South Korea Identifies 273rd Korean War Soldier's Remains
Remains of Cpl. Kim Pan-seong recovered near Yanggu, 175 km northeast of Seoul, where he died fighting in October 1951
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- South Korea has identified the remains of Cpl.
- Kim Pan-seong, the 273rd service member recovered from the 1950-53 Korean War.
- The remains were found near Yanggu, 175 km northeast of Seoul, where he died fighting North Korean and Chinese forces on Mount Baekseok in October 1951 at age 21.
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South Korea has been conducting excavations since 2000 to recover and identify the remains of service members killed during the 1950-53 Korean War. The conflict saw approximately 40,000 South Korean soldiers killed, and the identification effort aims to provide closure to the families of the fallen.
SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military has identified the remains of another soldier killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, raising the number of such service members to 273, the defense ministry said Tuesday. The ministry's Agency for KIA Recovery and Identification and the 21st Infantry Division recovered the remains of late Cpl. Kim Pan-seong near Yanggu, 175 kilometers northeast of the capital, in 2024, according to the ministry. KIA stands for killed in action. Kim, who joined the military service in May 1951, died while fighting against North Korean and Chinese forces on Mount Baekseok, near Yanggu County, in October the same year. He was 21. South Korea has so far identified the remains of 273 service members killed in the conflict since it launched the excavation project in 2000.
