Soldier Who Went Missing During Korean War Accounted For

Soldier Who Went Missing During Korean War Accounted For
Cpl. Joseph J. Puopolo in a file photo. U.S. Defense Department via AP
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BOSTON—A soldier from Massachusetts who went missing during the Korean War and was later reported to have died in a prisoner of war camp has been accounted for using modern scientific techniques, military officials said.

Army Cpl. Joseph J. Puopolo, 19, of East Boston, was accounted for in August, according to a statement Friday from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.