WASHINGTON –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Cpl. Orestus M. Stewart, 20, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Nov. 26, 2025.
In the summer of 1950, Stewart was a member of Medical Company, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reportedly killed in action on Aug. 11 in the vicinity of Kyong-ju, Republic of Korea (South Korea) when his unit was ordered to seize control of Yonil Airfield in the eastern sector of the Pusan Perimeter. His remains were not recovered following the battle and on Jan. 16, 1956, Stewart was declared nonrecoverable.
This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Stewart's case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.
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