WASHINGTON –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Pfc. Roland L. Bowser, 20, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for March 21, 2025.
In November 1950, Bowser was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was reported missing in action on Nov. 2 in the vicinity of Usan, after his regiment’s withdrawal. After the war, returning prisoners reported that Bowser was held at Camp 5 in Pyoktong, North Korea and died on June 5, 1951.
This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Bowser's case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.
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