Remains of a California soldier killed in the Korean War have been identified

U.S. Military Cpl. Carmen Carrillo, of Lompoc, was 20 years outdated when he was reported lacking in motion through the Korean Conflict. Now, greater than 70 years later, his stays have been recognized, in accordance with the Protection POW/MIA Accounting Company.

Carrillo was significantly wounded in battle in South Korea in February 1951. He returned to obligation two months later, in April, in accordance with data listed by the American Battle Monuments Fee.

One month after his return, Carrillo was reported lacking in motion. His unit had been combating in Hongcheon, South Korea, within the central sector of a U.N. line of defense often known as the “No Identify Line.”

The particular circumstances of his demise are nonetheless unknown. Carrillo served in Headquarters Firm, 1st Battalion, thirty eighth Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.

In December of 1953, the Military added Carrillo to its checklist of troopers who had been presumed useless.

Then in 2013, greater than six a long time after he went lacking, Carrillo’s stays, together with these of a number of others, had been recovered in South Korea and returned to the U.S. In 2021, the stays had been disinterred for testing, and in February of this 12 months, laboratory evaluation “and the totality of the circumstantial proof accessible” established one set of stays as Carrillo’s, in accordance with the company.

Carrillo might be buried in Lompoc, although a date for the burial has not but been decided, the company mentioned.

His identify is listed on the Courts of the Lacking on the Nationwide Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. Now that his stays have been recognized, a rosette might be positioned subsequent to his identify, signifying that he has been accounted for, the company mentioned.

Since 1982, the stays of greater than 450 U.S. residents killed within the Korean Conflict have been recognized and returned to their households for burial. Greater than 7,600 stay unaccounted for, in accordance with the company.