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From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC
(USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil>
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.
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 https://www.linkedin.com/company/defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency.
Blanton’s personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000001DVBNCEA5.
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Respectfully,
Sean P. Everette SFC, USA Public Affairs NCOIC Outreach and Communications Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency 241 18th St. South, Suite 800 Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 699-1420 |
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Young man killed at Pearl Harbor
finally laid to rest with family at Jefferson Barracks National ...
The Defense POW/MIA
Accounting Agency's USS Oklahoma Project utilized samples from
relatives, as well as DNA, to identify Parker's remains.
WII Veteran laid to rest 80 years after death in Pearl Harbor attacks
That is, until the
Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency began using new
DNA technology to identify remains in 2015. In February of this
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From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC
(USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil>
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:
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 https://www.linkedin.com/company/defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency.
Alumbaugh’s personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000003Pr8fEAC.
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Respectfully,
Sean P. Everette SFC, USA Public Affairs NCOIC Outreach and Communications Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency 241 18th St. South, Suite 800 Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 699-1420
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From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC
(USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil>
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.
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 https://www.linkedin.com/company/defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency.
Sitarz’s personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000LlUgEAK.
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Respectfully,
Sean P. Everette SFC, USA Public Affairs NCOIC Outreach and Communications Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency 241 18th St. South, Suite 800 Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 699-1420 |
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Sailor killed in Pearl Harbor identified and buried after 80 years
Then, on April 21, 2020, the Defense POW/MIA
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Richard Downes <coalitionoffamilies@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 5:23 PM Subject: Spring 2021 Newsletter - Coalition of Families of Korean & Cold War POW/MIAs To: Coalition of Families of Korean and Cold War POW/MIAs <coalitionoffamilies@gmail.com> Hello Everyone,
The Coalition’s Spring 2021 newsletter is attached. This edition features articles on where the mission stands today, a discussion of the new administration’s policy towards North Korea, and the first in a series of articles by Donna Knox on longstanding reports that American P.O.W.s were taken to the former Soviet Union. All this is in addition to regular features covering the accounting message worldwide, the President’s Corner, and Coalition news.
* Mailing Address Update The Coalition’s mailing address is once again: PO Box 4194 Portsmouth, NH 03802 We are happy being back at the old box number.
* Amazon Smile Thank you to those who make the Coalition your nonprofit charity of choice on Amazon Smile. Your purchases help support our role in learning what happened to the missing men.
* Washington, DC, Travel Fund Donations The Coalition relies on memberships and broader donations to pursue issues that help learn what happened to the missing men. Much of this work is done in Washington, DC. Multiple trips each year incur expenses beyond the Coalition’s regular operation. Please add to your membership donation and support these important travel expenses. The more often we are able to be in the nation’s capital, the more we can advocate on the men’s behalf. (A membership application is on page 10.)
* DPAA - Korean/Cold War Family August Briefing DPAA will host the annual meeting in person this year, August 5-6, at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel, in Arlington, Virginia. DPAA’s invitation letters are being mailed in June. For more info contact your casualty office - see page six of the newsletter. (This is not a Coalition event.)
We are looking forward to joining you in August. All the best, as always. 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.
(A 501(3)C non-profit organization)
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Get it straight: The difference between Memorial Day and Veterans DayUpdated 8:35 AM ET, Sun May 30, 2021 This story was first published in 2014. (CNN)We are here to make sure you don't embarrass yourself. Inevitably, someone says something demonstrating confusion over the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Allow us to explain it to you.
Related: Veterans reveal personal stories about why they serve Memorial Day: Celebrated the last Monday in May, Memorial Day is the holiday set aside to pay tribute to those who died serving in the military. The website for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs recounts the start of Memorial Day this way: "Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans -- the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) -- established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared that Decoration Day should be observed on May 30. It is believed that date was chosen because flowers would be in bloom all over the country." The passage of the National Holiday Act of 1971 by Congress made it an official holiday.
9 simple ways you can help veterans
Veterans Day: This federal holiday falls on November 11 and is designated as a day to honor all who have served in the military. According to Military.com, Veterans Day began as Armistice Day to honor the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918. "In 1954, after having been through both World War II and the Korean War, the 83rd U.S. Congress -- at the urging of the veterans service organizations -- amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting the word "Veterans," the site says. "With the approval of this legislation on June 1, 1954, November 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars." 5 ways to honor veterans beyond Veterans Day Just for good measure, we will also throw in some information about Labor Day because, believe it or not, we've seen folks thanking troops on that holiday. Labor Day, the first Monday in September, honors the contributions of American workers, not the military. |
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Happy Memorial Day, or solemn Memorial Day?
In the last several days, people have begun to
wish me "Happy Memorial Day." Well intentioned as they were, “Happy” is
a serious mistake.
