SOME HIGHLIGHTS NOTE
DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN HEADLINES ("captured") AND KNOWN
("MIA") STATUS.
We
asked why so many of these are being
re-announced 2-3 times increasing news forwards and confusion.
03/22/19
These are being published with the full information, while the initial
notification only contains basic information. The updates are providing
information on the loss, recovery and identification, as well as funeral
information if it is available at the time.
I hope this helps,
SFC Kristen Duus
Chief of External Communications
Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
DPAA says White will be buried in his
hometown. A date has not yet been determined. White was
posthumously presented the Silver Star. His
personnel ...
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
announced on Friday that the remains of a soldier that was killed
during the Korean War was accounted for ...
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC
(USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil> Sent: 30 July, 2021 10:04 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: DPAA Release - New York Soldier Accounted For From World
War II
Greetings,
Pvt. Andrews was accounted for in May 2020, but his
family only recently received their full briefing of his identification,
which is why this release is going out now.
July 30, 2021
WASHINGTON—The Defense
POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Pvt. Charles
Andrews, 25, of Rochester, New York, killed during World War II, was
accounted for May 6, 2020.
In December 1944, Andrews
was assigned to Company K, 3rd Battalion, 28th
Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division. His unit was engaged in
battle with German forces near Brandenburg, Germany, in the Hürtgen Forest,
when he was declared missing in action on Dec. 4. Andrews could not be
recovered because of the on-going fighting, and his status was changed to
killed in action on Jan. 29, 1945.
Following the end of the
war, the American Graves Registration Command was tasked with investigating
and recovering missing American personnel in Europe. They conducted several
investigations in the Hürtgen area between 1946 and 1950, but were unable to
recover or identify Andrews’ remains. He was declared non-recoverable in
1951.
While studying unresolved
American losses in the Hürtgen area, a DPAA historian determined that one
set of unidentified remains, designated X-5463 Neuville, recovered just
southwest of Brandenberg in 1947 possibly belonged to Andrews. The remains,
which had been buried in Ardennes American Cemetery in 1950, were
disinterred in May 2019 and sent to the DPAA laboratory at Offutt Air Force
Base, Nebraska, for identification.
To identify Andrews’
remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis, as
well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the
Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.
Andrews’ name is recorded on
the Walls of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery, an
American Battle Monuments Commission
site in Margarten, Netherlands, along with the others still missing from
World War II. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has
been accounted for.
Andrews will be buried Aug.
28, 2021, in his hometown.
For family and funeral
information, contact the Army Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490.
DPAA is grateful to the
American Battle
Monuments Commission and to the U.S. Army Regional
Mortuary-Europe/Africa for their partnership in this mission.
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC
(USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil> Sent: 30 July, 2021 14:40 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: DPAA Release - USS Oklahoma Sailor From California
Accounted For From World War II
Greetings,
July 30, 2021
WASHINGTON—The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
announced today that Navy Fireman 2nd Class William K. Shafer,
20, of Alhambra, California, killed during World War II, was accounted for
on Dec. 16, 2020.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Shafer was assigned to the battleship
USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the
ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained
multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the
ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Shafer.
From December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel
recovered the remains of the deceased crew, which were subsequently interred
in the Halawa and Nu’uanu Cemeteries.
In September 1947, tasked with recovering and
identifying fallen U.S. personnel in the Pacific Theater, members of the
American Graves Registration Service (AGRS) disinterred the remains of U.S.
casualties from the two cemeteries and transferred them to the Central
Identification Laboratory at Schofield Barracks. The laboratory staff was
only able to confirm the identifications of 35 men from the USS Oklahoma
at that time. The AGRS subsequently buried the unidentified remains in 46
plots at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP), known as the
Punchbowl, in Honolulu. In October 1949, a military board classified those
who could not be identified as non-recoverable, including Shafer.
Between June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed
the USS Oklahoma Unknowns from the Punchbowl for analysis.
To identify Shafer’s remains, scientists from DPAA used
anthropological analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed
Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.
Shafer’s name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing
at the Punchbowl, along with the others who are missing from WWII. A rosette
will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
Shafer will be buried on Oct. 14, 2021, in Marana,
Arizona.
For family and funeral information, contact the Navy
Service Casualty office at (800) 443-9298.
DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs
and the Department of the Navy for their partnership in this mission.
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC
(USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil> Sent: 30 July, 2021 15:30 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: DPAA Release - Texas Airman Accounted For From World War
II
Greetings,
Tech. Sgt. Norris was accounted for back in January,
but his family only recently received their full briefing on his
identification, which is why this release is going out now.
July 30, 2021
WASHINGTON—The Defense
POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces
Tech. Sgt. Frank A. Norris, 23, of Quinlan, Texas, killed during World War
II, was accounted for Jan. 19, 2021.
In the summer of 1943,
Norris was a pilot assigned to the 345th Bombardment Squadron, 98th
Bombardment Group (Heavy), 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the
B-24 Liberator aircraft on which Norris was serving as an engineer crashed
as a result of enemy anti-aircraft fire during Operation TIDAL WAVE, the
largest bombing mission against the oil fields and refineries at Ploiesti,
north of Bucharest, Romania. His remains were not identified following the
war. The remains that could not be identified were buried as Unknowns in the
Hero Section of the Civilian and Military Cemetery of Bolovan, Ploiesti,
Prahova, Romania.
Following the war, the
American Graves Registration Command (AGRC), the organization that searched
for and recovered fallen American personnel, disinterred all American
remains from the Bolovan Cemetery for identification. The AGRC was unable to
identify more than 80 unknowns from Bolovan Cemetery, and those remains were
permanently interred at Ardennes American Cemetery and Henri-Chapelle
American Cemetery, both in Belgium.
In 2017, DPAA began exhuming
unknowns believed to be associated with unaccounted for airmen from
Operation TIDAL WAVE losses. These remains were sent to the DPAA Laboratory
at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, for examination and identification.
To identify Norris’s
remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis.
Additionally, scientists from the
Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and Y chromosome DNA (Y-STR) analysis.
Norris’s name is recorded on
the Tablets of the Missing at the Florence American Cemetery, an
American Battle
Monuments Commission site in Impruneta, Italy, along with others
still missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his name to
indicate he has been accounted for.
Norris will be buried in his hometown. The date
has yet to be determined.
For family and funeral information, contact the Army Casualty Office at
(800) 892-2490.
DPAA is grateful to the
American Battle
Monuments Commission and to the U.S. Army Regional Mortuary-
Europe/Africa for their partnership in this mission.
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC
(USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil> Sent: 30 July, 2021 09:30 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: DPAA Release - Michigan Soldier Accounted For From
Korean War
Greetings,
Sgt. Cavender was accounted for in May 2020, but his
family only recently received their full briefing on his identification,
which is why this release is going out now.
July 30, 2021
WASHINGTON—The Defense
POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that
Army Sgt. William E. Cavender, 20, of
Leslie, Michigan, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for May 19,
2020.
In late 1950, Cavender was a
member of Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 31st
Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing
in action on Nov. 28, 1950, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces near
the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Following the battle, his remains could
not be recovered.
On July 27, 2018, following
the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader
Kim Jong-un in June 2018, North Korea turned over 55 boxes, purported to
contain the remains of American service members killed during the Korean
War. The remains arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on Aug.
1, 2018, and were subsequently accessioned into the DPAA laboratory for
identification.
To identify Cavender’s
remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological analysis, as well as
circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the
Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.
Cavender’s name is recorded in the 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.
Cavender will be buried in his hometown. The date has yet to be determined.
For family and funeral
information, contact the Army Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490.
To see the most up-to-date
statistics on DPAA recovery efforts for those unaccounted for from the
Korean War, go to the Korean War fact sheet on the DPAA website at:
... been identified as a Marine from
California's Central Coast, the Defense POW/MIA
Accounting Agency announced Thursday. Pfc. Royal L.
Waltz, 20, ...
To identify his body, scientists from
the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as
circumstantial and ...
17, the Defense POW/MIA
Accounting Agency said in a statement.
Redgate, a member of Battery A, 48th
Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry
Division, ...
This is the legion of valor for the
United States of America. Those fellows that have
won the Medal of Honor presented by the
president. We are home ...
The award, South Korea's
highest decoration for outstanding military service,
was given to the “Jesus of the Korean War,” as
Father Kapaun is known, ...
According to the Defense POW /
MIA Treasurer, Hudson was accounted for in December, but the
announcement was not made until Friday as his family ...
From:
Richard Downes<coalitionoffamilies@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 9:05 AM
Subject: DPAA’s Annual Korean/Cold War Family DC Update - Online Only!
To: Coalition of Families of Korean and Cold War POW/MIAs <coalitionoffamilies@gmail.com>
Hello Everyone,
Another year will need to go by before we gather again. Rising Covid
issues and the hotel's inability to provide adequate spacing for the
unexpectedly high number of people attending, caused DPAA to cancel
the in-person part of the meeting. For those who were planning to be
there, DPAA and/or your casualty office should be contacting
everyone soon.
The briefing will still be online. DPAA will provide information on
that soon.
Another unfortunate outcome of these unpredictable times.
Rick
Richard
Downes,
President
Coalition of
Families of Korean &
Cold War POW/MIAs
Join us! The Coalition
pursues answers to
the stories of
missing American
servicemen from the
Korean and Cold
Wars.
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC
(USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil> Sent: 29 July, 2021 09:39 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: DPAA Release - California Marine Accounted For From
World War II
Greetings,
Pfc. Waltz was accounted for back in May 2019, but his
family only recently received their full briefing of his identification,
which is why this release is going out now.
July 29, 2021
WASHINGTON—The Defense
POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Marine Corps Pfc.
Royal L. Waltz, 20, of Cambria, California, killed during World War II, was
accounted for on May 15, 2019.
In November 1943,
Waltz was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 18th Marine Regiment, 2nd
Marine Division, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small
island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands, in an attempt to
secure the island. Over several days of intense fighting at Tarawa,
approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors were killed and more than 2,000 were
wounded, while the Japanese were virtually annihilated. Waltz died between
the first and second day of the battle, Nov. 20-21.
In the immediate aftermath of the fighting
on Tarawa, U.S. service members who died in the battle were buried in a
number of battlefield cemeteries on the island. The 604th Quartermaster
Graves Registration Company conducted remains recovery operations on Betio
between 1946 and 1947, but Waltz’s remains were not identified. All of the
remains found on Tarawa were sent to the Schofield Barracks Central
Identification Laboratory for identification in 1947. By 1949, the remains
that had not been identified were interred as unknowns in the National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu,
including one set, designated as Tarawa Unknown X-228.
On March 27, 2017, DPAA disinterred Tarawa
Unknown X-228 from the Punchbowl for identification.
To identify Waltz’s remains,
scientists from DPAA used anthropological analysis and material evidence.
Additionally, scientists from the
Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.
Waltz’s name is recorded in
the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl along with the others missing
from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been
accounted for.
Waltz will be buried in Armona, California. The date has yet to be determined.
For family and funeral
information, contact the Marine Corps Casualty Office at (800) 847-1597.
DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs for their partnership
in this mission.
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC
(USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil> Sent: 28 July, 2021 07:29 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: DPAA Release - Massachusetts Soldier Accounted For From
Korean War
Greetings,
1LT Redgate was accounted for in April 2020, but his
family only recently received their full briefing of his identification,
which is why this release is going out now.
July 28, 2021
WASHINGTON—The Defense
POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army 1st
Lt. Thomas J. Redgate, 24, of Brighton, Massachusetts, killed during the
Korean War, was accounted for April 16, 2020.
In late 1950, Redgate was a
member of Battery A, 48th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th
Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 11, 1950, when
his unit was attacked by enemy forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North
Korea. Following the battle, his remains could not be recovered.
On July 27, 2018, following
the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader
Kim Jong-un in June 2018, North Korea turned over 55 boxes, purported to
contain the remains of American service members killed during the Korean
War. The remains arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on Aug.
1, 2018, and were subsequently accessioned into the DPAA laboratory for
identification.
To identify Redgate’s
remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological analysis, as well as
circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the
Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), Y chromosome (Y-STR), and autosomal DNA
(auSTR) analysis.
Redgate’s name is recorded on the 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.
Redgate will be buried Sept.
17, 2021, in Bourne, Massachusetts.
For family and funeral
information, contact the Army Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490.
To see the most up-to-date
statistics on DPAA recovery efforts for those unaccounted for from the
Korean War, go to the Korean War fact sheet on the DPAA website at:
Because of a backlog, it was a 9
year wait for DNA results in my family. When I returned to Idaho
I saw a post on a POW-MIA website and it said we
could ...
... dozens of
bikers made their way up America's Mountain on
Saturday to honor the nation's missing in action and
prisoners of war from the Vietnam ...
... but his
family only recently received a full briefing on his
identification, the Defense POW/MIA
Accounting Agency said. The radar navigator
assigned ...
... accounted for in
late 2020, but his family only recently received a
full briefing on his identification, the Defense
POW /MIA Accounting Agency said.
1, 2018, and were
sent to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Agency ... in action or prisoners of war during the
Korean War in a Wall of Remembrance ...
