Araman, Mitchell Gabriel
Army Sergeant

Mitchell Gabriel Araman, age 20, from New York, Kings county.

Parents: Gabriel Araman

Service era: Korea
Schools: Stuyvesant High, New York University

Date of death: Saturday, July 11, 1953
Death details: On July 6, 1953, a large Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) unit attacked and overran the U.S. Army outposts on Pork Chop Hill in an attempt to seize whatever territory possible before the impending armistice agreement. After fighting for the position for four days, on July 10, the 7th Infantry Division Commander determined that the CCF disregard for casualties and desire to hold the outpost outweighed the position’s tactical value, and ordered a withdrawal that was eventually completed on July 11. The U.S. never again controlled Pork Chop Hill, preventing thorough recovery efforts for those who were killed or went missing during the fighting. Sergeant Mitchell Gabriel Araman entered the U.S. Army from New York and was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was killed in action on July 11, reportedly when an “engineer tunnel” he was in was destroyed by the Chinese. His remains were not recovered at the time, and further attempts to locate them were unsuccessful. Today, Sergeant Araman is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency