The DPAA said scientists used multiple forensic methods to identify the remains of Army Pvt. Alvin D. Thurman, who was believed to be killed in late 1951 in an area that is now the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.
Army Cpl. Dewey Edwards Rewis Jr. was a member of the 31st Regimental Combat Team of the 7th Infantry Division during the Korean War when his unit came under fire on Dec. 2, 1950, during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in North Korea.