Henry, Robert Millard
Army Private 1st Class

Robert Millard Henry, age 21, from New York, Cortland county.

Service era: Korea

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. Corporal Robert Millard Henry, who joined the U.S. Army from New York, was a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He went missing during the fighting on Pork Chop Hill on July 9. Corporal Henry was never reported as a prisoner of war, and is thought to have fallen during the battle. His remains have not been recovered or identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the war. Today, Corporal Henry is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency