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- [Arden Rowley] The last five days of November 2nd Division

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decimated because it had been left as a rear guard so the

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^rest of the divisions of the 8th army were able to withdraw.

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Then when it became time for the 2nd Division to withdraw

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we were completely overwhelmed.

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- [Narrator] When withdrawal orders were issued for

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2nd Infantry Division, on November 29th

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the 2nd Emgineer Combat Battalion provided security

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during the withdrawal and was heavily engaged

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in a battle with enemy forces.

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The following day, the battalion was

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also ordered to withdraw.

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Sargent 1st class Alfred Bedsinger Jr. was captured by

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enemy forces during a battle on the main supply route near

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Kunu-Ri near North Korea on November 30th.

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The next day he was reported missing in action.

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On July 2015 his remains have been found and were

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buried in the Fort Sill National Cemetery in Oklahoma

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February 16, 2018.