Army: Soldier reported MIA during Korean War accounted for

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Army: Soldier reported MIA during Korean War accounted for

July 28, 2021

BOSTON (AP) — An Army officer from Massachusetts who was reported missing in action during the Korean War has been accounted for and is coming home for burial, military officials said Wednesday.

The remains of 1st Lt. Thomas J. Redgate, are scheduled to buried at the veterans’ cemetery in Bourne on Sept. 17, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said in a statement.

Redgate, a member of Battery A, 48th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, was reported missing Dec. 11, 1950, when his unit was attacked during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, according to the Army.

The exact details surrounding his loss were not known, and his remains could not be recovered at the time. He was 24.

In July 2018, following the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, North Korea turned over 55 boxes that purportedly contained the remains of American service members killed during the war.

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This photo provided by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency shows 1st Lt. Thomas J. Redgate, an Army officer from Massachusetts who was reported missing in action in December 1950 during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War. Redgate's remains have been accounted for said the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, and he is scheduled to be buried on Sept. 17, 2021 in Bourne, Mass. (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency via AP)

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2. Thank you 1st Lt Redgate