WASHINGTON –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Sgt. Henry L. Huber, 22, who was killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Jan. 20, 2026.
In spring of 1951, Huber was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on May 18 in the vicinity of Han’gye, South Korea, when his company’s position was overrun. His remains were not recovered during or after the war. The Army issued a presumptive finding of death on Dec. 31, 1953.
This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Huber’s case will be published once his family receives a full briefing.
For family and funeral information, contact the Army Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490.
To see the most up-to-date statistics on DPAA recovery efforts for those unaccounted for from the Korean War, go to the Korean War Accounting page on the DPAA website at: https://dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil/dpaaFamWebKorean.
For additional information on the War 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/dodpaa, https://www.linkedin.com/company/dodpaa, https://www.instagram.com/dodpaa/, or https://x.com/dodpaa.
Huber’s personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt00000004nxEEAQ.