In 2013, the remains of the excavation dead were identified as Private Song Young-hwan.

The Ministry of National Defense said it identified the remains excavated in 2013 in Mangsang-dong, Donghae-si, Gangwon-do as the late Private Song Young-hwan, who was killed while receiving treatment from a gunshot wound in the Battle of Jeongseon during the Korean War.

As a result, the total number of South Korean soldiers who have been identified since the excavation of remains began in April 2000 has increased to 238.The identification of the deceased

began based on a report from a local resident that he buried a South Korean soldier in Seonsan at the time, and six remains and one partial remains were recovered at the time of the excavation. So far, three people, including the deceased, have been identified in the area alone.

The national team said it has re-analyzed the latest technology with more accuracy than before and confirmed the family relationship 11 years after excavating the remains.The deceased

was killed in December 1950 after volunteering to join the army, leaving his wife and three-year-old only daughter, and Song Jae-sook, the only daughter, said, "I am grateful to find my father, saying that my deceased father and mother have lived all their lives under my uncle because they are not registered for marriage."