The Phoenix soldier killed in the Korean War identified 75 years later

Phoenix – A Phoenix soldier who died in 1950 during the Korean War and has not been taken into account since then was finally identified.

On Tuesday, the Defense Pow/Mia Accounting Agency (dpaa) announced that the Sergeant of the US Army James B. Brock from Phoenix was taken into account on January 29, 2025.

Almost 75 years ago, in 1950, Brock was a member of the company I, 3rd battalion, 31st infantry regiment, 7th infantry division. The records report that his unity was forced to withdraw after the Battle of Jangjin (Chosin) Reservoir from Hagaru-Ri, North Korea, and Brock was reported in action as missing.

Officials say that the US Army had not received any information during or after the war to show that Brock was ever kept as a prisoner of war.

Three years later, in 1953, North Korea returned as part of Operation Glory from Changsong, also known as the prisoners of the war camp No. 1. However, Brock could not be identified as each of them.

A suspected death find was issued in 1954. At the end of 1956, all the unders' remains, including a designated X-15881, were buried as an unknown at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, known as Punchbowl.

In 2018, the DPAA proposed a plan to dig up more than 600 Korean war unknown persons from the Punchbowl.

In 2022, the unknown X-15881 was excavated as part of the fourth phase of the Korean warrior interior plan, and the remains were sent to the DPAA laboratory for analysis. The remains were identified as Brock using advanced DNA tests.

Brock's family has received a complete briefing about his identification.

Officials say that Brock's name is recorded together with the others who are still missing in the Korean war on the courts of Missing at Punchbowl. They say that a rosette is placed next to its name to indicate that it was taken into account.

Brock is buried in a place and on a still specified date.

Brock's personnel profile can be displayed here.