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Press Release | April 29, 2025

Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Andrews, S.)

WASHINGTON  –  

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Cpl. Shirley B. Andrews, Jr., 18, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for April 15, 2025.

In the fall of 1950, Andrews was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Sept. 7 near Hwasan-dong, Republic of Korea. He was not reported as a prisoner of war and subsequent searches of the battle area failed to recover his remains. With no evidence of his continued survival, the Army issued a presumptive finding of death as of Dec. 31, 1953. He was declared non-recoverable on Jan. 16, 1956.

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

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