WASHINGTON –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Pfc. Walter P. Pytak, 21, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for July 28, 2025.
In the Winter of 1950, Pytak was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 2, after a major battle near the Jangjin (Chosin) Reservoir, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). He was never reported as a prisoner of war and subsequent searches of the battlefield failed to recover his remains. Lacking evidence of continued survival, the U.S. Army issued a presumptive finding of death of Dec. 31, 1953.
This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Pytak's case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.
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