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## News Release

# Soldier Missing From Korean War Identified (Henry)

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that theremains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified andwill be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

Army Sgt. Lee D. Henry, Jr., 22, of Tyler, Texas, will be buried Sept. 17 in his hometown.In August 1950, Henry died near Haman, South Korea. In early 1951, the remains of an unknownsoldier were exhumed from the 25th Infantry Division Cemetery in Masan, South Korea. Theremains had initially been interred on Aug. 18, 1950, but available documentation didn’t identifythe individual or indicate where the remains were originally found. The exhumed remains wereanalyzed in Kokura, Japan, four men—including Henry—were possible candidates but couldn’tbe identified given the technology of the time. The remains were buried as unknown at theNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.

In 2010, scientists at Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) concluded they hadevidence that supported identification of the unknown soldier. The remains were exhumed inMarch 2011 for analysis using modern technology.

Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from theJoint POW/MIA Accounting Command used dental comparisons in the identification of Henry’sremains.

For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for missingAmericans, visit the DPMO web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call (703) 699-1169.

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