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Stories and Press Releases below chart

Research sites: 

www.kpows.com

http://www.kpows.com/thezimmerleereports.html

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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.

 

03/222/19
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

Japan to work with US in search for WW2 remains

NHK WORLD

... Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry signed a memorandum with the US Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency last month to speed up the effort.

Montana boy became a hero:' WWII veteran's remains return home KRTV Great Falls News Private Boegli was also awarded the Purple Heart and the Silver Star for his gallantry while serving. His funeral is set for Saturday in the Gallatin ...

US body armor found with remains of Korean War dead at DMZ

Stars and Stripes

More than 7,600 American troops remain missing from the war, with 5,300 believed lost in the North, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting ...

'United in the cause' for POW/MIA

Washington Times    05/22/19

All are united in the cause to bring full accountability for the Prisoners Of War/Missing In Action (POW/MIA) of all wars, reminding the government, the ...

For POW/MIA, 'the fight will continue' - Washington Times

'Hanoi Hilton' veteran: 'We must do all we can' for POW/MIA - Washington Times

National Alliance marks 30th anniversary - Washington Times

 

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (USA) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 23 May, 2019 11:45
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Texas Soldier Accounted For From World War II

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Pfc.

John W. Hayes, 24, of Estelline, Texas, killed during World War II, was

accounted for on April 17, 2019.

(This identification was initially announced on April 18, 2019.)

In early 1945, Hayes was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 335th

Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division, serving in the European Theater

during World War II.  On Jan. 4, 1945, Hayes was killed in action near

Mâgôster, Belgium, when, according to witnesses, an 88-millimeter shell from

a German tank struck his foxhole.  Following the war, American graves

registration teams had no record of Hayes’ remains being recovered.  On

Sept. 6, 1951, the War Department declared his remains non-recoverable.

Following the close of hostilities in Europe in 1945, an unidentified set of

remains, designated Unknown X-134 Fosse, were recovered near Soy, Belgium,

approximately three miles from Mâgôster.  The remains could not be

identified and were interred Nov. 4, 1948, at the Henri-Chapelle American

Cemetery and Memorial, in Hombourg, Belgium.

Following thorough analysis of military records and American Graves

Registration Command documentation by DPAA historians and scientists,

Unknown X-134 Fosse, was determined to have a likely association with Hayes.

Unknown X-134 Fosse was disinterred in July 2018 and sent to DPAA for

analysis.

To identify Hayes’ remains, scientists from DPAA anthropological analysis,

as well as circumstantial evidence.  Additionally, the Armed Forces Medical

Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.

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.

Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000

died during the war.  Currently there are 72,719 service members

(approximately 26,000 are assessed as possibly-recoverable) still

unaccounted for from World War II. Hayes’ name is recorded on the Tablets of

the Missing at the Ardennes American Cemetery, an American Battle Monuments

Commission site in Belgium, along with others who are missing from WWII.

Although interred as an "unknown," Hayes’ grave was meticulously cared for

over the past 70 years by the American Battle Monuments Commission. A

rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted

for.

For family information, call the Army Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490.

Hayes will be buried June 19, 2019, in Memphis, Tennessee.

For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account

for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA

website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa

or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

SFC Kristen Duus

Chief of External Communications

Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

2300 Defense Pentagon

Washington, D.C 20301-2300

(703) 699-1420

POW/MIA families updated on identification efforts at Omaha meeting

Northern Kentucky Marine honored 44 years after going missing in Cambodia

'So much effort is going to find our loved ones': POW/MIA families updated on identification efforts

From: Barr, Charles <charles_barr@nps.gov>
Sent: 14 May, 2019 15:34
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Memorial Day Program at Andersonville National Cemetery

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (USA) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 13 May, 2019 07:57
Cc: Welcome HOME
Subject: North Dakota Brothers Accounted For From World War II

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that brothers

Navy Seaman 2nd Class Calvin H. Palmer, 23, and Navy Seaman 2nd Class

Wilferd D. Palmer, 21, of Minot, North Dakota, killed during World War II,

were accounted for on March 19, 2019.

(These identifications were initially announced on March 25, 2019.)

On Dec. 7, 1941, the Palmers were 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 the Palmer brothers. 

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 the brothers.

Between June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma

Unknown remains from the Punchbowl for analysis.

To identify the Palmers' remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological

analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.  Additionally,

scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial

DNA (mtDNA) and analysis.

DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of

the Navy for their partnership in this mission.

Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000

died during the war.  Currently there are 72,729 (approximately 26,000 are

assessed as possibly-recoverable) still unaccounted for from World War II.

The Palmers' names are 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 their names to indicate they have been accounted for.

For family information, contact the Navy Service Casualty office at (800)

443-9298.

For future funeral information, visit

https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/
Article/1794148/uss-oklahoma-brothers-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-palmer-c-palmer-w/

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account

for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA

website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa

or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Calvin Palmer's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XhSaEAK

Wilferd Palmer's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XhSVEA0

SFC Kristen Duus

Chief of External Communications

Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

2300 Defense Pentagon

Washington, D.C 20301-2300

(703) 699-1420

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (USA) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 13 May, 2019 08:24
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Massachusetts Soldier Accounted For From Korean War

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Sgt.

George R. Schipani, 19, of Somerville, Massachusetts, was accounted for on

Jan. 30, 2019.

