WASHINGTON –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Sgt. Ray Johnson, 20, who was killed during the Korean War, was accounted for July 9, 2025.
In the fall of 1950, Johnson was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Sept. 1 after the enemy attacked his unit’s position near Changyong, South Korea. He was never reported as a prisoner of war and subsequent searches of the battlefield failed to recover his remains. With no evidence of his continued survival, the Army issued a presumptive finding of death on Feb. 23, 1954. He was declared non-recoverable on Jan. 16, 1956.
This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Johnson's case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.
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