Perch Base
Pfc. Hunt Interment
Perch Base members attended the interment of Army Pfc. Daniel Hunt, 18, of Columbiaville, Michigan at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona on December 2, 2016 with full military honors.
On Feb. 12, 2016, the Republic of Korea unilaterally turned over remains believed to be unaccounted-for Americans from the Korean War. The recovered remains were reported to have been found near Heartbreak Ridge. On Sept. 28, 1951, Hunt was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, in the vicinity of Hill 1030, conducting operations near an area referred to as Heartbreak Ridge. The Chinese launched an attack, which the company repelled. They were then ordered to move east and attack the enemy on Hill 867 nearby. Prior to their attack, the enemy launched a barrage of mortar fire against the Americans, and survivors withdrew to friendly lines. Following the withdrawal, Hunt was reported missing in action.
To identify Hunt’s remains, scientists from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory used mitochondrial, Y-chromosome short tandem repeat and autosomal DNA analysis, which matched two brothers, as well as anthropological analysis, which matched his records and circumstantial evidence.
Today, 7,780 Americans remain unaccounted for from the Korean War. Using modern technology, identifications continue to
be made from remains that were previously returned by North Korean officials or recovered from North Korea by American
recovery teams.
(reference: News Release 16-104: Soldier Missing From Korean War Accounted For (Hunt),
https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1011148/soldier-missing-from-korean-war-accounted-for-hunt/,
November 23, 2016)
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