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC (USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 23 July, 2021 15:39 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: USS Oklahoma Sailor From Wisconsin Accounted For From
World War II
Greetings,
July 23, 2021
WASHINGTON—The Defense
POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Fireman 1st
Class Kenneth E. Doernenburg, 23, of Antigo, Wisconsin, killed during World
War II, was accounted for on March 25, 2021.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Doernenburg was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma,
which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by
Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits,
which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the
deaths of 429 crewmen, including Doernenburg.
From December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the
deceased crew, which were subsequently interred in the Halawa and Nu’uanu
Cemeteries.
In September 1947, tasked with recovering and identifying fallen U.S.
personnel in the Pacific Theater, members of the American Graves
Registration Service (AGRS) disinterred the remains of U.S. casualties from
the two cemeteries and transferred them to the Central Identification
Laboratory at Schofield Barracks. The laboratory staff was only able to
confirm the identifications of 35 men from the USS Oklahoma at that
time. The AGRS subsequently buried the unidentified remains in 46 plots at
the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP), known as the
Punchbowl, in Honolulu. In October 1949, a military board classified those
who could not be identified as non-recoverable, including Doernenburg.
Between June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma
Unknowns from the Punchbowl for analysis.
To identify Doernenburg’s remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and
anthropological analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed
Forces Medical Examiner System used Y chromosome DNA (Y-STR) analysis.
Doernenburg’s name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at the Punchbowl,
along with the others who are missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed
next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
Doernenburg will be
buried on Sept. 25, 2021, in his hometown.
For family and funeral information, contact the Navy Service Casualty office
at (800) 443-9298.
DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of
the Navy for their partnership in this mission.
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC (USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 23 July, 2021 12:42 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: USS Oklahoma Sailor From South Dakota Accounted For From
World War II
Greetings,
EM2 Dill was
accounted for back in January, but his family only just received their full
briefing about his identification, which is why this release is going out
now.
July 23, 2021
WASHINGTON—The
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
announced today that Navy Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Leaman R. Dill, 25,
of Huron, South Dakota, killed during World War II, was accounted for on
Jan. 4, 2021.
On Dec. 7, 1941, resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Dill.
From December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the
deceased crew, which were subsequently interred in the Halawa and Nu’uanu
Cemeteries.
Dill was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at
Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft.
The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to
quickly capsize. The attack on the ship
In September 1947, tasked with recovering and identifying fallen U.S.
personnel in the Pacific Theater, members of the American Graves
Registration Service (AGRS) disinterred the remains of U.S. casualties from
the two cemeteries and transferred them to the Central Identification
Laboratory at Schofield Barracks. The laboratory staff was only able to
confirm the identifications of 35 men from the USS Oklahoma at that
time. The AGRS subsequently buried the unidentified remains in 46 plots at
the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP), known as the
Punchbowl, in Honolulu. In October 1949, a military board classified those
who could not be identified as non-recoverable, including Dill.
Between June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma
Unknowns from the Punchbowl for analysis.
To identify Dill’s remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological
analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed
Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and Y
chromosome DNA (Y-STR) analysis.
Dill’s name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at the Punchbowl, along
with the others who are missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to
his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
Dill will be buried
on Aug. 23, 2021, in Sturgis, South Dakota.
For family and funeral information, contact the Navy Service Casualty office
at (800) 443-9298.
DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of
the Navy for their partnership in this mission.
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC (USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 23 July, 2021 13:15 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: USS Oklahoma Sailor From California Accounted For From
World War II
Greetings,
Petty Officer
1st
Class Hudson was accounted for last December, but his family only recently
received their full briefing on his identification, which is why this
release is going out now.
July 23, 2021
WASHINGTON—The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that
Navy Water Tender 1st Class Charles E. Hudson, 39, of Stockton,
California, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Dec. 22, 2020.
On Dec. 7, 1941,
Hudson was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored
at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese
aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which
caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths
of 429 crewmen, including Hudson.
From December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the
deceased crew, which were subsequently interred in the Halawa and Nu’uanu
Cemeteries.
In September 1947, tasked with recovering and identifying fallen U.S.
personnel in the Pacific Theater, members of the American Graves
Registration Service (AGRS) disinterred the remains of U.S. casualties from
the two cemeteries and transferred them to the Central Identification
Laboratory at Schofield Barracks. The laboratory staff was only able to
confirm the identifications of 35 men from the USS Oklahoma at that
time. The AGRS subsequently buried the unidentified remains in 46 plots at
the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP), known as the
Punchbowl, in Honolulu. In October 1949, a military board classified those
who could not be identified as non-recoverable, including Hudson.
Between June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma
Unknowns from the Punchbowl for analysis.
To identify Hudson’s remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological
analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed
Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), Y
chromosome (Y-STR), and autosomal (auSTR) analysis.
Hudson’s name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at the Punchbowl,
along with the others who are missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed
next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
Hudson will be buried
on Sept. 10, 2021, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in
Honolulu.
For family and funeral information, contact the Navy Service Casualty office
at (800) 443-9298.
DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of
the Navy for their partnership in this mission.
“A lot of
veterans, when they get out, miss being part of
a mission that matters and the Defense POW/MIA
Accounting Agency mission of returning the ...
Hometown Heroes and
the VVTTF invites members of the public to discuss
topics relating to veterans in the community and to
participate in a POW-MIA ...
The
BA 747 was destroyed by US fighter planes at the request of the
British. Was this to hide the embarrassment of an 'own goal' or was
it to cover up something else? All the tools in the London and
Washington governments' arsenal have been used to suppress the truth
- from non-denial denials to the obscuring of dates and timelines.
But the cover-up has always rested on shaky foundations and, one by
one, the planks have been knocked down. The world of 1990 was one in
which it was easier to hide the truth. There were no mobile phones
to photograph or live-stream events, no social media to contradict
official statements. It was a world before Putin and Trump, in which
it was still possible to believe that Western democracies would not
go to war on the basis of misused intelligence, or that leaders
would not lie to their citizens.
“It is an honored and privileged
thing for us to do,” Gilg said. ... He was
awarded, posthumously, the Congressional
Medal of Honor for his brave action ...
White was accounted for
by the Defense POW/MIA
Accounting Agency (DPAA) on Jan. 29,
2020 after his remains were identified
using dental, ...
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From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC
(USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil> Sent: 8 July, 2021 12:14 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: USS Oklahoma Sailor From Alabama Accounted For From
World War II
Greetings,
July 8,
2021
WASHINGTON—The
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Fireman 2nd
Class Ralph C. Battles, 25, of Boaz, Alabama, killed during World War II,
was accounted for on Feb. 12, 2021.
On Dec. 7, 1941,
Battles was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at
Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft.
The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly
capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen,
including Battles.
From
December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the
deceased crew, which were subsequently interred in the Halawa and Nu’uanu
Cemeteries.
In
September 1947, tasked with recovering and identifying fallen U.S. personnel
in the Pacific Theater, members of the American Graves Registration Service
(AGRS) disinterred the remains of U.S. casualties from the two cemeteries
and transferred them to the Central Identification Laboratory at Schofield
Barracks. The laboratory staff was only able to confirm the identifications
of 35 men from the USS Oklahoma at that time. The AGRS subsequently buried
the unidentified remains in 46 plots at the National Memorial Cemetery of
the Pacific (NMCP), known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu. In October 1949, a
military board classified those who could not be identified as
non-recoverable, including Battles.
Between
June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma Unknowns
from the Punchbowl for analysis.
To
identify Battles’ remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological
analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed
Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and Y
chromosome DNA (Y-STR) analysis.
Battles’ name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at the Punchbowl,
along with the others who are missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed
next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
Battles will be buried
on Aug. 28, 2021, in his hometown.
For
family and funeral information, contact the Navy Service Casualty office at
(800) 443-9298.
DPAA is
grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of the
Navy for their partnership in this mission.
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC
(USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil> Sent: 8 July, 2021 15:50 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: Tennessee Soldier Accounted For From World War II
Greetings,
Pvt.
DeVault was accounted for back in Sept. 2020, but his family only recently
received the full briefing on his identification, which is why this is going
out now.
July 8,
2021
WASHINGTON—The
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Pvt.
Warren G.H. DeVault, 24, of Rhea, Tennessee, killed during World War II, was
accounted for Sept. 14, 2020.
In November 1944, DeVault was assigned to Company F, 2nd
Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry
Division. His unit was engaged in battle with German forces near Hürtgen,
Germany, when he was reportedly killed in action on Nov. 20. DeVault could
not be recovered because of the on-going fighting, and his remains were not
recovered or identified.
Following the end of the war, the American Graves Registration Command was
tasked with investigating and recovering missing American personnel in
Europe. They conducted several investigations in the Hürtgen area between
1946 and 1950, but were unable to recover or identify DeVault’s remains. He
was declared non-recoverable in January 1952.
While studying unresolved American losses in the Hürtgen area, a DPAA
historian determined that one set of unidentified remains, designated X-5429
Neuville, recovered from the Hürtgen Forest in 1947 possibly belonged to
DeVault. The remains, which had been buried in Ardennes American Cemetery in
1951, were disinterred in April 2019 and sent to the DPAA laboratory at
Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, for identification.
To identify DeVault’ remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and
anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally,
scientists from the
Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and Y chromosome DNA (Y-STR) analysis.
DeVault’s name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at Netherlands
American Cemetery, an
American Battle Monuments Commission
site in Margarten, Netherlands, along with the others still missing from
World War II. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has
been accounted for.
DeVault will be buried
Aug. 14, 2021, in Dayton, Tennessee.
For family and funeral information, contact the Army Casualty Office at
(800) 892-2490.
DPAA is grateful to the American Battle Monuments Commission
and to the U.S. Army Regional Mortuary-Europe/Africa for their partnership
in this mission.
Officials with the Defense POW/MIA
Accounting Agency say that Army Pfc. Louis N. Crosby, 18, of
Orangeburg, South Carolina, killed during the Korean ...
... d'Affaires of the
U.S. Embassy in Hanoi Christopher Klein, and
representatives from the Defense POW/MIA
Accounting Agency, an agency within the ...
The memorial will be
a 7-foot-tall replica of a POW-MIA
bracelet. Worn by millions of Americans during
and after the Vietnam War, the bracelets
each ...
Much like the POW/MIA
flag that honors prisoners of war and those missing
in action, now is the time for the Purple Heart flag
to be flown to honor ...
Mayor William E. Cooper,
right, and veteran Travis Parker show their pride in
honoring the men and women of the military service who
remain missing ...
Defense POW / MIA
Accounting Office (DPAA) today is a Navy Firefighter 1st
Class Robert J. Har, 25, in Dallas City, Illinois, who was
killed during ...
The Defense
POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
announced in June that Navy Seaman 1st Class Russell
C. Roach, 22, of Zanesville, Ohio, killed ...
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC (USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 7 July, 2021 08:50 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: West Virginia Soldier Accounted For From Korean War
Greetings,
Cpl.
Conley was accounted for in June 2020,
but his family only recently received their
full briefing on his identification, which is why this release is being sent
out now.
July 7,
2021
WASHINGTON—The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that
Army Cpl. Pete Conley, 19, of Chapmanville, West Virginia, killed during the
Korean War, was accounted for June 5, 2020.
In late 1950,
Conley was a member of Company K,
3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was
reported missing in action on Dec. 12, 1950, when his unit was attacked by
enemy forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Following the battle,
his remains could not be recovered.
On July 27, 2018, following the summit between President Donald Trump and
North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un in June 2018, North Korea turned
over 55 boxes, purported to contain the remains of American service members
killed during the Korean War. The remains arrived at Joint Base Pearl
Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on Aug. 1, 2018, and were subsequently accessioned
into the DPAA laboratory for identification.
To identify Conley’s remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological
analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from
the
Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and autosomal DNA (auSTR) analysis.
Conley’s name is recorded on the 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.
Conley will be buried in
Pecks Hill, West Virginia. The date has yet to be determined.
For family and funeral information, contact the Army Casualty Office at
(800) 892-2490.
To see the most up-to-date statistics on DPAA recovery efforts for those
unaccounted for from the Korean War, go to the Korean War fact sheet on the
DPAA website at:
"The blast ignited the fuel cell on the vehicle
causing fuel to spew everywhere," according to the
citation for Cashe's Silver Star. "The
vehicle came to a ...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – James J. Cansler
fought died in the Battle of Hürtgen Forest in Vossenack,
Germany. 77 years after his death, he will be laid to
eternal rest in Springfield. Cansler – known as Junior –
died at 21-years-old. Back in December 1944, Cansler and
other soldiers were working to secure ...
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC (USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 1 July, 2021 16:03 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: USS Oklahoma Sailor From Illinois Accounted For From
World War II
Greetings,
July 1, 2021
WASHINGTON—The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that
Navy Fireman 1st Class Robert J. Harr, 25, of Dallas City,
Illinois, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Feb. 12, 2021.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Harr was assigned to the
battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl
Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma
sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The
attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Harr.
From December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the
deceased crew, which were subsequently interred in the Halawa and Nu’uanu
Cemeteries.