(This identification was initially announced on Feb. 13, 2019.)

In late 1950, Schipani was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry

Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, when his unit took part in the Battle of

Unsan, North Korea.  Early in the morning of Nov. 2, 1950, Schipani's

battalion was struck by enemy units of the Chinese People's Volunteer

Forces.  After several days of intense fighting, survivors escaped to

friendly lines.  Schipani was reported missing in action as of Nov. 2, 1950.

At the end of the war, returning American prisoners stated that Schipani had

been captured and marched to Pyoktong, Prisoner of War Camp 5, and died in

February or March 1951.  Based on this information, the Army declared

Schipani deceased as of March 31, 1951.

Although the U.S. Army Graves Registration Service planned to recover

American remains that remained north of the Korean Demilitarized Zone after

the war, administrative details between the United Nations Command and North

Korea complicated recovery efforts. An agreement was made and in September

and October 1954, in what was known as Operation Glory, remains were

returned. Remains that were unable to be identified were buried as Unknowns

in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in

Honolulu, including a set of remains designated Unknown X-13448 Op Glory.

In July 2018, DPAA disinterred Unknown X-13448 Op Glory from the Punchbowl,

and sent the remains to the laboratory for analysis.

To identify Schipani's remains, scientists from DPAA used dental,

anthropological and chest radiograph comparison analysis, as well as

circumstantial and material evidence.

DPAA is grateful to Department of Veterans Affairs for their partnership in

this mission.

Today, 7,662 Americans remain unaccounted for from the Korean War. Using

modern technology, identifications continue to be made from remains that

were previously returned by North Korean officials or recovered from North

Korea by American recovery teams.  Schipani'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 missing from the Korean War. A rosette will be

placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.

For family information, contact the Army Service Casualty office at (800)

892-2490.

For future funeral details, visit

https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/
Article/1845352/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-schipani-g/

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account

for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA

website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa

or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Schipani's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt00000004nh6EAA

/////

SFC Kristen Duus

Chief of External Communications

Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

2300 Defense Pentagon

Washington, D.C 20301-2300

(703) 699-1420

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (USA) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 13 May, 2019 10:53
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Oregon Soldier Accounted For From World War II

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Pfc.

Dale W. Ross, 22, of Ashland, Oregon, killed during World War II, was

accounted for on April 16, 2019.

(This identification was initially announced on April 18, 2019.)

In January 1943, Ross was a member of Company E, 35th Infantry Regiment,

25th Infantry Division, serving in the Pacific Theater.  He was reported

missing in action on Jan. 14, 1943, following a patrol in the vicinity of

Hill 27, Mount Austen, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.  A search was

conducted, but fellow Soldiers were unable to locate his remains.  On July

14, 1949, based on a lack of information, the U.S. Army determined Ross to

be non-recoverable.

In 2012, predecessor organizations to DPAA conducted investigations and

interviews in Mbarana Village, a village situated near the Gifu battlefield,

where Ross was believed to have died.  Between 2012 and 2015, several

investigation and recovery operations were conducted in Mbarana, and

possible human remains were located along the steep hillside surface of Hill

27.

In 2017, Pacific Wrecks, Inc., a partnership organization, contacted DPAA

regarding possible remains found along Hill 27.  DPAA excavated the site

with support from local civilians, recovering additional remains.  The

remains were consolidated with the remains found in 2015, and sent to the

laboratory for analysis.

To identify Ross' remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological

analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence.  Additionally, the Armed

Forces Medical Examiner System used Y-chromosome DNA (Y-STR) analysis.

DPAA is grateful to the government of the Solomon Islands, Pacific Wrecks,

Inc., and the Ross family for their partnership in this recovery.

Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000

died during the war.  Currently there are 72,722 service members

(approximately 26,000 are assessed as possibly-recoverable) still

unaccounted for from World War II.  Ross' name is recorded on the Walls of

the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Taguig City,

Philippines, along with the others missing from WWII.  A rosette will be

placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.

For family information, call the Army Service Casualty office at (800)

892-2490.

For future funeral information, visit

https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/
Article/1817493/soldier-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-ross-d/

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account

for missing Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the

DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

SFC Kristen Duus

Chief of External Communications

Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

2300 Defense Pentagon

Washington, D.C 20301-2300

(703) 699-1420

05/08/19   ....There is a lot of confusion, for a number of years in fact, about the POW/MIA (Missing Man - singular) table and the ceremony  itself.  Regarding the table, my late wife Margot Raven's research  (before we met) for a book she was writing about the table led her to the Air Force Historian's Office / Air Force Historical Agency where she discovered that the first table they had in their records was used at the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association (River Rats) Practice Reunions, which were initially at two bases in Thailand during the creation of the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association. Bottom line - the written description in her book about the meaning and purpose of the items on the table (no bible, hats, number of chairs, etc.) is correct as ORIGINALLY instituted by the River Rats. ANY other items that well-intentioned people have added to either the table or the ceremony is historically inaccurate; but in the Author's Note of the book she acknowledges that those additions have been added.

GBU - Tom

Lawsuit calls for POW Bible to be removed from VA hospital display

Catholic News Agency

First Liberty Institute, a non-profit organization that defends religious freedom, said in a statement that the Northeast POW/MIA Network “should be able ...