Memorial Day is very different from America's birthday. Independence Day -- not the "Fourth of July" -- should be celebrated with fireworks, patriotic songs, and loud band concerts.
But not Memorial Day, a time of remembrance too solemn an occasion to be "happy."
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Glen A. Doherty, a native of Winchester Massachusetts, served as a
combat-decorated Navy SEAL. Tyrone Woods, a native of
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Ex-US Marine 'could be ASSASSINATED by North Korea if he is extradited to Spain to face charges for breaking into the totalitarian country's Madrid embassy,' his lawyer warnsChristopher Ahn, 40, faces his final extradition hearing in federal court in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Two years ago, he was freed on $1.3million bail but was forced to serve home confinement....
US Marine facing extradition, threat of murder by North Korea speaks out, telling Fox News 'the fear is there'The Biden administration is trying to extradite former U.S. Marine officer Christopher Ahn, 39, to what his supporters say is certain assassination by Kim Jong Un's regime for his anti-regime activities.... Click here for more.
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Pentagon wants to disinter 94 'unknown' remains from Punchbowl, entomb them in USS Arizona
May 23—The Defense POW /MIA Accounting Agency said it
has talked with the Navy about disinterring 94 sailors from the
famed battleship USS ...
Kentucky sailor who died at Pearl Harbor to be laid to rest – Honolulu, Hawaii
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https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/honoring-the-fallen/6-uss-oklahoma-sailors-killed-at-pearl-harbor-accounted-for6 USS Oklahoma sailors killed at Pearl Harbor accounted forThe Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced six sailors killed during World War II had been accounted for. The sailors were assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on December 7, 1941. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 sailors and Marines.... |
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The DPAA Korean/Cold War Annual government briefing is scheduled for August 5-6, 2021 in Washington, DC. DPAA is reaching out for family member thoughts on holding the in-person Korean/Cold War Annual government briefing this August in Washington DC. The agency is contacting families who left email addresses at previous meetings. If you have not attended a meeting or did not leave an email address, they may not have been able to reach you. As you recall, last year’s annual DC briefing was cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic concerns. Please pass along this message to other Korean/Cold War family members as you see fit.
Below is the DPAA’s message: * * * * * We are fast approaching the window to make our decision to host an in person 2021 annual briefing. And to this, I wanted to reach out to you to hopefully gauge your interest in attending this year's August 5-6, 2021 annual briefing. In our planning, we are fully prepared to adhere to all safety protocols to ensure we keep everyone safe and healthy. Our COVID-19 safety protocols will include enforcing mask wearing, taking temperatures of attendees before they enter the main briefing room, providing hand sanitizer and following strict social distancing requirements. Further, it is our hope that the majority of all attending will have been afforded the opportunity to be fully vaccinated by August. Please feel free to reply to Mr. Gregory Hayes with any comments, questions or concerns. Greg Hayes - gregory.l.hayes4.civ@mail.mil Continue to stay safe and well. Sincerely, Todd S. Livick |
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https://nypost.com/2021/05/15/honored-at-last-the-heroes-of-flying-tiger-line-flight-739/ Honored at last: Remembering the heroes of Flying Tiger Line Flight 739
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in the
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Accounting Agency said Monday it had identified the remains of
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Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network, was not mentioned in President Joe
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scheduled to be complete by Sept. 11, conditioned on his release from
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From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY
DPAA OC (USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil>
Greetings,
March 22, 2021
WASHINGTON-The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Marine Corps Pfc. John F. Middleswart, 19, of San Diego, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Jan. 28, 2021, as the 300th identification from the USS Oklahoma Project.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Middleswart 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 Middleswart.
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 Middleswart.
Between June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma Unknowns from the Punchbowl for analysis.
To identify Middleswart's remains, scientists from DPAA anthropological analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), Y chromosome DNA (Y-STR), and autosomal DNA (auSTR) analysis.
Middleswart'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.
Middleswart will be buried on June 8, 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.
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, or find us on social media at https://www.linkedin.com/company/defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency.
Middleswart's personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XexDEAS.
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Respectfully,
Sean P. Everette SFC, USA Public Affairs NCOIC Outreach and Communications Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency 241 18th St. South, Suite 800 Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 699-1420 |
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-----Original Message-----
Greetings,
March 22, 2021
WASHINGTON—The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Pvt. Lyle W. Reab, 22, of Phillips, Nebraska, killed during World War II, was accounted for Feb. 24, 2021.
In November 1944, Reab was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action as of Nov. 9, after his unit engaged German forces at Vossenack, Germany, in the Hürtgen Forest. His body was not recovered.
Following the end of the war, the American Graves Registration Command (AGRC) was tasked with investigating and recovering missing American personnel in Europe. Several AGRC investigation teams searched for and recovered remains in the Hürtgen Forest following World War II, but none were identified as Reab. He was declared non-recoverable in December 1950.
