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Missing Korean War soldier's remains being returned to Iowa more than 70 years later

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More than seven decades ago, Army Sgt. Lawrence J. Robidoux of Rhode Island was reported as missing in action during the Korean War after his unit withdrew from Ipsok, North Korea, according to military officials.

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KCCI

Iowa soldier who died during Korean War identified

A soldier from Ottumwa who died as a prisoner during the Korean War is returning home.

1 year ago·Des Moines, United States

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KWWL

Iowa soldier accounted for from Korean War

OTTUMWA, Iowa (KWWL) -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that an Ottumwa man who died as a prisoner of war (POW) in the Korean War was accounted for last fall.

1 year ago·Waterloo, United States

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Star-Telegram

Korean War soldier’s remains ID’d 73 years after he was reported missing in action

The 22-year-old Rhode Island man was taken as a prisoner of war after his unit came under “heavy mortar and artillery fire,” according to military officials.

1 year ago·Fort Worth, United States

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ABC6

Korean War soldier's remains identified as Cumberland man

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that a U.S. Army Sergeant from Rhode Island’s remains were identified. Officials said Army Sgt. Lawrence J. Robidoux from Cumberland died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War and was accounted for in January. According to the DPAA, in late 1950, Robidoux was a member of B Company, First Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was report…

1 year ago

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