Washington –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Walter A. Ross Jr., killed during the Korean War, was accounted for June 7, 2024.
In early 1951, Ross was a member of Love Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action after his unit engaged in combat actions with the North Korean People’s Army near Sang-nok, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 1951. U.S. defensive positions were attacked and overrun, and Ross was not immediately accounted for.
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