While studying unresolved American losses in the Vossenack area, a DPAA historian determined that one set of unidentified remains, designated X-7388 Neuville, recovered from a foxhole on the southeastern end of town in March 1948 possibly belonged to Reab. The remains, which had been buried as an unknown soldier in Ardennes American Cemetery in 1949, were disinterred in June 2018 and sent to the DPAA laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, for identification.
To identify Reab’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 Y chromosome DNA (Y-STR) analysis.
Reab’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.
Reab will be buried June 8, 2021, in Aurora, Nebraska.
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.
Visit https://www.dpaa.mil/Resources/Briefing-Videos/ to watch a video about DPAA’s Hürtgen Forest Project.
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, or find us on social media at https://www.linkedin.com/company/defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency.
Reab’s personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000001aRaDxEAK.
Respectfully,
Sean P. Everette SFC, USA Public Affairs NCOIC Outreach and Communications Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency 241 18th St. South, Suite 800 Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 699-1420 |
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https://www.radio.com/connectingvets/news/tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier-is-open-to-the-public
You can visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery again The public can once again visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. The move is part of a gradual reopening of the cemetery due to improving COVID-19 conditions and is an important element of the yearlong centennial commemoration for the tomb, which culminates this Nov. 11, an ANC release states. The tomb reopened March 9, after being closed for 11 months due to COVID-19 restrictions and renovation work. The public may visit the tomb during ANC’s regular operating hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily....
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From: Everette,
Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC (USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil>
Greetings,
March 15, 2021
WASHINGTON-The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Tech. Sgt. Alfred F. Turgeon, 23, of Ketchikan, Alaska, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 13, 2021.
In the summer of 1943, Turgeon was a pilot assigned to the 344th Bombardment Squadron, 98th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Liberator aircraft on which Turgeon was serving as a radio operator 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 Turgeon'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.
Turgeon'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.
Turgeon will be buried in Shoreline, Washington. 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.
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.
Turgeon's personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt00000004pT7EAI
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Respectfully,
Sean P. Everette SFC, USA Public Affairs NCOIC Outreach and Communications Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency 241 18th St. South, Suite 800 Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 699-1420
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From: Everette,
Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC (USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil>
Greetings,
March 15, 2021
WASHINGTON-The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 1st Class Gerald J. Bailey, 24, of Seattle, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Nov. 30, 2020.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Bailey 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 Bailey.
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 Bailey.
Between June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma Unknowns from the Punchbowl for analysis.
To identify Bailey's remains, scientists from DPAA anthropological analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), Y chromosome DNA (Y-STR), and autosomal DNA (auSTR) analysis.
Bailey'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.
Bailey will be buried on June 29, 2021, in Kent, Washington.
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.
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 https://www.linkedin.com/company/defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency
Bailey's personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XeK7EAK.
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From: McKeague,
Kelly K SES DPAA FO (USA) Subject: Korean War ID of Interest
Greetings to all of you, we hope you and your family are well. We are honored to share with you the identification of Army Chaplain (Captain) Emil Kapaun, from Kansas, who was unaccounted for from the Korean War. The Army notified his nephew and niece today.
After serving in WWII, Ch. Kapaun returned to active duty and served in the Korean War with the 1st Cavalry Division. On November 2, 1950, his unit was near Unsan when they came under heavy fire from Chinese forces and received orders to withdraw. Approximately a quarter of the unit's Soldiers made their way back to friendly lines, but the others, including many wounded, became trapped. Ch. Kapaun volunteered to stay with the wounded, and was soon captured and taken to the Chinese-run POW Camp 5 on the Yalu River.
Even after he became gravely ill, Ch. Kapaun continued to serve as a spiritual leader for his fellow prisoners, encouraging them to faithfully resist indoctrination and regularly defying his captors to bolster the collective morale of the POWs. Due to prolonged malnutrition, he died on May 23, 1951, after which the other POWs buried him in one of the camp's cemeteries. As part of the 1953 Korean Armistice, Ch. Kapaun's remains were among the 1,868 who were returned to U.S. custody in Operation GLORY, but they were not able to be identified. President Obama presented his nephew the MOH at a White House ceremony on April 11, 2013.
Ch. Kapaun's remains had rested among the 867 remains buried as Unknowns at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii. They were disinterred in August 2019, as part of DPAA's seven-phase project, begun in 2018, to disinter all remaining Korean War Unknowns from the cemetery for the purpose of identification. His identification was made using anthropological, dental, and DNA analyses.
Also of note, in 1993, Pope John Paul II declared Ch. Kapaun a Servant of God, the first stage toward possible canonization, which is the culmination of the Roman Catholic Church's recognition of a deceased person as a saint.
