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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The remains of an Eastern Kentucky solider killed during the Korean War have been identified, officials said.
The remains of Army Cpl. Burl Mullins, 23, of Dorton, were identified in April through DNA and anthropological analysis as well as circumstantial evidence, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said in a statement last week.
Mullins was reported as missing in action on Nov. 30, 1950, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, and it was later learned that he had been taken as a prisoner of war, the statement said. He was a member of Heavy Mortar Company, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division.
Officials ID remains of soldier killed during Korean War
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Officials say the remains of an eastern Kentucky solider killed during the Korean War have been identified. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said in a statement last week that the remains of 23-year-old Army Cpl. Burl Mullins of Dorton were identified in April through DNA and anthropological analysis as well as circumstantial evidence. The statement said Mullins was reported as missing in action on Nov. 30, 1950, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces. The agency said it was later learned that he was taken as a prisoner of war and his remains were among those turned over to the U.S. in 2018 by North Korea.
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