Overview

• Army Cpl. Gordon D. McCarthy, a Michigan native, was reported missing in action in 1950 during the Korean War.
• His remains, turned over by North Korea in 2018, were identified as McCarthy's in February 2023.
• Identification was confirmed through circumstantial evidence, anthropological and DNA analysis by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
• McCarthy's remains will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery on Dec. 14, following graveside services.
• Over 7,500 Americans remain unaccounted for from the Korean War.