This is Part 1 of a 2 Part Mission. Part 2 will be posted by SoCentral PGRThe Patriot Guard Riders has been Invited by the United States Army and the family of Corporal Carmen Carrillo to Honor their Hero and is privileged to do so.
On February 2, 2023, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Corporal Carmen Carrillo, missing from the Korean War and is bringing him home.
Corporal Carrillo entered the U.S. Army from California and served in Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. In mid-May 1951, this unit was holding a defensive position on a hill crest between the Hongkong and Soyang rivers, South Korea, in the central sector of the larger U.N. defensive line called the "No Name Line."
The position was strong, but on May 16 it came under attack from overwhelming numbers of Chinese and North Korean troops. The enemy eventually began overrunning the area, forcing parts of the regiment to fall back to new positions.
By May 18, enemy units were infiltrating to the rear of the regiment and some companies had to redeploy to face this threat from behind. The 38th Infantry ultimately held the line but suffered many casualties during this massive attack. CPL Carrillo was reported missing in action on May 17, but the exact circumstances of his loss are unknown. He was officially listed as KIA in December of 1953.
In 2013 the Ministry of National Defense Agency for Killed in Action Recovery and Identification recovered multiple sets of remains near Gangwon Hongchun, R.O.K., which is consistent with the area associated with Carrillo. Six sets of remains were transferred to the United States, believed to belong to U.S. Service Members.
The remains were disinterred on September 22, 2021, and transferred to the DPAA Laboratory for testing. The laboratory analysis and the totality of the circumstantial evidence available established one set of remains as those of CPL Carrillo.
Carrillo’s name is recorded on the American Battle Monuments Commission’s Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, along with the others who are still missing from the Korean War. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
NOTE: This mission posting facilitates your voluntary participation in honoring this Military Veteran. For those interested, and all PGR members are welcome, we will be accompanying our hero from Los Angeles International Airport to the Starbuck-Lind Mortuary in Lompoc with a stop in Newbury Park. Please see the timetable if you would like to participate. For those wishing to meet us at the mortuary, please plan to arrive Not Later Than 12:30am.
NOTE: This mission includes aircraft arrival. Please check this posting before leaving for the mission for any last-minute changes in aircraft scheduleTimeline for Monday, 24 April:2030 – Stage at Carl’s Jr. 5625 W Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA.
https://goo.gl/maps/QpfnsE5xdfGJzaeP82100 – Mission Briefing
2130 – Move to Arrival location.
2200 – est. KSU to Ventura to meet SoCentral California PGR – Von's 2433 E Harbor Blvd, Ventura, CA 93001 -
https://goo.gl/maps/ZzAJ1eAtqhui9ESh82245 – est. Arrival and hand off to SoCentral California PGR
2300 – est. Flagline as the hero departs for Starbuck-Lind Mortuary, 123 N A St, Lompoc, CA 93436
https://goo.gl/maps/xaaaU33YochEt6k2A0100 – est. Arrival, and Flag Line for Dignified Transfer of hero from the coach to the facility.
Stage 1 Ride Captain:
Tom BarrySoCalPGR Ride Captain
admin@armobility.com
714-206-1227
Stage 2 Ride Captain:
John Archuleta (Milkshake)ALR 26 Bakersfield
PGR Assistant State Captain So.Central Ca.
US Army 62/65
(805) 441-8506
45jarchuleta@gmail.com
You do not have to be a Veteran or a motorcycle rider to attend this mission. All PGR members are welcome. We encourage those who do not ride to attend in your car. If this will be your first mission go to the initial staging area and you will be briefed there by the R/C (Ride Captain). Dress for motorcycle riding or dress casually if you are driving a cage (car). Please feel free to attend any portion of this mission you can. Please ride/drive safely.
