I am searching for the families of five of your native sons that was lost in the Korean War. At this time the government has no family contact for these soldiers. When the soldiers entered service they gave King County Washington as their home of record. They are credited to King County.
Soldier: LESTER V BARCHESKY
Born: 1907
Date of loss: December 1, 1950 POW
Service Number: RA06219470
Unit: D Btry 82nd Antiaircraft Art Btn, 2nd Inf Division
Soldier: FRANK J DUCHARME
Born: 1931
Date of loss: May 16, 1951 MIA
Service Number: RA19374541
Unit: H Co 38th Inf Rgt, 2nd Inf Division
Soldier: JOHN ROSS JOHNSON
Born: 1929
Date of loss: November 28, 1950 POW
Service Number: RA19350440
Unit: B Co 2nd Eng Cbt Btn, 2nd Inf Division
Soldier: DONALD LELAND MCKEON
Born: 1932
Date of loss: November 2, 1950 MIA
Service Number: Ra19367779
Unit: K Co 8th Cav Rgt, 1st Cav Division
Soldier: GEORGE SOCERTIA ROGERS
Born: 1921
Date of loss: November 3, 1950 POW
Service Number: RA20941358
Unit: Hq Svc Co 2nd Eng Cbt Btn, 2nd Inf Division
Soldier: JOHN BAISL WRIGHT
Born: 1932
Date of loss: November 28, 1950 MIA
Service Number: RA19353918
Unit: G Co 5th Cav Rgt, 1st Cav Division
When the Korean War ended, the enemy never returned or accounted for over 8,000 of our servicemen. They died in their hands. That was over 50 years ago. Since that time DNA has been perfected and also they are recovering remains in North Korea. Our government is obligated to return those remains to the proper family. DNA samples have been obtained from most of the families of these missing soldiers. For various reasons some families have not been located. There are 35 families from Washington that have not been located. There are five families from King County that have not been located.
When the remains are recovered and identified they will be returned to the family for proper burial. I am just an old Combat Veteran out of the Korean War and thankful that I did return. I consider this a very noble cause and I hope that you can help in some way to find this family. For more information on the project you may go to http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/. My part in the program is to match up the lost families with the proper agency.
I will be grateful for any assistance in locating these families.
Harold Davis
517 Mohican Trail
Wilmington. NC 28409
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