In September 1947, tasked with recovering and identifying fallen U.S.
personnel in the Pacific Theater, members of the American Graves
Registration Service (AGRS) disinterred the remains of U.S. casualties from
the two cemeteries and transferred them to the Central Identification
Laboratory at Schofield Barracks. The laboratory staff was only able to
confirm the identifications of 35 men from the USS Oklahoma at that
time. The AGRS subsequently buried the unidentified remains in 46 plots at
the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP), known as the
Punchbowl, in Honolulu. In October 1949, a military board classified those
who could not be identified as non-recoverable, including Harr.
Between June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma
Unknowns from the Punchbowl for analysis.
To identify Harr’s remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological
analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed
Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and Y
chromosome DNA (Y-STR) analysis.
Harr’s name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl, along
with the others who are missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to
his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
Harr will be buried on Aug. 14, 2021, in Rutledge,
Missouri.
For family and funeral information, contact the Navy Service Casualty office
at (800) 443-9298.
DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of
the Navy for their partnership in this mission.
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC
(USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil> Sent: 1 July, 2021 08:34 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: USS Oklahoma Sailor From Missouri Accounted For From
World War II
Greetings,
July 1, 2021
WASHINGTON—The
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy
Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class George M. Gooch, 22, of Laclede, Missouri,
killed during World War II, was accounted for on Sept. 14, 2020.
On Dec.
7, 1941, Gooch was assigned to the
battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when
the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained
multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the
ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Gooch.
From
December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the
deceased crew, which were subsequently interred in the Halawa and Nu’uanu
Cemeteries.
In
September 1947, tasked with recovering and identifying fallen U.S. personnel
in the Pacific Theater, members of the American Graves Registration Service
(AGRS) disinterred the remains of U.S. casualties from the two cemeteries
and transferred them to the Central Identification Laboratory at Schofield
Barracks. The laboratory staff was only able to confirm the identifications
of 35 men from the USS Oklahoma at that time. The AGRS subsequently buried
the unidentified remains in 46 plots at the National Memorial Cemetery of
the Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu. In October 1949, a
military board classified those who could not be identified as
non-recoverable, including Gooch.
Between
June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma Unknowns
from the Punchbowl for analysis.
To
identify Gooch’s remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and
anthropological analysis. Additionally, scientists from the
Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.
Gooch’s
name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at the Punchbowl, along with
the others who are missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his
name to indicate he has been accounted for.
Gooch will
be buried Oct. 9, 2021, in his hometown.
For
family and funeral information, contact the Navy Service Casualty office at
(800) 443-9298.
DPAA is
grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of the
Navy for their partnership in this mission.
Scout Who Played Taps Every Night for Veterans
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When veterans began dying of the coronavirus at the New
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36, wanted to offer his support.
In 2020, each evening for a
month the teenager played taps
on his trumpet outside the home to honor those who passed away and comfort
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The 2021 reunion of
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From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC (USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 30 June, 2021 10:10 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: New York Soldier Accounted For From Korean War
Greetings,
June 30, 2021
WASHINGTON—The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that
Army Cpl. Walter A. Smead, 24, of Hadley, New York, killed during the Korean
War, was accounted for March 16, 2021.
In late 1950, Smead was a member of Battery A, 57th Field
Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported
missing in action on Dec. 6, 1950, after his unit was attacked by enemy
forces as they attempted to withdraw near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea.
Following the battle, his remains could not be recovered.
On July 27, 2018, following the summit between President Donald Trump and
North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un in June 2018, North Korea turned
over 55 boxes, purported to contain the remains of American service members
killed during the Korean War. The remains arrived at Joint Base Pearl
Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on Aug. 1, 2018, and were subsequently accessioned
into the DPAA laboratory for identification.
To identify Smead’s remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological
analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from
the
Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), Y chromosome (Y-STR), and autosomal DNA (auSTR)
analysis.
Smead’s name is recorded on the 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.
Smead will be buried Sept. 20, 2021, in Schuylerville, New York.
For family and funeral information, contact the Army Casualty Office at
(800) 892-2490.
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC (USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 30 June, 2021 12:13 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: CORRECTION: USS Oklahoma Sailor From Kentucky Accounted
For From World War II
Greetings,
CORRECTION: The Sailor’s hometown has been updated from the version sent out
recently.
June 30, 2021
WASHINGTON—The Defense POW/MIA
Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Electrician’s Mate 3rd
Class Alphard S. Owsley, 23, of Paris, Kentucky, killed during World War II,
was accounted for on Sept. 14, 2020.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Owsley was
assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island,
Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS
Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly
capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen,
including Owsley.
From December 1941 to June
1944, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the deceased crew, which were
subsequently interred in the Halawa and Nu’uanu Cemeteries.
In September 1947, tasked with
recovering and identifying fallen U.S. personnel in the Pacific Theater,
members of the American Graves Registration Service (AGRS) disinterred the
remains of U.S. casualties from the two cemeteries and transferred them to
the Central Identification Laboratory at Schofield Barracks. The laboratory
staff was only able to confirm the identifications of 35 men from the USS
Oklahoma at that time. The AGRS subsequently buried the unidentified remains
in 46 plots at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the
Punchbowl, in Honolulu. In October 1949, a military board classified those
who could not be identified as non-recoverable, including Owsley.
Between June and November
2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma Unknowns from the Punchbowl
for analysis.
To identify Owsley’s remains,
scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis. Additionally,
scientists from the
Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and autosomal DNA (auSTR) analysis.
Owsley’s name is recorded on
the Walls of the Missing at the Punchbowl, along with the others who are
missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he
has been accounted for.
Owsley will be buried Aug. 5,
2021, in his hometown.
For family and funeral
information, contact the Navy Service Casualty office at (800) 443-9298.
DPAA is grateful to the
Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of the Navy for their
partnership in this mission.
A B-24 Liberator
was shot up by anti-aircraft fire during a bombing raid on a German
airfield near Versailles on June 22, 1944, and managed to limp back
across the Channel before it crashed.
... help identify the body, but Christian died in 2017, two
years before Ashby's body was reliably identified by the Federal
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He was then told that the bracelet would be delivered to
the family of the soldier with a police escort, as well
as a group POW/MIA bikers that wanted
to ...
Fort Hood solider goes missing, his family says something's
not right
...Officials say Salas, who is
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information on Salas. If you see Salas or have information regarding his
whereabouts, contact the Fort Hood military police desk at (254) 288-1131...
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court on Monday
rejected an imprisoned American’s appeal against his nine-year
sentence for assaulting police officers.
The Moscow City Court upheld the sentence
issued last year by a lower court, which convicted Trevor Reed
for an altercation in August 2019 in Moscow, where he was
studying Russian and visiting his girlfriend.