Should you have any questions, please send them to Todd Livick at Best to you, Kelly McKeague Director, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
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From: Everette,
Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC (USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil>
Greetings,
March 4, 2021
WASHINGTON-The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Master Sgt. James Hart, Jr., 25, of Hopkins, Texas, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for May 28, 2020.
In late 1950, Hart was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 2, 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 Hart'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 DNA (Y-STR), and autosomal DNA (auSTR) analysis.
Hart'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.
Hart will be buried June 8, 2021, in Winterfield, Texas.
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:
https://www.dpaa.mil/Resources/Fact-Sheets/Article-View/Article/569610/
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, or find us on social media at https://www.linkedin.com/company/defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency.
Hart's personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000001iW5TEAU
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Sean P. Everette SFC, USA Public Affairs NCOIC Outreach and Communications Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency 241 18th St. South, Suite 800 Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 699-1420
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From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC (USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil>
Greetings, March 1, 2021 WASHINGTON-The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Cpl. Ralph S. Boughman, 21, of Union, South Carolina, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for April 20, 2020.
In late 1950, Boughman was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 2, 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 Boughman'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.
Boughman'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.
Boughman will be buried May 15, 2021, in his hometown.
For family and funeral information, contact the Army Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490.
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.
Boughman's personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000RcjctEAB.
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Sean P. Everette SFC, USA Public Affairs NCOIC Outreach and Communications Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency 241 18th St. South, Suite 800 Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 699-1420 |
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From: Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC (USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil>
Greetings, March 1, 2021
WASHINGTON-The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Cpl. David B. Milano, 17, of Chicago, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for April 14, 2020.
In late 1950, Milano was a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 2, 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 Milano'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 Y-chromosome DNA (Y-STR) analysis.
Milano'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.
Milano will be buried in Ogden, Utah. The date has yet to be determined.
For family and funeral information, contact the Army Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490.
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.
Milano's personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000S2qmsEAB
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Sean P. Everette SFC, USA Public Affairs NCOIC Outreach and Communications Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency 241 18th St. South, Suite 800 Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 699-1420
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Everette, Sean P SFC USARMY DPAA OC (USA) <sean.p.everette.mil@mail.mil> Greetings, Feb. 25, 2021 Navy Bandmaster James B. Booe, 42, of Veedersburg, Indiana, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Sept. 29, 2020.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Booe 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 Booe.
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 Booe.
Between June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma Unknowns from the Punchbowl for analysis.
To identify Booe'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.
Booe'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.
Booe will be buried on June 1, 2021, at the Punchbowl.
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.
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 https://www.linkedin.com/company/defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency.
Booe's personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XeKREA0
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Respectfully,
Sean P. Everette SFC, USA Public Affairs NCOIC Outreach and Communications Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency 241 18th St. South, Suite 800 Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 699-1420 |
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Dear Editor,
Feb. 11, 2021
WASHINGTON-The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Cpl. Paul W. Wilkins, 19, of Bellwood, Pennsylvania, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Oct. 30, 2020.
In July 1950, Wilkins was a member of B Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on July 11 when his unit was fighting enemy forces near Choch'iwan, South Korea. He was never found, nor were any remains recovered that could be identified as Wilkins. The Army declared a presumptive finding of death for Wilkins on Dec. 31, 1953, and he was declared non-recoverable on Jan. 16, 1956.
On Oct. 4, 1950, U.S. forces buried an unidentified set of remains, designated Unknown X-113 Taejon, in United Nations Military Cemetery Taejon. There was no record or information as to the recovery location or identity of these remains. After multiple attempts to identify X-113, the remains were deemed unidentifiable, and were sent to Hawaii where they were buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the Punchbowl.
In July 2018, DPAA historians and anthropologists proposed a plan to disinter and identify the 652 Korean War unknown burials from the Punchbowl, including 53 recovered from the Taejon area. X-113 was disinterred July 1, 2019, as part of the Korean War Identification Project, and transferred to the DPAA Laboratory at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
To identify Wilkins' remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as chest radiograph comparison. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.
Wilkins' 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.
Wilkins will be buried in his hometown. The date is yet to be determined.
For family and funeral information, contact the Army Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490.
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) 699-1420/1193.
Wilkins' personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000009JHvMEAW.
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Sean P. Everette SFC, USA Public Affairs NCOIC Outreach and Communications Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency 241 18th St. South, Suite 800 Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 699-1420 |
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Jan. 30, 1945, 134 U.S. Army Rangers and Alamo Scouts, working with around 280 Filipino guerilla fighters, successfully executed a raid of a Japanese prisoner of war (POW) camp near Cabanatuan City, Philippines, freeing more than 500 allied prisoners. The World War II rescue mission came to be known as “The Great Raid.”... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ US Navy sailor killed in WWII interred at Punchbowl National Cemetery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
