KOREAN WAR PROJECT REMEMBRANCE

SGT Harry Joseph Laurence

31st Infantry Regiment
L CO 3 BN
Army
Hostile, Died While Missing (MIA)
Date Of Loss: December 2, 1950
Remains Returned To Custody: January 1, 2001
Date Of Identification: January 31, 2008
Service Number: RA13275188
Born: August 5, 1924
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
Cleveland, Ohio
Location Or Battle Zone: Chosin Reservoir
Town Or Area: Eastern Shore
Burial Location
Arlington National Cemetery

Comments: Sergeant Laurence was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on or about December 2, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. On March 26, 2008, the Department of Defense announced that Sergeant Laurence had been identified through family DNA. DOD records cite December 12, 1950, as date of loss, but due to the internal chaos within the unit due to high losses, it is impossible without eyewitness confirmation to have a specific date of actual loss. By December 12, 1950, the unit was in reserve in the Hamhung- Hungnam area. His remains were identified on January 31, 2008. Reported DOD last known home of record - Cleveland, Ohio.

Final Disposition Date: December 12, 1950
Korean War Project Key No: 16965

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