Korean War Soldier Identified As RI Resident

The United States Department of Defense has confirmed the identity of a soldier from Rhode Island who fought in the war in Korea.

Army Sergeant Lawrence Robidoux who was from Cumberland, died in a POW camp in 1951.

He was 22 years old.

His remains were confirmed using dental, anthropological and DNA analysis.

According to a statement from The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, "In the late summer and fall of 1954, during Operation Glory, North Korea returned remains reportedly recovered from Pyoktong, also known as Prisoner of War Camp #5, to the United Nations Command. However, the Central Identification Unit in Kokura, Japan, did not associate any repatriated remains with Robidoux, he was determined non-recoverable in January 1956."

Robidoux will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery on a date yet to be determined.

(Photo provided by The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency)


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