Oklahoman killed in Korean War has been identified and coming home
Times Record Staff An Army sergeant from Panama, Oklahoma who was killed during the Korean War has been identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Billy V. Rodgers was 19 when he was reported missing in action on Dec. 2, 1950. He was accounted for on April 9, 2020, the POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced recently. In late 1950, Rodgers was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 31st Regimental Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division. His unit was attacked by enemy forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Following the battle, his remains could not be recove...
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