WASHINGTON –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Cpl. Howard A. Troup, 29, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Nov. 20, 2024.
In the fall of 1950, Troup was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He went missing in action during a battle in the vicinity of Hill 409, near Am-sin, South Korea, when enemy forces attacked and overran his company’s defensive positions on Sept. 1. A statement from a member of his unit said he was likely killed by a grenade during an all-out human-wave assault. The Army issued a presumptive finding of death in December 1953.
This is an initial ID Announcement. The complete accounting of Troup’s case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.
To see the most up-to-date statistics on DPAA recovery efforts for those unaccounted for from the Korean War, go to the Korean War Accounting page on the DPAA website at: https://dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil/dpaaFamWebKorean.
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Troup’s personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000kZINDEA4.