Army Pfc. Everett E. Johnson, killed in the Korean War, has now been accounted for.
On Sept. 3, 1950, Johnson was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, in Taegu, South Korea. Johnson's company was cut off by enemy attacks and withdrew to join the rest of the battalion. During the course of the enemy attack, Johnson was killed by enemy fire.
In May 1951, an unidentified set of remains, previously recovered from a mass grave near Pultang, South Korea, were buried in the Tanggok United Nations Military Cemetery and labeled "Unknown X-1072." Although the remains were attempted to be identified, no positive match could be made and they were interred in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii.
On May 16, 2016, the remains were disinterred and sent to the laboratory for analysis.
Lab analysis, in conjunction with the totality of circumstantial evidence available, established Pfc. Johnson's remains were included.
Interment services are pending.
Welcome home and rest in peace, Pfc. Johnson.