According
to the Defense Prisoner of War and Missing Personal Office, Cpl.
William F. Day was reported as MIA on Dec. 2, 1950, as a result of combat
actions between
CPVF and 31st RCT in the vicinity of the Chosin Reservoir, Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The U.S. Army recorded no information
concerning the fate or location of Cpl. Day at that time.
On
Sept. 13, 1994, the DPRK unilaterally turned over 14 boxes containing
remains believed to be unaccounted-for U.S. servicemen from the Korean
War. The DPRK purported
that they recovered the remains from Hwangcho-ri, Changjin County,
South Hamgyong Province, DPRK. Hwangcho-ri is eleven miles south of
Hagaru-rialong, which was the 1st Marine Division's withdrawal route to
Hungnam. The withdrawal route is associated with
remains of American servicemen from the Chosin Reservoir battles where
Cpl. Day went missing.
The
Northeast Asia Research and Analysis Division concludes that an
association between Cpl. Day and the remains given to the U.S. in 1994
is historically feasible.
Funeral
services for Cpl. Day will be held Monday at 11 a.m. time
at Ballard Memorial High School in Barlow. Interment will follow at
Mr. Pleasant Baptist
Church Cemetery outside of LaCenter. Gov. Beshear encourages
individuals, businesses, organizations and government agencies to join
in this tribute.
