Washington –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Corporal Waymon Slaten, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for August 14, 2024.
In September 1950, Slaten was a member of Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action after his unit engaged in combat actions with the enemy on Hill 209, west of Yongsan, South Korea, on Sept. 1, 1950. Due to intense fighting in the area, his body could not be recovered at that time. The exact circumstances of his death were unknown, and the U.S. Army issued a presumptive finding of death in December 1953.
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.
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