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (USA) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 8 May, 2019 10:48
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Missouri Marine Accounted For From World War II

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Marine

Corps Reserve Pvt. Ted Hall, 24, of Kansas City, Missouri, killed during

World War II, was accounted for on Jan. 16, 2019.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Hall 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 Hall. 

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 Hall.

In April 2015, the Deputy Secretary of Defense issued a policy memorandum

directing the disinterment of unknowns associated with the USS Oklahoma. On

June 15, 2015, DPAA personnel began exhuming the remains from the Punchbowl

for analysis.

To identify Hall's remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological

analysis and circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the

Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used Y-chromosome DNA (Y-STR) analysis.

DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of

the Navy for their partnership in this mission.

Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000

died during the war.  Currently there are 72,723 (approximately 26,000 are

assessed as possibly-recoverable) still unaccounted for from World War II.

Hall'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.

For family information, contact the Marine Corps Service Casualty office at

(800) 847-1597.

For future funeral information, visit www.dpaa.mil

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account

for missing Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the

DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.dpaa.mil/dodpaa

or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Hall's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XfJuEAK

/////

SFC Kristen Duus

Chief of External Communications

Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

2300 Defense Pentagon

Washington, D.C 20301-2300

(703) 699-1420

Navy Vet Lawmaker Introduces Measure to Repeal Tax Hike for Gold Star Families
 

Lawmaker Presses for Survivor Benefits for Medal of Honor Recipients' Families

________________________________________________________________

Remains of United States Navy sailor from Talpa coming home after 77 years

KTXS

In 2015, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) dug up remains from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific to try and identify the ...

Sixty-eight years later Korean War veteran returns home

Connecting Vets

That all changed when the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), announced Jan. 15 that Suliman remains had been accounted for

___________________________________________
 

Guide to Getting Answers on the Korean War Missing

By John Zimmerlee  4/25/2019

The Korean War has been over for 66 years, yet the families of the 7,667 still missing men have yet to get answers to their most obvious questions: 

 Did the MIAs actually die on the battlefield or were they captured and suffered in POW camps until they died of starvation?  If they died on the battlefield, were their remains collected and buried nearby? If remains couldn’t be identified, what happened to them? 

What is really surprising is that most of our questions already have answers!  Yes, the demise of most of the still missing men can be answered by reading through thousands of documents at the National Archives in College Park MD.  The only problem is . . . no one is committed enough to spend that much time reading old documents.

From my 25 years of research . . .  of the nearly 4,000 so-called MIAs, at least 156 are known to have died on the battlefield . . . and more than 910 are known to have been POWs . . . and the families were never told!  Of the 1730 still unaccounted-for supposed KIAs, more than 238 were known to have been POWs . . . and their families were never told as well!

So, as a family member, what should you be doing to learn more about your missing loved-one??

First, gather up all the info you already have . . . pictures, dental records, details on any prior injuries like traffic accidents or sports injuries, finger prints if he was ever arrested, time period in Korean, names of fellow soldiers or crew members, estimated height, facial structural appearance (Caucasian, Negroid, Mongoloid), Age when missing.

If you have ever attended a DPAA meeting, study the summary report you were given.  Note the field search case number or air loss case number at the end of the first paragraph. If he was MIA or KIA, note the area where he was last known to be in.  If an airman, note the area where his plane went down. If known or suspected a POW, note the prison camp where he was taken. Note the map attached to the summary. Study it carefully and compare to a current google map.

Next, call your casualty office:   Army 800-892-2490, Air Force 800-531-5501, Marines 800-847-1597, Navy 800-443-9298

Provide your loved-one’s name and service number. Ask if any other family members have been in contact? Ask which one of you is the primary next-of-kin? Request your loved-one’s IDPF file and all other info available.  Request the full field search case or full air loss case report.  Request his unit’s daily records beginning two days before his loss date and ending two weeks later.

Provide your case officer with all of the info you gathered: previous injuries, photos with a smile, dental records, etc.

Request a report with all of the men who went missing from his unit from the day before until the day after his supposed loss date. Loss dates are often the day after the incident, because he didn’t show up for role-call. If the battle was three days long, he may have been actually lost even earlier.

Once you get the report, note those who were captured and which of those men returned alive after the war. Then request their debriefing reports which identify other men also captured but often also men who died on the battlefield.  Sometimes, they mention someone like “Jones” from Montana . . . which often goes unnoticed . . . but would be very useful to that family!

I know you’re thinking that all of this has already been done . . . over and over again . . . and you probably won’t get any further with all of this effort.  

Recently, I’ve been working the case of Cpl Charles William Cook, who DPAA claims was “Killed-in-Action” on 8/8/1950.  In studying his case, I noted that he was among 9 men killed that day from 9^th regiment. All were buried together locally and later exhumed and sent home to their families, yet Cook was the only remains that did not get sent home.

Other units were also fighting in that area and a number of them were captured, marched north to Seoul, and wound up in Moo Hak Girl’s school, where their names were written on chalkboards before they were moved on Pyonyang in September 1950.

Ironically, the name “Cook” showed up on this chalkboard. Yes, this is a common name, but this was early in the war . . . . and only one “Cook” went missing early enough to show up on this board.

Most cases are this simple to enlighten.  So. I urge you to get involved.  Ask your casualty officer to help you get in touch with other family members whose loved-ones were lost at the same time from the same unit.  You will be flabbergasted at what you learn.

