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News | Aug. 16, 2017

Soldier Captured In The Korean War Accounted For (Green)

Army Pfc. Walter W. Green, captured and killed during the Korean War, has now been accounted for.



In November 1950, Green was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, participating in combat actions against the Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces (CPVF) in the vicinity of Unsan, North Korea. Green was reported missing in action as of Nov. 2, 1950 when he could not be accounted for by his unit.



Interment services are pending; a formal notification will be released 7-10 days prior to scheduled funeral services.



Green's name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at an American Battle Monuments Commission site along with the others who are missing from the Korean War. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.



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