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Army Master Sgt. George R. Housekeeper, Jr., 28, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, accounted for on June 15, 2017, was buried April 11, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. In late November 1950, Housekeeper was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. Approximately 2,500 U.S. and 700 South Korean soldiers assembled into the 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT), which was deployed east of the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, when it was attacked by overwhelming numbers of Chinese forces. The American forces withdrew south with the Chinese attacks continuing. By December 6, the U.S. Army evacuated approximately 1,500 wounded service members; the remaining soldiers had been either captured or killed in enemy territory. Because Housekeeper could not be accounted for by his unit at the end of the battle, he was reported missing in action on Dec. 12, 1950. He was identified through DNA and anthropological analysis, and returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
| Date Taken: | 04.11.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 05.17.2018 09:50 |
| Photo ID: | 4397292 |
| VIRIN: | 180411-A-IX573-013 |
| Resolution: | 2874x4024 |
| Size: | 865.31 KB |
| Location: | ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VA, US |
| Hometown: | LANSDALE, PA, US |
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