.-Dec. 1950 Bellar’s unit, Company M of the 31st Infantry Regiment, was surrounded and overrun by Chinese...
read moreHeath, Cpl. Leslie R.
July 21, 2005 KOREAN WAR MISSING IN ACTION SERVICEMAN IDENTIFIED The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Cpl. Leslie R. Heath, of Bridgeport, Illinois. His interment is scheduled for August 20 in Bridgeport. On the morning of April 23, 1951, Heath and more than 80 members of the A Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Regimental Combat...
read moreClark Jr, Sgt. Hallie A. & Higgins, Sgt. James T.
June 26, 2000 KOREAN WAR REMAINS IDENTIFIED The remains of two American soldiers who were missing in action from the Korean War have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial in the United States. They are identified as Army Sgt. Hallie A. Clark Jr., Hannibal, Mo., and Army Sgt. James T. Higgins, Benham, Ky. On Nov. 27, 1950, near the town of Kujang in North Korea, Clark’s 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion was overrun by Chinese troops, forcing the unit to withdraw to the south. When the unit regrouped the...
read moreArdis, Pfc. Herbert & Tillman, Cpl. Charles W.
June 23, 1999 KOREAN WAR SOLDIERS’ REMAINS IDENTIFIED The remains of two soldiers missing in action from the Korean War have been identified and returned to their families for burial in the United States. They are identified as U.S. Army Cpl. Charles W. Tillman, Columbia, S.C., and U.S. Army Pfc. Herbert Ardis, Detroit, Mich. The remains of Tillman and Ardis were recovered about three miles apart in an area approximately 60 miles north of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. The remains of both soldiers were recovered during...
read moreHoward, Cpl. Joe W.
Jan. 3, 2014 SOLDIER MISSING FROM KOREAN WAR ACCOUNTED FOR The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Cpl. Joe W. Howard, 23, of Philadelphia will be buried Jan. 9, in Jacksonville, Fla.. In November 1950, Howard was a member of Company A, 503rd Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division (ID), when his unit was attacked by Chinese forces...
read moreMcIntyre, Cpl. Billy M.
Jan. 15, 2014 SOLDIER MISSING FROM KOREAN WAR IDENTIFIED The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Cpl. Billy M. McIntyre, 19, of Carter, Okla., will be laid to rest Jan. 17, in Oklahoma City. In late November 1950, McIntyre and elements of the 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT), historically known as Task Force Faith, were deployed...
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