Solis, Adelaido M.
Army Private

Adelaido M. Solis, age 19, from Texas, Victoria county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Friday, December 1, 1950
Death details: Army Pfc. Adelaido M. Solis, 19, who died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War, was accounted for Aug. 15, 2022. In late 1950, Solis was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 1, 1950, after his unit’s withdrawal from Kunu-ri, North Korea, following the Battle of Ch’ongch’on. In 1953, a POW returned during Operation Big Switch reported Solis had been a prisoner of war and died in April 1951 at Prisoner of War Camp #5.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency