Alabama soldier accounted for from Korean War Army Cpl. Henry L. Helms of Collbran, Ala. (Source: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency) By WBRC Staff and DPAA | April 30, 2021 at 9:31 AM CDT - Updated April 30 at 9:56 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBRC) - The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) said an Alabama soldier killed during the Korean War was accounted for on April 16, 2020.
Army Cpl. Henry L. Helms, 24, of Collbran, Alabama was a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 2, 1950, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea.
From The Tribune staff reports
WASHINGTON The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Friday that an Alabama soldier killed in the Korean War has been accounted for.
Nearly 70 years after going missing, Army Cpl. Henry L. Helms, 24, of Collbran, Ala. was accounted for April 16, 2020, according to DPAA. In late 1950, Helms was a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division.
He was reported missing in action on Dec. 2, 1950, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Following the battle, his remains could not be recovered.
On July 27, 2018, following the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, North Korea turned over 55 boxes, purported to contain the remains of American service members killed during the Korean War. The remains arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on Aug. 1, 2018, and were subsequently accessioned into the DPAA laborat
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