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Press Release | Feb. 27, 2025

Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Barbiere, G.)

WASHINGTON  –  

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Sgt. George M. Barbiere, 23, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Feb. 26, 2025.

In the winter of 1950, Barbiere was assigned to Service Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action Dec. 2, 1950, in the vicinity of the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, after the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. The U.S. Army did not receive any indication that he was held as a Prisoner of War and issued a presumptive finding of death for Barbiere on Dec. 31, 1953.

This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Barbiere'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 their country, visit the DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil or on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaahttps://www.linkedin.com/company/dodpaahttps://www.instagram.com/dodpaa/, or https://x.com/dodpaa.