“I regret that the appellate court has not
corrected this gross injustice, but it does not in any way
affect the seriousness with which I and the U.S. government will
continue to pursue this matter for Trevor to get him released so
that he can go home and be with his family,” U.S. Ambassador
John Sullivan told reporters outside the court after attending
the hearing....
POW
MIA ...
because it's important for us not to forget about the ones we
lost. The bald eagle as a representation of our country and how
strong we are, ...
Here's a look at US
POW/MIA's in Iraq and Afghanistan from
1991 to present. January 17, 1991 – During the first
night of Operation Desert Storm, Navy ...
In November, the
Defense POW / MIA Accounting Office
announced that it had identified the body. “When I
got the call, I broke down and cried, crying ...
While
Keninger's remains were soon recovered from the
ship, they could not be individually identified at
the time, according to the Defense POW/MIA ...
They said that
until the end of last year, after the POW / MIA
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uncle was identified using ...
(KLKN) – In 2015, the
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
started the difficult task of identifying the
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It marked the
official conclusion of a six-year effort by the
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency to
assemble and identify the skeletal remains of 388 ...
On Thursday 22 June 1944, Consolidated
Liberator B-24H '42-94826' took off from its base at Halesworth in
Suffolk, UK to take part in a tactical bombing mission (8th Air
Force mission 432) along with 42 other aircraft of the 2nd Bomb
division attacking the airfield at St-Cyr to the SW of Paris.
The aircraft sustained severe damage caused by anti-aircraft fire
whilst attacking the target. The only operable controls were one
rudder and elevator. The pilots and crew managed to nurse the
aircraft back to the British Coast. Unfortunately, for reasons
unknown, the aircraft crashed at Park Farm near Arundel in West
Sussex. Seven of the crew of ten managed to successfully bail out of
the aircraft. Three were killed as a result of the aircraft
crashing. Two members of the crew who were killed are still listed
as missing in action (MIA)
42-94826 Crew
● Pilot: 2ⁿd. Lieutenant William B. Montgomery (MIA) 0-693305
● Co-pilot: Flight Officer John j. Crowther (KIA) T-61828
● Engineer: T/Sergeant John Holoka Jnr (MIA) 2020757
● Navigator: 2ⁿd Lieutenant Herbert K. King 0-703753
● Radio Operator: Sergeant Joseph A. Foley 15342155
● Bombardier: 2ⁿd Lieutenant D. M. Henderson 0-698556
● Tail Gunner: Staff Sergeant Edwin j. Sumner 34118576
● Ball turret gunner: Staff Sergeant Pearl Toothman Jnr 6991895
● Waist Gunner: Staff Sergeant Richard M. Rodriguez 39280404
● Waist Gunner: Staff Sergeant Aaron D. Roper
2ⁿd Lieutenant D. M. Henderson positively identified front row
second from left. Flight Officer John j. Crowther front row far
right. 2ⁿd. Lieutenant William B. Montgomery front row second from
right. 2ⁿd Lieutenant Herbert K. King front row first left. Staff
Sergeant Richard M. Rodriguez (believed) second row far right.
Others as yet remain unidentified. Courtesy Kenneth Whitehead
Killed In Action (remains were repatriated and interred in the USA)
F/O John J. Crowther
Missing in Action
2nd, Lt, William B. Montgomery
T/Sgt. John Holoka, Jr.
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In this undated photo, former Japanese
Prime Minister Gen. Hideki Tojo
is shown with medals outside of the Diet. (Charles Gorry/AP)
14 Jun 2021
Associated Press|By
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TOKYO — Until recently, the location of executed wartime
Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo's remains was one of
World War II's biggest mysteries in the nation he once
led.
Now, a Japanese university professor has revealed
declassified U.S. military documents that appear to hold
the answer.....
On Friday, June 11, the
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”It represents again,
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In 1997, he authored a book, Korea
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the Clemson University ROTC POW/MIA day ceremonies.
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC (USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 22 June, 2021 12:36 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: Michigan Soldier Accounted For From Korean War
Greetings,
June 22, 2021
WASHINGTON—The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that
Army Pfc. Philip T. Hoogacker, 23, of Detroit, killed during the Korean War,
was accounted for April 16, 2021.
In July 1950, Hoogacker was a member of Company D, 1st
Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment. He was reported missing in
action on July 27 after his unit was attacked near Anui, South Korea. He was
last seen after receiving first aid for a minor shrapnel wound. DPAA
historians believe Hoogacker was captured
by the Korean People’s Army and forcibly marched to Seoul and then on to
Pyongyang, where he died as a prisoner of war.
In the fall of 1954, United Nations Command struck a deal with North Korea
and China regarding the recovery and return of war dead to their rightful
nations. This agreement, known as Operation GLORY, took place between Sept.
1 and Oct. 30, 1954. A set of remains, later labeled Unknown X-16833, was
returned with three other sets of remains from a group burial. Two of the
sets of remains were identified by the Central Identification Unit in
Kokura, Japan, but the other two, including X-16833, couldn’t be identified.
They were sent to Hawaii and interred with the rest of the Korean War
recovered but unidentified remains as Unknowns at the National Memorial
Cemetery of the Pacific, also known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu.
In April 2018, during Phase 1 of the Korean War Disinterment Project,
X-16833 was disinterred from the Punchbowl and transferred to the DPAA
Laboratory at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii for analysis.
To identify Hoogacker’s remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and
anthropological analysis. Additionally, scientists from the
Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.
Hoogacker’s name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl,
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.
Hoogacker will be buried July
23, 2021, in Livonia, Michigan.
For family and funeral information, contact the Army Casualty Office at
(800) 892-2490.
DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of
the Army for their partnership in this mission.
To see the most up-to-date statistics on DPAA recovery efforts for those
unaccounted for from the Korean War, go to the Korean War fact sheet on the
DPAA website at:
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC (USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 22 June, 2021 15:22 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: Connecticut Soldier Accounted For From World War II
Greetings,
The below service member was accounted for in August 2020, but his family
just had their full briefing on his accounting, which is why this release is
going out now.
June 22, 2021
WASHINGTON—The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that
Army Sgt. John
E. Hurlburt, 26, of Madison, Connecticut, killed during World War II, was
accounted for Aug. 19, 2020.
In July 1944, Hurlburt was a member of the 105th Infantry
Regiment, 27th Infantry Division. He was killed July 7 during a
massive Japanese attack against the 105th on the island of
Saipan. His remains were not known to have been recovered.
Remains labeled as Unknown X-20 were first reported as buried in the 27th
Infantry Division Cemetery. The remains were initially disinterred in March
1948, and officials found Hurlburt’s identification tags in the grave.
