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News | Dec. 13, 2017

Soldier Captured During Korean War Accounted For (Beed, M.)

Army Sgt. 1st Class Milton M. Beed, captured during the Korean War, has now been accounted for.

In February 1951, Beed was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, supporting Republic of Korea Army attacks against units of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces (CPVF) in the village of Hoengsong, an area known as the Central Corridor in South Korea. After enduring sustained enemy attacks, the American units withdrew to Wonju, South Korea. It was during this withdrawal that Beed was reported missing, as of Feb. 12, 1951.

Interment services are pending; more details will be released 7-10 days prior to scheduled funeral services.

Beed’s name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl, along with the others who are missing from the Korean War. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
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