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Yahoo
29-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Pennsylvania soldier killed in Korean War now accounted for
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — A Pennsylvania soldier who was killed in the Korean War has now been accounted for and will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. U.S. Army Private First Class Roland Bowser, of New Kensington, was assigned to the M Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division in Korea. On Nov. 2, 1950, he was reported missing in action after his battalion withdrew. After the war, returning prisoners reported that Bowser had died in captivity while he was being held at a camp in North Korea in June 1951. Pennsylvania restaurant makes steak 'with love' for dying pup In 1954, during Operation Glory, which was an effort to retrieve the remains of soldiers who died overseas, the United Nations Command received a set of remains from the camp where Bowser was said to have died. The remains were transported to the Central Identification Unit in Japan for examination in the hopes they would be identified. However, at the time, identification could not be made, and the soldier was buried as an unknown at the National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu. In October 2019, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency dug up the remains to be sent for another analysis in the hopes of making a positive identification. Scientists used dental, anthropological, chest radiograph analysis, and mitochondrial DNA to determine that the remains belonged to Bowser. Bowser is set to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. A date has not been set at this time. Bowser is currently recorded on the Courts of the Missing Punchbowl, and a rosette will be placed alongside his name to show that he has now been accounted for. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Yahoo
Pennsylvania soldier missing during Korean War accounted for
(WHTM) — The Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency announced that a Pennsylvania soldier killed during the Korean War has been accounted for. According to the DPAA, U.S. Army Pfc. Roland L. Bowser, 20, of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, was identified and accounted for on March 21, 2025. Bowser was reported missing in action on November 2, 1950, after his company—M Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division—withdrew from Unsan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Returning prisoners reported that Bowser died in captivity at Camp 5 in Pyoktong, North Korea, in June 1951, the DPAA said. The United Nations Command received a set of remains recovered from Camp 5 during Operation Glory in 1954. The DPAA said the remains were moved to an identification unit in Japan, which was unable to identify them. The remains were then moved to Hawaii, where they were buried as unknowns in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. In 2019, the DPAA proposed a plan to identify the remains of unknowns at the cemetery. The DPAA said they were recently able to identify Bowser through dental, anthropological, and chest radiograph analysis. He will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery at an unknown date. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
U.S. soldier, 17, who went missing in Korean War is accounted for
A 17-year-old soldier who was killed during the Korean War has been accounted for 75 years after he went missing, officials said Monday. Army Cpl. Albert J. Estrada was a member of Battery B, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 31st Regimental Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said in a news release. He began service in July 1950, according to the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation. He was one of tens of thousands of soldiers present at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in November and December 1950, the DPAA said. During the battle, 30,000 United Nations servicemembers, including U.S. soldiers, faced off against 120,000 Chinese and North Korean enemy forces in "rugged terrain in lethally cold weather," the DPAA said. The battle, which the DPAA described as "one of the most brutal" of the entire war, raged for 17 days. Army officials wanted to push North Korean forces into China and sever supply lines near the Chosin reservoir, the DPAA said. But the North Korean forces launched a surprise attack that forced one group of soldiers to retreat in late November. A few days later, Chinese soldiers surrounded and isolated another group of soldiers. A task force was hastily assembled to try to organize a withdrawal. A "bitter fight" allowed U.N. forces to open an airfield to bring in reinforcements and evacuate casualties on December 1, according to the U.S. military, and eventually, the U.N. soldiers managed a full retreat. More than 1,000 U.S. Marines and soldiers were killed during this time, the DPAA said. Thousands more were injured or incapacitated by the cold weather. Due to the elements and the retreat, "hundreds of fallen Marines and soldiers were unable to be immediately recovered," the DPAA said. Estrada was one of the soldiers who could not be located after the battle. He was reported missing on Dec. 6, 1950. There was no information to indicate that he was ever held as a prisoner of war, the DPAA said. Three years later, on Dec. 31, 1953, the U.S. Army issued a presumptive finding of death. Between 1953 and 1954, the North Korean government returned thousands of remains of soldiers who