Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence | 06.27.2022
On June 27, 1951, Sgt. 1st Class Charlie W. Payne, an agent with the 442d Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment, was killed in action while leading four agents behind enemy lines near Kaachil-li, North Korea. Sergeant Payne is believed to be the first African American military intelligence agent killed in action....
