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Press Release | Oct. 7, 2025

Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Summers, R.)

WASHINGTON   –  

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Pfc. Richard P. Summers, 19, killed during World War II, was accounted for Sept. 10, 2025.

In early 1945, Summers was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 180th Infantry Regiment,45th Infantry Division. On Jan. 6, Summers was reportedly killed in action while his unit was on patrol near Wildenguth, France. The Germans never reported Summers as a prisoner of war, and his remains were not immediately recovered.

This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Summers'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/dodpaa,
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