Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Army Pfc. Albert E. Atkins, missing from the Korean War, has now been identified.
On May 23, 1951, Atkins was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team, when his unit was attacking enemy forces near Mae-Bong, South Korea. The regiment's mission was to secure Hill 911, and as the company prepared to assault the hill, Atkins and two other soldiers from his company were reported missing in action.
Interment services are pending. June 20, 2017.
Army Pfc. Albert E. Atkins, missing from the Korean War, has now been identified.
On May 23, 1951, Atkins was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team, when his unit was attacking enemy forces near Mae-Bong, South Korea. The regiment's mission was to secure Hill 911, and as the company prepared to assault the hill, Atkins and two other soldiers from his company were reported missing in action.
Interment services are pending. June 20, 2017.
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Army Pfc. Albert E. Atkins, missing from the Korean War, has now been identified.
On May 23, 1951, Atkins was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team, when his unit was attacking enemy forces near Mae-Bong, South Korea. The regiment's mission was to secure Hill 911, and as the company prepared to assault the hill, Atkins and two other soldiers from his company were reported missing in action.
Interment services are pending. June 20, 2017.
Army Pfc. Albert E. Atkins, missing from the Korean War, has now been identified.
On May 23, 1951, Atkins was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team, when his unit was attacking enemy forces near Mae-Bong, South Korea. The regiment's mission was to secure Hill 911, and as the company prepared to assault the hill, Atkins and two other soldiers from his company were reported missing in action.
Interment services are pending. June 20, 2017.
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PFC, 187 REGT, 11 ABN DIV KOREA
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