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## News Release

# Soldiers Missing In Action From The Korean War Are Identified (Alonzo, Bucheit, Lindsay, Gregori, Scarbrough, Sisk, Sizemore, Wood)

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced todaythat the remains of eight U.S. servicemen, missing in action from the Korean War, have beenidentified and returned to their families for burial with full military honors.

They are Master Sgt. Alfred H. Alonzo Sr., of Tampa, Fla.; Sgt. 1st Class Robert C.Bucheit, of Hamilton, Ohio; Sgt. Francis E. Lindsay, of Esther, Mo.; Cpl. Joseph Gregori, of WestPittston, Pa.; Cpl. Darrell W. Scarbrough, of Fayetteville, W. Va.; Cpl. Homer L. Sisk, Jr., ofDucor, Calif.; Cpl. Charles E. Sizemore, of Rushville, Ind.; and Cpl. William E. Wood, ofMoorhead, Minn.; all U.S. Army. Gregori was buried in August; Bucheit was buried inSeptember; Scarbrough, Sisk and Sizemore were buried in October; Alonzo was buried inNovember; and Lindsay and Wood’s burial dates are being set by their families.

Representatives from the Army met with the next-of-kin of these men in their hometownsto explain the recovery and identification process and to coordinate interment with militaryhonors on behalf of the Secretary of the Army.

The soldiers were assigned to the U.S. 8th Cavalry Regiment and attached units (1stCavalry Division), when their unit came under attack by Chinese forces near Unsan, North Koreaon the night of Nov. 1-2, 1950. During the battle, these eight and nearly 400 others from the 8thCavalry Regiment were declared missing or killed in action.

In 2000, a joint U.S.-Democratic People’s Republic of Korea team, led by the JointPOW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), interviewed a farmer living in the vicinity of Unsanwho told the team that while doing land reclamation work, he uncovered remains he believedwere those of U.S. soldiers.

The team excavated the burial site and uncovered the remains of at least 10 differentindividuals. They also recovered other items and identification tags belonging to these eight men.

Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists fromJPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA anddental comparisons in the identification of the remains. Some of the remains could not beidentified and will be held for further research and analysis.

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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