Two Korean War MIAs Identified

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Two Korean War MIAs Identified: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that the remains of two missing Americans from the Korean War have been identified and returned to their families for burial with full military honors. Returned home are:
Marine 1st Lt. Raymond O. Ball, 31, of Fort Laramie, Wyo. Ball was assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. On Nov. 27, 1950, Ball was killed in action in the vicinity of Hill 1282, while fighting on the western side of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. His remains were not recoverable after the battle. He was buried last week in Arlington National Cemetery. Read more at: http://www.dpaa.mil/NewsStories/NewsRel ... -ball.aspx .
Army Pfc. Charlie Wilcher Jr., 21, of Sanderville, Ga., will be buried June 1 in Jacksonville, Fla. In late November 1950, Wilcher was assigned to Company A, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, when their defensive line was attacked by Chinese forces near the town of Kujang, North Korea. Wilcher would be reported missing in action on Nov. 30, 1950. Read more at: http://www.dpaa.mil/NewsStories/NewsRel ... lcher.aspx .