However, the American Graves Registration Service later concluded that X-20
was not Hurlburt, and the remains were buried at the Manila American
Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines on June 15, 1950.
After thorough research, DPAA historians concluded X-20 was possibly
associated one of eight service members, including Hurlburt. On Dec. 6,
2018, Unknown X-20 was disinterred and sent to the DPAA Laboratory at Joint
Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for analysis.
To identify Hurlburt’s remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and
anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally,
scientists from the
Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.
Hurlburt’s name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, along with the others who are
still missing from World War II. A rosette will be placed next to his name
to indicate he has been accounted for.
Hurlburt will
be buried Aug. 14, 2021, in New Haven, Connecticut.
For family and
funeral information, contact the Army Casualty office at (800) 892-2490.
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POW/MIA vigil in September and still
do our (motorcycle) Ride for Freedom." Post 52 has
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A naval air station
in Japan has raised the ire of at atheist activists
and several sailors after a Bible was placed on the
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In the POW/MIA
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a restaurant in Lebanon. Stolen military guns have
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From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC
(USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil> Sent: 15 June, 2021 14:53 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: USS Oklahoma Sailor From West Virginia Accounted For
From World War II
Greetings,
June 15, 2021
WASHINGTON—The
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy
Patternmaker 1st Class Stanislaw F. Drwall, 25, of Thomas, West
Virginia, killed during World War II, was accounted for on March 25, 2021.
On Dec. 7, 1941,
Drwall was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored
at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese
aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which
caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths
of 429 crewmen, including Drwall.
From December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel
recovered the remains of the deceased crew, which were subsequently interred
in the Halawa and Nu’uanu Cemeteries.
In September 1947, tasked with recovering and
identifying fallen U.S. personnel in the Pacific Theater, members of the
American Graves Registration Service (AGRS) disinterred the remains of U.S.
casualties from the two cemeteries and transferred them to the Central
Identification Laboratory at Schofield Barracks. The laboratory staff was
only able to confirm the identifications of 35 men from the USS Oklahoma
at that time. The AGRS subsequently buried the unidentified remains in 46
plots at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP), known as the
Punchbowl, in Honolulu. In October 1949, a military board classified those
who could not be identified as non-recoverable, including Drwall.
Between June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed
the USS Oklahoma Unknowns from the Punchbowl for analysis.
To identify Drwall’s remains, scientists from DPAA used
dental and anthropological analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed
Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and Y
chromosome DNA (Y-STR) analysis.
Drwall’s name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing
at the Punchbowl, along with the others who are missing from WWII. A rosette
will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
Drwall will be buried on Aug.
5, 2021, in his hometown.
For family and funeral information, contact the Navy
Service Casualty office at (800) 443-9298.
DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs
and the Department of the Navy for their partnership in this mission.
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC
(USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil> Sent: 15 June, 2021 12:13 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: USS Oklahoma Sailor From Missouri Accounted For From
World War II
Greetings,
June 15, 2021
WASHINGTON—The
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 2nd
Class Russell O. Ufford, 17, of Kansas City, Missouri, killed during World
War II, was accounted for on Feb. 11, 2021.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Ufford was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma,
which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by
Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits,
which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the
deaths of 429 crewmen, including Ufford.
From December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel
recovered the remains of the deceased crew, which were subsequently interred
in the Halawa and Nu’uanu Cemeteries.
In September 1947, tasked with recovering and
identifying fallen U.S. personnel in the Pacific Theater, members of the
American Graves Registration Service (AGRS) disinterred the remains of U.S.
casualties from the two cemeteries and transferred them to the Central
Identification Laboratory at Schofield Barracks. The laboratory staff was
only able to confirm the identifications of 35 men from the USS Oklahoma
at that time. The AGRS subsequently buried the unidentified remains in 46
plots at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP), known as the
Punchbowl, in Honolulu. In October 1949, a military board classified those
who could not be identified as non-recoverable, including Ufford.
Between June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed
the USS Oklahoma Unknowns from the Punchbowl for analysis.
To identify Ufford’s remains, scientists from DPAA used
dental and anthropological analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed
Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.
Ufford’s name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing
at the Punchbowl, along with the others who are missing from WWII. A rosette
will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
Ufford will be buried on July 16, 2021, in Salisbury, North Carolina.
For family and funeral information, contact the Navy
Service Casualty office at (800) 443-9298.
DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs
and the Department of the Navy for their partnership in this mission.
In order to identify
the Iowan's remains, scientists from the U.S.
Department of Defense POW/MIA
Accounting Agency used anthropological analysis
as ...
The Defense POW / MIA
Accounting Office (DPAA) has been working for several years to
identify the bodies of 429 seafarers who died in Oklahoma.
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC
(USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil> Sent: 11 June, 2021 14:21 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: USS Oklahoma Sailor From Montana Accounted For From
World War II
Greetings,
June
11, 2021
WASHINGTON—The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that
Navy Fireman 1st
Class Wesley J. Brown, 25, of Helena, Montana, killed during World War II,
was accounted for on Dec. 22, 2020.
On
Dec. 7, 1941, Brown
was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford
Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The
USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to
quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429
crewmen, including Brown.
From
December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the
deceased crew, which were subsequently interred in the Halawa and Nu’uanu
Cemeteries.
In
September 1947, tasked with recovering and identifying fallen U.S. personnel
in the Pacific Theater, members of the American Graves Registration Service
(AGRS) disinterred the remains of U.S. casualties from the two cemeteries
and transferred them to the Central Identification Laboratory at Schofield
Barracks. The laboratory staff was only able to confirm the identifications
of 35 men from the USS Oklahoma at that time. The AGRS subsequently
buried the unidentified remains in 46 plots at the National Memorial
Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP), known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu. In
October 1949, a military board classified those who could not be identified
as non-recoverable, including Brown.
Between June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma
Unknowns from the Punchbowl for analysis.
To
identify Brown’s remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and
anthropological analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed
Forces Medical Examiner System used
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and Y chromosome (Y-STR) analysis.
Brown’s name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl,
along with the others who are missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed
next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
Brown will be buried on Aug. 28, 2021, in Smithland, Iowa.
For
family and funeral information, contact the Navy Service Casualty office at
(800) 443-9298.
DPAA
is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of the
Navy for their partnership in this mission.
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC
(USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil> Sent: 11 June, 2021 13:07 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: USS Oklahoma Sailor From Oregon Accounted For From World
War II
Greetings,
The following service member was accounted for by our lab in 2019, but this
release is going out now because the family just recently received the full
details of his accounting.
