Recoveries
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Musgray, Melvin R.
Sgt. 1st Class Melvin R. Musgray, U.S. Army, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, was lost on April 23, 1951, when his unit was overrun by enemy soldiers, northeast of Seoul, South Korea. His remains were identified on June 14, 2010.
read moreHodapp, Arthur L.
Pfc Arthur L. Hodapp, U.S. Army, A Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment was lost April 24, 1952, while engaged in combat operations near Ukalgye and Undanjang, South Korea. His remains were identified on Nov. 15, 2010.
read moreMoore, Myral N.
Pfc. Myral N. Moore, U.S. Army, Company K, 23rd Infantry Regiment, was lost on Feb. 28, 1951, when his unit came under enemy attack near Wonju, South Korea. His remains were identified on Aug. 14, 2009.
read moreDenny, Roger L. & King, Herbert
Cpl. Roger L. Denny and Cpl. Herbert King, U.S. Army, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, were lost on November 25, 1950, near Kujang, North Korea. Their remains were identified on May 27, 2009.
read moreBlasdel, William S.
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. Marine Cpl. William S. Blasdel, 26, of Freeport, Ill., was buried June 9, 2014, in National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. In November 1950, Blasdel was assigned to Company H, 3rd Battalion, 11th Regiment, 1st Marine Division, when his unit was deployed south of the North Korean village of Yudam-ni on...
read moreSanchez, Gilberto L.
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, unaccounted for from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Sgt. Gilberto L. Sanchez, 19, of New Braunfels, Texas, will be buried Jan. 23, in San Antonio. In late November 1950, Sanchez was assigned to Medical Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT). The 31st RCT was deployed east of the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, when...
read moreSchoenmann, Pfc. Glenn S.
Jan. 9, 2013 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 Pfc. Glenn S. Schoenmann, 20, of Tracy City, Tenn., will be buried Jan. 12, in Palmer, Tenn. In late November 1950, Schoenmann and elements of the 31st Regimental Combat Team were deployed along the eastern banks of the Chosin Reservoir,...
read moreFuqua Jr., Pfc. Ernest V.
January 9, 2013 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, were recently identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Pfc. Ernest V. Fuqua Jr., 21, of Detroit, will be buried Jan. 15, in Rochester Hills, Mich. In late November 1950, units of the 35th Infantry Regiment and allied forces were deployed in a defensive line advancing across the...
read moreDavis, Pfc. Weldon A.
Feb. 3, 2013 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, were recently identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Pfc. Weldon A. Davis, 24, of Tioga, Texas, will be buried Feb. 6, in Dallas. In late November 1950, elements of the 2nd Infantry Division (ID) were engaged in fighting with units of the Chinese army south of the Ch’ongch’on River in...
read moreArcher, Cpl. Robert G.
Feb. 7, 2013 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, were recently identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Cpl. Robert G. Archer, 19, of Brazil, Ind., will be buried Feb. 8, in his hometown. In late November 1950, elements of the 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT) were engaged in fighting with enemy forces east of the Chosin Resevoir in...
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