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jplinville · #1 05-08-2012, 11:36 AM

RIP, Cpl. Clyde E. Anderson

Korean War veteran’s remains identified, to be buried on Saturday

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WASHINGTON — U.S. military authorities said Tuesday they have identified the remains of an Army soldier from Hamilton, Ohio, believed to have died in 1950 during combat with communist forces in North Korea.
The remains of Cpl. Clyde E. Anderson are being returned to his family. The Korean War veteran will be buried with full military honors on Saturday in Blanchester, the Department of Defense announced.
Anderson, 24 when he died, had been listed as missing in action since his disappearance near the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea, U.S. military officials said. Anderson was last seen on Nov. 28, 1950, driving a Jeep in a convoy that was ambushed by communist forces, American officials said.
He was with the 31st Regimental Combat Team that was advancing along the eastern bank of the Chosin Reservoir, according to the Defense Department. His unit came under attack and withdrew to positions near Hagaru-ri, south of the reservoir.
Between 1991 and 1994, North Korea gave U.S. authorities 208 boxes of remains thought to contain the remains of between 200 and 400 servicemen. North Korean documents handed over with the boxes indicated that some of the human remains were from the area where Anderson had last been seen, American officials said.
Scientists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory used circumstantial evidence, dental records, radiography comparisons and mitochondrial DNA, which matched that of Anderson’s nephew and niece, military officials said.
More than 7,900 Americans who fought in the Korean War remain unaccounted for, according to the Defense Department. The department is using forensic and DNA technology to identify remains returned to the United States.

The Clk Man · #2 05-08-2012, 02:13 PM

R.I.P. Mr. Andersen.