WASHINGTON –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Pvt. First Class Richard W. Young, 19, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for on Jan. 28, 2026.
In late 1950, Young was assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Nov. 26, after his unit was attacked by enemy forces near Anju, North Korea. His body was not recovered, and there was no evidence he was ever a prisoner of war. The Army declared him non-recoverable on Jan. 16, 1956.
This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Young’s case will be published once his family receives a full briefing.
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 fact sheet on the DPAA website at: https://www.dpaa.mil/Resources/Fact-Sheets/Article-View/Article/569610/progress-on-korean-war-personnel-accounting/.
For additional information on the War Department’s mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa, https://www.linkedin.com/company/dodpaa, https://www.instagram.com/dodpaa/, or https://x.com/dodpaa.
Young's personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000h169aEAA.