By all means, call me at 770-565-4420 or email john.ziimerlee@gmail.com    I have details to share on more than 4,035 individual cases (maybe yours)  and can help you get started on your mission.

John Zimmerlee

Franklin County Is A Pow/MIA County — Residents Encouraged to Display Flag

The Missourian

The Franklin County Commission is urging all businesses and residences to proudly display the POW/MIA flag in honor of the tens of thousands of ...

 

Citadel grad, Korean War soldier laid to rest more than 60 years after being classified MIA

WCBD News 2

In September 2018, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that they had identified 1st. Lt. Herman Falk remains. He was ...

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (USA) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>

Sent: 16 April, 2019 11:47
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Tennessee Soldier Accounted For From Korean War

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Capt.
Rufus J. Hyman, 23, of Memphis, killed during the Korean War, was accounted
for on Feb. 20, 2019.

(This identification was initially announced on Feb. 22, 2019.)

In July 1950, Hyman was an infantry officer with Company A, 1st Battalion,
34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, engaging in combat actions
against the North Korean People's Army in the vicinity of Kwonbin-ni, South
Korea.  Hyman was declared missing in action on July 30, 1950.

In July 1951, a Search and Recovery Team from the American Registration
Service Group recovered an isolated burial in the vicinity of where Hyman
was last seen.  The remains were designated X-1575 Tanggok and were sent to
the Central Identification Unit in Japan for identification.  Unable to be
identified, the remains were sent to the National Cemetery of the Pacific,
known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu, and buried as an Unknown.

On Oct. 30, 2017, DPAA disinterred Unknown X-1575 from the Punchbowl for
identification.

To identify Hyman's remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and
anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.
Additionally scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.

DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs for their partnership
in this mission.

Today, 7,662 Americans remain unaccounted for from the Korean War. Using
modern technology, identifications continue to be made from remains that
were previously returned by North Korean officials or recovered from North
Korea by American recovery teams.  Hyman'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 missing from the Korean War. A rosette will be
placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.

For family contact information, contact the Army Service Casualty office at
(800) 892-2490.
For future funeral details, visit www.dpaa.mil

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account
for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA
website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa
or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Hyman's personnel profile can be viewed at
https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000BFeG0EAL


SFC Kristen Duus
Chief of External Communications
Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
2300 Defense Pentagon
Washington, D.C 20301-2300
(703) 699-1420
 

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (USA) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>

Sent: 16 April, 2019 11:18
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Iowa Sailor Accounted For From World War II

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy
Seaman 1st Class Ernest R. West, 22, of Runnells, Iowa, killed during World
War II, was accounted for on Feb. 8, 2019.

(This identification was initially announced on March 7, 2019.)

On Dec. 7, 1941, West 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 West. 

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 West.

In April 2015, the Deputy Secretary of Defense issued a policy memorandum
directing the disinterment of unknowns associated with the USS Oklahoma. On
June 15, 2015, DPAA personnel began exhuming the remains from the Punchbowl
for analysis.

To identify West's remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and
anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.
Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.

DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Navy for
their partnership in this mission.

Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000
died during the war.  Currently there are 72,729 (approximately 26,000 are
assessed as possibly-recoverable) still unaccounted for from World War II.
West'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.

For family information, contact the Navy Service Casualty office at (800)
443-9298.

For future funeral information, visit www.dpaa.mil


For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account
for missing Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the
DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.dpaa.mil/dodpaa
or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

West's personnel profile can be viewed at
https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000Xg9GEAS

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SFC Kristen Duus
Chief of External Communications
Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
2300 Defense Pentagon
Washington, D.C 20301-2300
(703) 699-1420
 

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (USA) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>

Sent: 16 April, 2019 10:33
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: West Virginia Soldier Accounted For From Korean War

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Cpl.
Carlos E. Ferguson, 20, of Dawson, West Virginia, killed during the Korean
War, was accounted for on Feb. 4, 2019.

(This identification was initially announced on Feb. 8, 2019.)

In May 1951, Ferguson was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 23rd
Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, engaged in combat against the
Korean People's Army and the Chinese People's Volunteer Forces.  The battle,
fought near Kangye, South Korea, from May 16-20, was named the "Battle of
the Soyang River."  Ferguson was reported missing in action on May 18, 1951.

On June 16, 1951, a set of remains located in the vicinity of where Ferguson
was lost, arrived at the Central Identification Unit in Kokura, Japan.  The
remains, designated X-1356 Tanggok, could not be identified, and were
transferred to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the
Punchbowl, in Honolulu, where they were buried as an Unknown.

In October 2018, DPAA disinterred Unknown X-1356 Tanggok from the Punchbowl,
and sent the remains to the laboratory for analysis.

To identify Ferguson's remains, scientists from DPAA used dental,
anthropological and chest radiograph comparison analysis, as well as
circumstantial and material evidence.

DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs for their partnership
in this mission.

Today, 7,662 Americans remain unaccounted for from the Korean War. Using
modern technology, identifications continue to be made from remains that
were previously returned by North Korean officials or recovered from North
Korea by American recovery teams.  Ferguson'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 missing from the Korean War. A rosette will be
placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.

For family contact information, contact the Army Service Casualty office at
(800) 892-2490.