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June
11, 2021
WASHINGTON—The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that
Navy Seaman 1st
Class Warren C. Gillette, 21, of Klamath Falls, Oregon, killed during World
War II, was accounted for on Jan. 17, 2019.
On
Dec. 7, 1941,
Gillette was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was
moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese
aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which
caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths
of 429 crewmen, including Gillette.
From December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the
deceased crew, which were subsequently interred in the Halawa and Nu’uanu
Cemeteries.
In September 1947,
tasked with recovering and identifying fallen U.S. personnel in the Pacific
Theater, members of the American Graves Registration Service (AGRS)
disinterred the remains of U.S. casualties from the two cemeteries and
transferred them to the Central Identification Laboratory at Schofield
Barracks. The laboratory staff was only able to confirm the identifications
of 35 men from the USS Oklahoma at that time. The AGRS subsequently buried
the unidentified remains in 46 plots at the National Memorial Cemetery of
the Pacific (NMCP), known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu. In October 1949, a
military board classified those who could not be identified as
non-recoverable, including Gillette.
Between June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma
Unknowns from the Punchbowl for analysis.
To
identify Gillette’s remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological
analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed
Forces Medical Examiner System used
Y chromosome DNA (Y-STR) analysis.
Gillette’s name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl,
along with the others who are missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed
next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.
Gillette will be buried on July 12, 2021, in Eagle Point, Oregon.
For
family and funeral information, contact the Navy Service Casualty office at
(800) 443-9298.
DPAA
is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of the
Navy for their partnership in this mission.
The Navy Casualty POW/MIA
office is dedicated to the mission, and passionate about
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From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC
(USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil> Sent: 9 June, 2021 08:51 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: Virginia Soldier Accounted For From World War II
Greetings,
June 9, 2021
WASHINGTON—The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
announced today that Army Staff Sgt. Raymond C. Blanton, 19, of Richmond,
Virginia, killed during World War II, was accounted for April 23, 2020.
In October 1944,
Blanton was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 60th
Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division. His unit was engaged in battle
with German forces near Germeter, Germany, in the Hürtgen Forest, when he
was killed in action on Oct. 14. Blanton could not be recovered because of
the on-going fighting.
Following the end of the war, the American Graves
Registration Command was tasked with investigating and recovering missing
American personnel in Europe. They conducted several investigations in the
Hürtgen area between 1946 and 1950, but were unable to recover or identify
Blanton’ remains. He was declared non-recoverable in 1951.
While studying unresolved American losses in the
Hürtgen area, a DPAA historian determined that one of two sets of
unidentified remains, designated X-4491 Neuville and X-4492 Neuville,
recovered comingled from Raffelsbrand sector of the Hürtgen Forest near
Germeter in 1946, possibly belonged to Blanton. The remains, which had been
buried in Ardennes American Cemetery in 1950, were disinterred in September
2017 and sent to the DPAA laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, for
identification.
To identify Blanton’s remains, scientists from DPAA
used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial
evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner
System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.
Blanton’s name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing
at Netherlands American Cemetery, an American Battle Monuments Commission
site in Margarten, Netherlands, along with the others still missing from
World War II. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has
been accounted for.
Blanton will be buried July 1, 2021 in his hometown.
For family and funeral information, contact the Army
Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490.
DPAA is grateful to the American Battle Monuments
Commission and to the U.S. Army Regional Mortuary-Europe/Africa for their
partnership in this mission.
Beek was accounted
for by Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Agency on Apr. 14, 2020. His remains were identified
using circumstantial evidence and ...
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC
(USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil> Sent: 7 June, 2021 10:11 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: Missouri Soldier Accounted For From Korean War
Greetings,
June
7, 2021
WASHINGTON—The
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Sgt.
Lloyd A. Alumbaugh, 21, of Jasper, Missouri, killed during the Korean War,
was accounted for April 21, 2020.
In
late 1950, Alumbaugh was a member of Ambulance Company, 7th
Medical Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing
in action on Nov. 28, 1950, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces near
the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Following the battle, his remains could
not be recovered.
On
July 27, 2018, following the summit between President Donald Trump and North
Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un in June 2018, North Korea turned over 55
boxes, purported to contain the remains of American service members killed
during the Korean War. The remains arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam,
Hawaii on Aug. 1, 2018, and were subsequently accessioned into the DPAA
laboratory for identification.
To
identify Alumbaugh’s remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological
analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from
the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.
Alumbaugh’s name is recorded on the 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.
Alumbaugh will be buried June 25, 2021, in Reeds, Missouri.
For
family and funeral information, contact the Army Casualty Office at (800)
892-2490.
To see
the most up-to-date statistics on DPAA recovery efforts for those
unaccounted for from the Korean War, go to the Korean War fact sheet on the
DPAA website at:
From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC
(USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil> Sent: 7 June, 2021 11:13 To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: West Virginia Soldier Accounted For From World War II
Greetings,
June
7, 2021
WASHINGTON—The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that
Army Pfc. John J. Sitarz,
19, of Weirton, West Virginia, killed during World War II, was accounted for
May 27, 2020.
In November 1944, Sitarz was assigned to Company L, 3rd
Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry
Division. His unit was engaged in battle with German forces near Germeter,
Germany, in the Hürtgen Forest, when he was declared missing in action on
Nov. 2. Sitarz could
not be recovered because of the on-going fighting, and his status was
changed to killed in action on Nov. 3, 1945.
Following the end of the war, the American Graves Registration Command was
tasked with investigating and recovering missing American personnel in
Europe. They conducted several investigations in the Hürtgen area between
1946 and 1950, but were unable to recover or identify Sitarz’ remains. He
was declared non-recoverable in 1951.
While studying unresolved American losses in the Hürtgen area, a DPAA
historian determined that one set of unidentified remains, designated X-2785
Neuville, recovered from a minefield west of Germeter in 1946 possibly
belonged to Sitarz. The remains, which had been buried in Ardennes American
Cemetery in 1949, were disinterred in 2018 and sent to the DPAA laboratory
at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, for identification.
To
identify Sitarz’s remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and
anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally,
scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), Y chromosome DNA (Y-STR), and autosomal DNA
(auSTR) analysis.
Sitarz’s name is recorded on the Tablets of the Missing at Henri-Chapelle
American Cemetery, an American Battle Monuments Commission
(ABMC) site in Hombourg, Belgium, along with the others still missing from
World War II. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has
been accounted for.
Sitarz will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia,
at a date yet to be determined.
For family and funeral information, contact the Army Casualty Office at
(800) 892-2490.
DPAA
is grateful to the ABMC
and to the U.S. Army Regional Mortuary-Europe/Africa for their partnership
in this mission.
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