Colorado soldier accounted for after 74 years

Colorado soldier killed in Korean War identified, returning home

U.S. Army Sgt. Orace J. Mestas, of Trinidad, who was killed in action during the Korean War. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Defense’s POW/MIA Accounting Agency). After nearly 75 years, a Colorado soldier who died while fighting in the Korean War is finally returning home. U.S. Army Sgt. Orace Mestas, 22, of Trinidad, was reported missing in action in April of 1951 after his unit was attacked near Chip’o-ri in North Korea, according to…

Korean War soldier from Colorado identified after 74 years

(TRINIDAD, Colo.) — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced on Wednesday, April 23, that a U.S. Army Sergeant from Colorado who was killed during the Korean War has been accounted for. U.S. Army Sgt. Orace J. Mestas, 22, from Trinidad, was accounted for on Jan. 31, 2024. Mestas' family recently received their full briefing on his identification, and additional details about Mestas' life have now been released. In 1951, Mestas was …

Colorado soldier accounted for after 74 years

U.S. Army Sgt. Orace J. Mestas, of Trinidad was killed during the Korean War.

17-year-old U.S. soldier who went missing in Korean War is accounted for

Army Cpl. Albert J. Estrada was a member of the 7th Infantry Division and fought at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.