Ferguson will be buried May 18, 2019, in Rocky Mount, Virginia.

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account
for missing Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the
DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Ferguson's personnel profile can be viewed at
https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt00000004nuyEAA

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SFC Kristen Duus
Chief of External Communications
Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
2300 Defense Pentagon
Washington, D.C 20301-2300
(703) 699-1420
 

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (USA) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 8 April, 2019 11:55
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Alabama Airman Accounted For From World War II

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Air

Forces 2nd Lt. Walter B. Stone, 24, of Andalusia, Alabama, killed during

World War II, was accounted for on Feb. 20, 2019.

(This identification was initially announced on Feb. 25, 2019.)

In October 1943, Stone served as a pilot in the 350th Fighter Squadron,

353rd Fighter Group, VIII U.S. Fighter Command.  On Oct. 22, 1943, Stone was

killed when his P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed in northern France during

a bomber escort mission.  Because France was enemy-occupied territory at the

time of the crash, search and recovery operations were not possible. 

In 1990, a French excavation group, called Association Maurice Choron (AMC,)

carried out a limited excavation of the site in the forest near La Wattine,

France, where Stone was believed to have crashed.  Aircraft wreckage that

matched Stone’s aircraft was located and a field investigation was

recommended.

In April and May 2017, a DPAA Recovery Team excavated a site based on

information from a local resident.  During the excavation, an identification

tag for Stone was located, as well as remains.  The remains were sent to the

laboratory for identification.

In 2018, in a contract with the University of Wisconsin, the site excavation

was completed, with additional remains consolidated with the previously

located remains.

To identify Stone’s remains, scientists from DPAA used circumstantial and

material evidence.

DPAA is grateful to the University of Wisconsin, Mayor Jean-Pierre Leclerq,

Mayor Jean-Claude Hiraut, Mr. Marceau Goblet, Mr. Jocelyn Leclercq and the

Association Maurice Choron (now disbanded,) including Mr. Jean-Pierre

Duriez, and the government of France, including the Direction Régionale des

Affaires Culturelles, the Office National des Forets, the Gendarmerie

Nationale, and the townships of Mentque-Nortbécourt and Tournehem-sur-la-Hem

for their partnership in this mission.

Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000

died during the war.  Currently there are 72,731 service members

(approximately 26,000 are assessed as possibly-recoverable) still

unaccounted for from World War II.  Stone’s name is recorded on the Tablets

of the Missing at the Ardennes American Cemetery, an American Battle

Monuments Commission site in Neupré, Belgium, along with the others missing

from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been

accounted for.

For family contact information, contact the Army Casualty Office at (800)

892-2490.

Stone will be buried May 4, 2019, in his hometown.

For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account

for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA

website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa

or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Stone’s personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000RcjWUEAZ

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SFC Kristen Duus

Chief of External Communications

Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

2300 Defense Pentagon

Washington, D.C 20301-2300

(703) 699-1420

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/israel-recovers-body-u-s-born-soldier-missing-1982-n990481

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (USA) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 1 April, 2019 12:28
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Florida Sailor Accounted For From World War II

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy

Seaman 1st Class Herbert J. Poindexter, Jr., 24, of Jacksonville, Florida,

killed during World War II, was accounted for on Sept. 13, 2018.

(This identification was initially announced on Oct. 2, 2018.)

On Dec. 7, 1941, Poindexter 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 Poindexter. 

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 Poindexter.

Between June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma

Unknown remains from the Punchbowl for analysis.

To identify Poindexter's remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and

anthropological analysis.  Additionally, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner

System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.

DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of

the Navy for their partnership in this mission.

Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000

died during the war.  Currently there are 72,731 (approximately 26,000 are

assessed as possibly-recoverable) still unaccounted for from World War II.

Poindexter'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.

For family contact information, contact the Navy Service Casualty Office at

(800) 443-9298.

Poindexter will be buried June 21, 2019, in his hometown. Jacksonville Florida

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account

for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA

website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa

or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Poindexter's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XgdSEAS

/////

SFC Kristen Duus

Chief of External Communications

Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

2300 Defense Pentagon

Washington, D.C 20301-2300

(703) 699-1420

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (USA) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 1 April, 2019 10:32
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Massachusetts Soldier Accounted For From World War II

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Air

Forces Tech. Sgt. Alfred R. Sandini, 25, of Marlborough, Massachusetts,

killed during World War II, was accounted for on Feb. 12, 2019.

(This identification was initially announced on Feb. 14, 2019.)

In February 1944, Sandini was a member of 22nd Bombardment Squadron, 341st

Bombardment Group, and served as a radio gunner aboard a B-25C aircraft. On

Feb. 15, 1944, the aircraft he was aboard crashed, most likely due to enemy

anti-aircraft fire, near the Do Len Bridge in Thanh Hoa Province, French

Indochina, now known as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

In November 2016, DPAA personnel began analyzing Unknown X-114 Schofield

Mausoleum #2 for possible disinterment.  The remains were initially

recovered in northern French Indochina and interred at the American Military

Cemetery in Kunming, China. 

In August 2018, Unknown X-114 Schofield Mausoleum #2 was disinterred and the

remains were sent to the laboratory for analysis.

To identify Sandini's remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and

anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.

Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used

mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.

DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs for their partnership

in this mission.

Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000

died during the war.  Currently there are 72,731 service members

(approximately 26,000 are assessed as possibly-recoverable) still

unaccounted for from World War II. Sandini's name is recorded on the Walls

of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery, an American Battle Monuments

Commission site in the Philippines, along with others who are missing from

WWII.  A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been

accounted for.

For family contact information, contact the Army Casualty Office at (800)

892-2490.

For future funeral details, visit

https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1801520/
soldier-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-sandini-a/

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account

for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA

website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa

or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Sandini's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000017uL3aEAE

/////

SFC Kristen Duus

Chief of External Communications

Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

2300 Defense Pentagon

Washington, D.C 20301-2300

(703) 699-1420

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (USA) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 1 April, 2019 10:02
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Wyoming Sailor Accounted For From World War II

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy

Machinist's Mate 1st Class George Hanson, 32, of Laramie, Wyoming, killed

during World War II,  was accounted for on Dec. 17, 2018.

(This identification was initially announced on Dec. 20, 2018.)

On Dec. 7, 1941, Hanson 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 Hanson. 

From December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the

deceased crewmen, 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 Hanson.

Between June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma

Unknown remains from the Punchbowl for analysis.

To identify Hanson's remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces

Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis, dental and

anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.

DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of

the Navy for their partnership in this mission.

Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000

died during the war.  Currently there are 72,731 (approximately 26,000 are

assessed as possibly-recoverable) still unaccounted for from World War II.

Hanson'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.

For family contact information, contact the Navy Casualty Office at (800)

443-9298.

For future funeral details, visit

https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1801465/
uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-hanson-g/

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account

for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA

website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa

or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Hanson's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XeLYEA0

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SFC Kristen Duus

Chief of External Communications

Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

2300 Defense Pentagon

Washington, D.C 20301-2300

(703) 699-1420

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (USA) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 26 March, 2019 08:55
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Mississippi Soldier Accounted For From Korean War

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Cpl.

Benjamin W. Scott, 19, of Alamo, Mississippi, killed during the Korean War,

was accounted for on Feb. 20, 2019.

(This identification was initially announced on Feb. 26, 2019.)

In July 1950, Scott was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry

Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, engaging in combat actions against the

North Korean forces in the vicinity of Choch'iwon, South Korea.  Scott was

declared missing in action on July 12, 1950.

In May 1952, remains were found in the vicinity of where Scott was last

seen.  The remains were designated X-5556 Tanggok and were sent to the

Central Identification Unit in Japan for identification.  Unable to be

identified, the remains were sent to the National Cemetery of the Pacific,

known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu, and buried as an Unknown.

On Oct. 30, 2017, DPAA disinterred Unknown X-5556 from the Punchbowl for

identification.

To identify Scott's remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and

anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.

Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used

mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.

DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs for their partnership

in this mission.

Today, 7,662 Americans remain unaccounted for from the Korean War. Using

modern technology, identifications continue to be made from remains that

were previously returned by North Korean officials or recovered from North

Korea by American recovery teams.  Scott'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 missing from the Korean War. A rosette will be

placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.

For family contact information, contact the Army Service Casualty office at

(800) 892-2490.

Scott will be buried April 13, 2019, in Atwood, Tennessee.

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account

for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA

website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa

or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Scott's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt00000095DNDEA2

/////

SFC Kristen Duus

Chief of External Communications

Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

2300 Defense Pentagon

Washington, D.C 20301-2300

(703) 699-1420

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (USA) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 25 March, 2019 10:24
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Wisconsin Marine Accounted For From World War II

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today Marine Corps

Capt. Lester A. Schade, 27, of Abbotsford, Wisconsin, killed during World

War II, was accounted for on July 26, 2018.

In April 1942, Schade, a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine

Regiment, when he was captured by enemy forces and held as a prisoner of war

in the Philippine Islands.  On Dec. 14, 1944, more than 1,600 Allied

prisoners were loaded aboard a Japanese transport en route to Japan.  The

ship was attacked by American carrier planes, killing a number of American

prisoners.  Survivors were transported aboard two other ships to Formosa,

present day Taiwan, where they were loaded onto another ship, Enoura Maru,

which was also attacked by American carrier planes.  According to records

Schade was aboard the Enoura Maru when it was attacked Jan. 9, 1945, and was

listed as missing, presumed dead as a result of the incident.

While survivors of the Enoura Maru bombing reported that the bodies of the

men killed on the ship were cremated by the Japanese and buried at Takao

Harbor, historical evidence indicates that not all the remains were

cremated.  One survivor stated that the Japanese suspended the cremation

prior to completion. 

The American Graves Registration Service (AGRS) recovered remains from

graves and a cemetery around Takao in May and June 1946.  The remains, which

could not be identified were interred in the National Memorial Cemetery of

the Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu, including one set,

designated Formosa X-546A.

On Oct. 31, 2017, following thorough historical research and analysis by

DPAA historians, X-546A was disinterred from the Punchbowl for analysis.

To identify Schade's remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and

anthropological analysis, as well as historical and material evidence.

DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs for their partnership

in this mission.

Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000

died during the war.  Currently there are 72,917 service members still

unaccounted for from World War II (approximately 26,000 are assessed as

possibly-recoverable). Schade's name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing

at the Manila American Cemetery, an American Battle Monuments Commission

site in the Philippines, along with the other MIAs from WWII. A rosette will

be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.

