WASHINGTON –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Cpl. George T. Hill, 18, who died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War, was accounted for July 9, 2025.
In the summer of 1950, Hill was a member of Company B, 3rd Engineer Battalion, 24th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Aug. 11, 1950, in the vicinity of Chang-dong, South Korea, near the Naktong River. He was not 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 as of Dec. 31, 1953. He was declared non-recoverable on Jan. 16, 1956.
This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Hill's case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.
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