Borders was a member of D Battery, 82nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Automatic Weapons), 2nd Infantry Division, at the time when American units began supporting South Korean Army attacks against units of the Chinese People\u2019s Volunteer Forces (CPVF) in an area known as the Central Corridor in North Korea.<\/p>\n
D Battery was part of a group known as Support Force 21 (SF21) and provided artillery fire support for the South Korean Army during its attack north on Hongch\u2019on.<\/p>\n
On the evening of Feb. 11, 1951, the CPVF launched a massive counter offensive against the South Koreans, who were forced to withdraw, leaving Borders\u2019 unit and the rest of SF21 behind at Changbong-ni.<\/p>\n
The SF 21 marched south along Route 29, fighting through ambushes and roadblocks, to Hoengsong and eventually to the city of Wonju. Borders was reported missing in action as of Feb. 13, 1951, when he did not report with his unit in Wonju.<\/p>\n
A list provided by the CPVF and Korean People\u2019s Army (KPA) on Dec. 26, 1951, reported Borders died while a prisoner of war.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
His niece, Phyllis Walker, will be on hand when his remains arrive from Hawaii next Saturday;<\/p>\n
\u201cI wish it could have been sooner. I wish my dad and his two brothers could have seen this. I wish my mother, who always kept his picture next to my dad\u2019s picture, could have seen this day. But he is coming home, and I am touched by how this all came to be.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walker said at least Borders’ nieces and nephews, Linda Becker, Cindy Easterlin, Fred Borders and Rusty Borders will all be together again to see Edward Lee laid to rest.<\/p>\n
Services for U.S. Army Reserve Cpl Edward Lee Borders will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 29, at J.M. Weirauch Funeral Home in Harrisburg, with the Rev. Chris Winkleman officiating.<\/p>\n
Internment with full military honors will follow at Cottage Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 9 a.m. Saturday, July 29 at the funeral home.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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