WASHINGTON –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Sgt. Rosslyn E. Gresens, 22, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Feb. 28, 2025.
In the summer of 1950, Gresens was a member of Company B, 3rd Engineer Combat Battalion, 24th Infantry Division. On August 11, Gresens was part of a patrol on the west side of the Naktong River. After a fire fight with enemy soldiers, the patrol broke contact with and began moving east to the river, incurring heavy losses along the way. After crossing the river, survivors reported that Gresens was last seen providing fire in a rice paddy, but did not rejoin the withdrawing soldiers. With no evidence of his continued survival, the Army issued a presumptive finding of death on Dec. 31, 1950.
This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Gresens's case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.
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