Press Release | April 8, 2025

Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Brewster, R.)

WASHINGTON  –  

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Cpl. Robert Lee Brewster, 19, killed during the Korean War, was accounted-for March 28, 2025. 

In July 1950, Cpl. Brewster was a member of L Company, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on July 8 after a battle in the vicinity of Cheonan, South Korea. He was not reported as a prisoner of war and subsequent searches of the battle area failed to recover his remains. With no evidence of his continued survival, the U.S. Army issued a presumptive finding of death of Dec. 31, 1953.

This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Brewster’s case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.