U.S. Army Cpl. Daniel De Anda-Angel Flight and Military Honors

U.S. Army Cpl. Daniel De Anda, 22, of Pico, California, who died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War and accounted for Jan. 10, 2023, was brought home to California and laid to rest at Riverside National Cemetery.
In late 1950, De Anda was a member of G Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, 8th U.S. Army. He was reported missing in action on Nov. 30, 1950, after his unit attempted to withdraw from Kunu-ri, North Korea, on Nov. 30, following the Battle of Ch’ongch’on. In 1953, two POWs who returned during Operation Big Switch reported De Anda had been a prisoner of war and died in March 1951 at Prisoner of War Camp #5.