U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Arlie P. Barrett was reported missing in action after intense fighting near South Korea's Naktong River.
The remains of a teenage soldier who was killed in action during the Korean War have been identified after nearly 75 years, U.S. military officials said Thursday. U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Arlie P. Barrett, 19, of Bluff City, Tennessee, was a member of the Easy Company in August 1950, according to a news release from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. On Aug.
In November 2000, a memorial service was held to commemorate Barrett, according to archival news clippings. At the time, his sister, Ruby Barrett Fleenor, said that she had submitted a DNA sample to military officials that she hoped would lead to the identification of Barrett's remains. In June 2021, the remains found in December 1950 were disinterred and brought to the the DPAA laboratory, where researchers combine technology, research and more to try to identify unknown remains.
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