Ministry of National Defense Republic of Korea

Identification tag and other items believed to belong to a French soldier killed in the Korean War

Belongings of a fallen foreign soldier first items found in the Arrowhead Ridge area on the South’s side in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

“On May 7th, the excavation team discovered 240 items during demining and basic excavation work to prepare the inter-Korean joint remains excavation, including an identification tag believed to have belonged to a French soldier killed in the Korean War,” a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense (MND) reported on May 10th.

In addition, the excavation team identified 71 remains from May 3rd to May 9th, bringing the total number of pieces discovered since April 1st to 163. 

The identification tag believed to have belonged to a French soldier fallen in the Korean War is marked as ‘MOALIC. YVES, M RENNES C FRENCH.’ The MND plans to discuss sharing additional information on the fallen and measures to deliver the recovered remains with the French authorities. Further remains that are discovered will be delivered to the MND Agency for KIA Recovery and Identification to carry out a detailed examination and DNA analysis for identification. 

“We will continue to recover the remains of the fallen soldiers, and pledge to treat them with honor. We will also carry out a detailed examination and identification to bring them back to the bosoms of their families as quickly as possible,” the MND said.  

By Su-Yeol, Maeng <guns13@dema.mil.kr >

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