Press Release | Dec. 1, 2022

Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Thompson, D.)

WASHINGTON   –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Pfc. Dale D. Thompson, 18, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Nov. 28, 2022.

In late 1950, Thompson was a member of Heavy Mortar Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 2, 1950, during battle with enemy forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Following the battle, his remains could not be recovered, and there is no evidence that he was never a prisoner of war.