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Press Release | Jan. 31, 2025

Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Brock, J.)

WASHINGTON  –  

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Sgt. James B. Brock, 20, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Jan. 29, 2025.

In December 1950, Brock was a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. Brock was reported missing in action (MIA) after his unit was forced to retreat from Hagaru-ri, North Korea, after the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. The U.S. Army did not receive any information during or after the war to indicate Brock was ever held as a prisoner of war.

This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Brock's case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.

For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa or https://www.linkedin.com/company/defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency.