Lost in 1950, Korean War Soldier Returns to Rest in Illinois

ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES

08.31.2026

Story by Daniela Vestal 

U.S. Army Human Resources Command

FORT KNOX, Ky. – The remains of U.S. Army Pfc. Andrew E. Hathaway, 18,killed during the Korean War,will be interred Sept. 5 at New Milford Cemetery in Rockford, Illinois. Service and interment are being coordinated by Honquest Family Funeral Home.

In late 1950, Hathaway was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was reportedly killed on Nov. 28, after the Battle of the Ch’ongch’on River, Republic of Korea. Returning POWs reported that Hathaway was held at Camp 5 in Pyoktong, North Korea, where he died on an unknown date.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency accounted for Hathaway on April 3, 2025.

For more information on DPAA’s efforts to locate and identify Hathaway, please visit: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/ID-Announcements/Article/4154030/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-hathaway-a/

U.S. Army Human Resources Command’s Past Conflict Repatriations Branch plays a vital role in the process of identifying, locating and contacting subsequent generation family members of Soldiers missing or killed in action during WWII and the Korean War to positively identify previously undiscovered or unknown remains.

Media interested in covering and/or obtaining more information about the funeral and interment should contact Honquest Family Funeral Home 815-636-5100.

• Date Taken: 08.31.2026
• Date Posted: 09.04.2026 15:12
• Story ID: 574009
• Location: ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, US