Governor Matt Bevin has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff Saturday in honor of a Kentucky serviceman who was killed in action during the Korean War but whose remains were only recently identified.
According to a release, Private First Class Joe Stanton Elmore died on December 2, 1950 in Changjim County, Hamgyeong Province, North Korea. He was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. PFC Elmore was one of approximately 2,500 U.S. and 700 Republic of Korea soldiers assigned to the 31st Regimental Combat Team, also known as Task Force MacLean and later as Task Force Faith. He was reported missing on December 2, 1950, following an engagement that occurred in the vicinity of Chosin Reservoir.
State officials say the return of PFC Elmore’s remains is the culmination of a 23-year-long effort to identify remains first repatriated by the People’s Republic of Korea in 1995.
Funeral services for PFC Elmore will be held at 1:00 Saturday afternoon at Albany United Church of Nazarene in Albany.
Governor Bevin encourages individuals, businesses, organizations and government agencies to join in this tribute by lowering the flag in honor of Private First Class Elmore.
