May 11, 2011

GOV. MALLOY ORDERS FLAGS TO HALF STAFF IN HONOR OF KOREAN WAR CORPORAL KILLED IN ACTION

(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Dannel P. Malloy is ordering Connecticut and U.S. flags to fly at half staff tomorrow in honor of Corporal Primo C. Carnabuci, a Hartford native who was killed in action during the Korean War and is being buried in Clinton on Thursday.

Corporal Carnabuci, 19 when he was killed, was a member of the U.S. Army's 8th Cavalry Regiment when they were engaged in a firefight by the Chinese People's Volunteer Forces in Unsan, North Korea on November 1 and 2, 1950. Nearly 600 men were killed in action or reported missing in action from the Battle of Unsan. In 2000, a joint effort by the United States and North Korea uncovered remains discovered in a mass grave in Unsan. Subsequent DNA tests identified Corporal Carnabuci, and his remains were repatriated on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.

"More than 60 years after his death, Corporal Carnabuci is back home where he belongs," Governor Malloy said. "His family and friends are in our thoughts, and we owe Corporal Carnabuci a debt of gratitude for his service on behalf of our country."

The funeral for Corporal Carnabuci will be held on Thursday in Clinton. Flags will fly at half staff until sunset on Thursday.

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For Immediate Release: May 11, 2011

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