had died during the Korean War. The remains had been buried in U.N. cemeteries in North Korea. The effort, known as Operation Glory, included the return of 500 sets of remains that had been buried near the Chosin reservoir. All but 126 of the remains were identified. The unidentified remains were buried as unknowns at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, the DPAA said. From 1990 to 1994, the North Korean government returned 47 additional containers of remains attributed to the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. From those recovery efforts, the DPAA and the organizations that preceded it were able to identify over 130 of the unaccounted-for missing personnel lost in the Chosin Reservoir Campaign. The DPAA did not say which handover Estrada's remains were recovered from. A full announcement of his accounting will be shared at a later date, the agency said. Estrada earned multiple military honors, including the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal, according to the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation. Estrada's surviving siblings, Manuel Estrada and Ruth Tucker, have long lobbied for his identification, according to a 2018 article from The Daily Democrat. That year, Tucker was presented with a medal from the Republic of South Korea honoring her efforts to account for missing American soldiers who died during the Korean War. At the time, Tucker said complete identification of Korean War remains can take between four and five years. Inside the monarch butterfly migration mystery: flying to Mexico from Canada, the U.S. Scientists warn what future bird flu mutations could mean for people | 60 Minutes What's next for AI at DeepMind, Google's artificial intelligence lab | 60 Minutes
CBS News
22-04-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
17-year-old U.S. soldier who went missing in Korean War is accounted for
A 17-year-old soldier who was killed during the Korean War has been accounted for 75 years after he went missing, officials said Monday. Army Cpl. Albert J. Estrada was a member of Battery B, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 31st Regimental Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said in a news release . He began service in July 1950, according to the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation . He was one of tens of thousands of soldiers present at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in November and December 1950, the DPAA said. During the battle, 30,000 United Nations servicemembers, including U.S. soldiers, faced off against 120,000 Chinese and North Korean enemy forces in "rugged terrain in lethally cold weather," the DPAA said . The battle, which the DPAA described as "one of the most brutal" of the entire war, raged for 17 days. Army officials wanted to push North Korean forces into China and sever supply lines near the Chosin reservoir, the DPAA said. But the North Korean forces launched a surprise attack that forced one group of soldiers to retreat in late November. A few days later, Chinese soldiers surrounded and isolated another group of soldiers. A task force was hastily assembled to try to organize a withdrawal. A "bitter fight" allowed U.N. forces to open an airfield to bring in reinforcements and evacuate casualties on December 1, according to the U.S. military, and eventually, the U.N. soldiers managed a full retreat. More than 1,000 U.S. Marines and soldiers were killed during this time, the DPAA said. Thousands more were injured or incapacitated by the cold weather. Due to the elements and the retreat, "hundreds of fallen Marines and soldiers were unable to be immediately recovered," the DPAA said. Estrada was one of the soldiers who could not be located after the battle. He was reported missing on Dec. 6, 1950. There was no information to indicate that he was ever held as a prisoner of war, the DPAA said. Three years later, on Dec. 31, 1953, the U.S. Army issued a presumptive finding of death. Between 1953 and 1954, the North Korean government returned thousands of remains of soldiers who had died during the Korean War. The remains had been buried in U.N. cemeteries in North Korea. The effort, known as Operation Glory, included the return of 500 sets of remains that had been buried near the Chosin reservoir. All but 126 of the remains were identified. The unidentified remains were buried as unknowns at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, the DPAA said. From 1990 to 1994, the North Korean government returned 47 additional containers of remains attributed to the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. From those recovery efforts, the DPAA and the organizations that preceded it were able to identify over 130 of the unaccounted-for missing personnel lost in the Chosin Reservoir Campaign. The DPAA did not say which handover Estrada's remains were recovered from. A full announcement of his accounting will be shared at a later date, the agency said. Estrada earned multiple military honors, including the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal, according to the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation. Estrada's surviving siblings, Manuel Estrada and Ruth Tucker, have long lobbied for his identification, according to a 2018 article from The Daily Democrat . That year, Tucker was presented with a medal from the Republic of South Korea honoring her efforts to account for missing American soldiers who died during the Korean War. At the time, Tucker said complete identification of Korean War remains can take between four and five years.
