Theodorou, Nicholas Elias
Army Private 1st Class

Nicholas Elias Theodorou, age 27, from Queens County Flushing, New York .

Parents: Grace Theodorou

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Thursday, April 26, 1951
Death details: In spring of 1951, the Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) and North Korean forces launched a large-scale offensive with the main objective of capturing Seoul, the capital of South Korea. On April 26, 1951 CCF and North Korean troops attacked elements of the U.S. Army’s 32nd Infantry Regiment attempting to hold a ridge line northwest of the town of Inje, South Korea. Although enemy troops broke through the defensive lines in several small, localized areas, the major thrust of the attack was blunted, denying the enemy control of two main supply lines south to Seoul. Corporal Nicholas Elias Theodorou, who joined the U.S. Army from New York, served with C Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was injured by small arms fire on April 26 during the action near Inje. Due to conditions on the battlefield, Cpl Theodorou could not be evacuated to friendly lines, and after his unit withdrew from the area, he was reported missing in action. Once U.S. troops regained control of the disputed territory, they conducted numerous unsuccessful searches for CPL Theodorou. Attempts to locate or identify his remains after the war were also unsuccessful. Today, Corporal Theodorou is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. His name is also inscribed on the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC, which was updated in 2022 to include the names of the fallen.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency