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## News Release

# U.S. Soldier MIA From Korean War Identified (Pedregon)

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) 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 Corporal Edward M. Pedregon, 20, of El Paso, Texas, will be buried on Oct. 6 inArlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. A memorial service will also be held in SanElizario, Texas, on Oct. 1. In late November 1950, Pedregon and the Heavy Mortar Company, ofthe 31st Regimental Combat Team – known as Task Force Faith – were overrun by Chinese forcesnear the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. After several days of heavy attacks, Task Force Faithwas forced to withdraw, but was stopped by enemy blockades that overpowered them on Dec. 2,1950. He was reported missing in action on Nov. 30, 1950.

In 1953, following the exchange of all prisoners of war by both sides of the conflict, nofurther information was gained to indicate that Pedregon had been held as a prisoner of war, andhe was declared dead.

In 2004, a joint U.S./Korean People’s Army team excavated several sites in the ChosinReservoir area and recovered the remains of at least nine individuals and military equipment. Thelocation of the remains corresponds to the positions temporarily held by elements of Task ForceFaith in late November 1950.

Among forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from theArmed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory used dental records, and mitochondrial DNA –which matched that of his mother and brother—in the identification of the remains.

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

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