For family information, contact the Marine Corps Service Casualty office at

(800) 847-1597.

For future funeral information, visit

https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1794254/marine-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-schade-l/

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account

for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA

website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa

or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Schade's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000OlXjsEAF

/////

SFC Kristen Duus

Chief of External Communications

Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

2300 Defense Pentagon

Washington, D.C 20301-2300

(703) 699-1420

Utah family finds closure as a WWII hero finally comes home

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... found a crash site in a horse paddock in Hülsten-Reken, Germany, and reached out to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency , or DPAA.

Agency dedicated to bringing back remains of missing service members

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (USA) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 22 March, 2019 09:19
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Massachusetts Sailor Accounted For From World War II

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy

Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Roman W. Sadlowski, 21, of Pittsfield,

Massachusetts, killed during World War II,  was accounted for on Dec. 4,

2018.

(This identification was initially announced on Dec. 12, 2018.)

On Dec. 7, 1941, Sadlowski 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 Sadlowski. 

From December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the

deceased crewmen, 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 Sadlowski.

Between June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma

Unknown remains from the Punchbowl for analysis.

To identify Sadlowski's remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological

analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.  Additionally,

scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial

DNA (mtDNA) analysis.

DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of

the Navy for their partnership in this mission.

Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000

died during the war.  Currently there are 72,737 (approximately 26,000 are

assessed as possibly-recoverable) still unaccounted for from World War II.

Sadlowski'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.

For family contact information, contact the Navy Casualty Office at (800)

443-9298.

For future funeral information, visit

https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/1792580/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-sadlowski-r/

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account

for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA

website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa

or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Sadlowski's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000Xe0fEAC

SFC Kristen Duus

Chief of External Communications

Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

2300 Defense Pentagon

Washington, D.C 20301-2300

(703) 699-1420

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (USA) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 21 March, 2019 11:24
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: New Jersey Soldier Accounted For From Korean War

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Sgt.

Frank J. Suliman, 20, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, killed during the Korean

War, was accounted for on Jan. 15, 2019.

(This identification was initially announced on Jan. 18, 2019.)

In late 1950, Suliman was a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company,

9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, fighting against members of

the Chinese People's Volunteer Forces (CPVF) in North Korea. On Dec. 1,

1950, the convoy of trucks Suliman was riding in was halted by a roadblock

south of Kunuri, North Korea, and the Soldiers were commanded to abandon the

vehicles and attempt to get through the road block on foot. Fellow Soldiers

reported that Suliman was captured and taken to the CPVF prisoner of war

camp at Pukchin-Tarigol, North Korea, where he reportedly died in March

1951.

On June 12, 2018, President Donald Trump met with North Korea Supreme Leader

Kim Jong-un in Singapore, The leaders signed a joint statement, including a

commitment to recover the remains of American service members lost in North

Korea.

On July 27, 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 Suliman's remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological

analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence. Additionally,

scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial

DNA (mtDNA) and autosomal DNA (auSTR) analysis.

Today, 7,663 Americans remain unaccounted for from the Korean War. Using

modern technology, identifications continue to be made from remains that

were previously returned by North Korean officials or recovered from North

Korea by American recovery teams. Suliman'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 missing from the Korean War. A rosette will be

placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.

For family contact information, contact the Army Casualty office at (800)

892-2490.

For future information, visit

https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1791337/
soldier-acconted-for-from-korean-war-suliman-f/

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account

for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA

website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa

or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Suliman's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000Aa0YNEAZ

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SFC Kristen Duus

Chief of External Communications

Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

2300 Defense Pentagon

Washington, D.C 20301-2300

(703) 699-1420

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (USA) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 21 March, 2019 11:08
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: North Carolina Sailor Accounted For From World War II

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Water

Tender 1st Class Edwin B. McCabe, 27, of Newport, North Carolina, killed

during World War II, was accounted for on Nov. 26, 2018.

(This identification was initially announced on Dec. 11, 2018.)

On Dec. 7, 1941, McCabe 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 McCabe.

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 McCabe.

In April 2015, the Deputy Secretary of Defense issued a policy memorandum

directing the disinterment of unknowns associated with the USS Oklahoma. On

June 15, 2015, DPAA personnel began exhuming the remains from the Punchbowl

for analysis.

To identify McCabe's remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological

analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence. Additionally,

scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial

DNA (mtDNA) and autosomal DNA (auSTR) analysis.

DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of

the Navy for their partnership in this mission.

Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000

died during the war. Currently there are 72,737 (approximately 26,000 are

assessed as possibly-recoverable) still unaccounted for from World War II.

McCabe'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.

For family information, contact the Navy Service Casualty office at (800)

443-9298.

For future funeral details, visit

https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/
Article/1791321/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-mccabe-e/

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account

for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA

website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa

or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

McCabe's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000Xe09EAC

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SFC Kristen Duus

Chief of External Communications

Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

2300 Defense Pentagon

Washington, D.C 20301-2300

(703) 699-1420

This set of remains in 1955 was ruled unidentifiable, (even though they ‘thought’ it might be Rix), due to ‘insufficient dental records’.

