ATLANTA — The remains of a Valdosta, Georgia soldier killed during the Korean War were recently identified, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
Officials were first able to identify the remains of Army Master Sgt. Roy E. Barrow back in September but only recently made the announcement, following a full briefing to his family.
Barrow was reported missing back in December of 1950 after his unit was attacked while attempting to withdraw near the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea.
Then, in 1954, remains were turned over to the U.S. from North Korea from prisoner-of-war camps, United Nations cemeteries, and isolated burial sites. However, none of them could be identified as Barrow, according to a release. He was declared non-recoverable in early 1956.
In 2013, Barrow's remains were disinterred and "after a decade of scientific advances and increased historical research," DPAA was able to "positively associate" those remains to Barrow.
"To identify Barrow’s remains, scientists from DPAA used chest radiograph comparison, dental and anthropological analysis," a release states.
Barrow will now be buried in Valdosta, Georgia, at the end of this month.
