Agency identifies remains of Army corporal, Korean War POW

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Agency identifies remains of Army corporal, Korean War POW
By Staff Reports
Tuesday, Mar 28
Honor guardsmen assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), render honors during an honorable carry at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 27, 2020.
Honor guardsmen assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), render honors during an honorable carry at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 27, 2020. Cases containing possible remains of U.S. service members, were recovered from various sites in the Republic of the Philippines and will be examined by forensic anthropologists and odontologists at DPAA’s skeletal identification laboratory. (MCS1 Tyler Thompson/Navy)

Researchers have identified the remains of a 22-year-old Army sergeant who died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War.

Sgt. Lawrence J. Robidoux, of Cumberland, Rhode Island, served in B Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division in November 1950 when he was reported missing in action after his unit withdrew from Ipsok, North Korea, according to a release from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT Charlie Lee] Sgt (Join to see) PV2 Larry Sellnow SPC Gary C. SPC (Join to see) Amn Dale Preisach SGT Ruben Lozada 1SG Patrick Burke PO2 Marco Monsalve Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Kim Patterson SPC Robert Coventry SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth CPT Richard Trione SFC Ralph E Kelley SGT Gerald “Jerry” Harrell