Posted on Jul 28, 2021
Soldier reported MIA during Korean War accounted for
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An Army officer from Massachusetts who was reported missing in action during the Korean War has been accounted for and is coming home for burial, military officials said Wednesday.
The remains of 1st Lt. Thomas J. Redgate, are scheduled to buried at the veterans’ cemetery in Bourne on Sept. 17, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said in a statement.
Redgate, a member of Battery A, 48th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, was reported missing Dec. 11, 1950, when his unit was attacked during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, according to the Army.
The exact details surrounding his loss were not known, and his remains could not be recovered at the time. He was 24.
The remains of 1st Lt. Thomas J. Redgate, are scheduled to buried at the veterans’ cemetery in Bourne on Sept. 17, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said in a statement.
Redgate, a member of Battery A, 48th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, was reported missing Dec. 11, 1950, when his unit was attacked during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, according to the Army.
The exact details surrounding his loss were not known, and his remains could not be recovered at the time. He was 24.
Soldier reported MIA during Korean War accounted for
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Thank you sister SFC Kelly Fuerhoff for the great news share, now the family can have closure, and he rest in peace on home soil Rest in Peace 1LT Thomas J. Redgate, a slow salute to your sacrifice brother.
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