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Press Release | April 14, 2025

Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Hathaway, A.)

WASHINGTON  –  

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Pfc. Andrew E. Hathaway, 18, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for April 3, 2025.

In late 1950, Hathaway was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was reportedly killed on Nov. 28, after the Battle of the Ch’ongch’on River, Republic of Korea. Returning POWs reported that Hathaway was held at Camp 5 in Pyoktong, North Korea, where he died on an unknown date.

This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Hathaway'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.