Sixty-four (64) years later, DPAA/CIL scientist use

1. ‘dental records’
2. anthropological analysis
3. circumstantial and material evidence
4. mtDNA

as their documentation for their confirmation of identifying Corporal Rix....

moe

It’s a shame they didn’t read page 3 of the forensic file and call his family

John Zimmerlee

Korean War POW/MIA Network

Serving more than 4,200 families

770-565-4420

John.zimmerlee@gmail.com

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that Army Cpl. James

C. Rix, 18, of Alamo, Georgia, killed during the Korean War, was accounted

for on Feb. 8, 2019.

(This identification was initially announced on Feb. 14, 2019.)

In November 1950, Rix was a member of Company E, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st

Cavalry Division.  He was killed in action on Nov. 30, 1950, during heavy

fighting between the Chinese People's Volunteer Forces (CPVF) and the 7th

Cavalry Regiment in the vicinity of North Pyongan Province, North Korea.

His remains were interred at the United Nations Military Cemetery (UNMC)

Pyongyang, on Dec. 2, 1950.

In 1954, the United Nations Command (UNC) and North Korea, along with the

CPVF, reached an agreement regarding the recovery and return of war dead.

The agreement, known as Operation Glory (OPGLORY,) resulted in the turnover

of 4,200 sets of remains to the UNC, including more than 400 sets reportedly

disinterred from Pyongyang.  One set of remains, designated X-16680 OPGLORY

could not be identified, and were subsequently interred at the National

Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu (known as the Punchbowl), as an

Unknown.

In June 2017, DPAA disinterred Unknown X-16680 OPGLORY for identification.

To identify Rix's remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and

anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.

Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used

mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.

DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs for their partnership

in this mission.

Today, 7,663 Americans remain unaccounted for from the Korean War. Using

modern technology, identifications continue to be made from remains that

were previously returned by North Korean officials or recovered from North

Korea by American recovery teams.  Rix'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 missing from the Korean War. A rosette will be

placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.

For family contact information, contact the Army Service Casualty office at

(800) 892-2490.

Rix will be buried May 4, 2019, in his hometown.

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account

for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA

website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa

or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Rix's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000VJky1EAD

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SFC Kristen Duus

Chief of External Communications

Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

2300 Defense Pentagon

Washington, D.C 20301-2300

(703) 699-1420

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (USA) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 18 March, 2019 12:59
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: CORRECTION: Illinois Sailor Accounted For From World War II

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy
Electrician's Mate 3rd Class William A. Klasing, 19, of Trenton, Illinois,
killed during World War II, was accounted for on Feb. 4, 2019.

(This identification was initially announced on Feb. 14, 2019.)

On Dec. 7, 1941, Klasing 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 Klasing. 

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 Klasing.

In April 2015, the Deputy Secretary of Defense issued a policy memorandum
directing the disinterment of unknowns associated with the USS Oklahoma. On
June 15, 2015, DPAA personnel began exhuming the remains from the Punchbowl
for analysis.

To identify Klasing's remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and
anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.
Additionally, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used Y-chromosome DNA
(Y-STR) analysis.

DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs for their partnership
in this mission.

Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000
died during the war.  Currently there are 72,737 (approximately 26,000 are
assessed as possibly-recoverable) still unaccounted for from World War II.
Klasing'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.

For family information, contact the Navy Service Casualty office at (800)
443-9298.

Klasing will be buried June 29, 2019, in his hometown. 

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account
for missing Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the
DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.dpaa.mil/dodpaa
or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Klasing's personnel profile can be viewed at
https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XdzrEAC

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SFC Kristen Duus
Chief of External Communications
Public Affairs NCOIC- D.C. Directorate
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
2300 Defense Pentagon
Washington, D.C 20301-2300
(703) 699-1420

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (USA) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 18 March, 2019 10:36
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Ohio Soldier Accounted For From Korean War

Dear Editor,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that Army Cpl.

Stephen P. Nemec, 21, of Cleveland, Ohio, killed during the Korean War, was

accounted for on July 13, 2018.

(This identification was initially announced on Feb. 25, 2019.)

In late 1950, Nemec was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion 5th Cavalry

Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, engaged in heavy fighting against the

Chinese People's Volunteer Forces (CPVF) at Turtle Head's Bend, near the

village of Unsan, North Korea.  According to historical reports, Nemec was

killed in action on Nov. 2, 1950, and was buried at United Nation's Military

Cemetery (UNMC) Pyongyang.  As the United Nations' situation in North Korea

worsened, circumstances forced the closing of the cemetery on Dec. 3, 1950,

and those buried there could not be recovered.

Following the war, during the exchange of war dead known as "Operation

Glory," UN forces returned approximately 14,000 sets of remains to the

Chinese and North Koreans, and received more than 4,000 sets of remains from

isolated burials, POW camp cemeteries and temporary UN cemeteries, including

UNMC Pyongyang.  The remains were turned over to the Central Identification

Unit in Kokura, Japan.

No remains could be associated with Nemec, and all unidentified remains,

including a set designated "X-16718" were interred as Korean War unknowns at

the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in

Honolulu.

On March 26, 2018, DPAA disinterred "X-16718" from the Punchbowl and sent

the remains to the laboratory for analysis.

To identify Nemec's remains, scientists from DPAA used dental,

anthropological, and chest radiograph comparison analysis which; as well as

circumstantial evidence.

DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs for their partnership

in this mission.