2018
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2018

  

Member Rank	First & Last Name	Service	Unit	Lost	Location	Accounted-For
Sgt. 1st Class	James L. Boyce	U.S. Army	Company K, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division	7/11/1950	South Korea	10/2/2018
2nd Lt.	James R. Lord	U.S. Army Air Forces	66th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group, 12th Tactical Air Command, 12th Air Force	8/10/1944	France	10/2/2018
1st Lt.	Allen R. Turner	U.S. Army Air Forces	1330 Army Air Force Base Unit, Air Transport Command	7/17/1945	India	10/2/2018
Seaman 1st Class	Herbert J. Poindexter	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	10/1/2018
Chief Pharmacist's Mate	James T. Cheshire	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	9/28/2018
Pfc.	Marvin E. Dickson	U.S. Army	Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division	11/13/1944	Germany	9/27/2018
Storekeeper 2nd Class	Gerald L. Clayton	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	9/26/2018
Musician 2nd Class	Francis E. Dick	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	9/26/2018
Seaman 2nd Class	Deward W. Duncan, Jr.	U.S. Naval Reserve	Aviation, Construction, Ordinance, Repair, Navy Fourteen, Standard Landing Craft Unit 4	1/12/1944	Tarawa	9/26/2018
Pfc.	Joseph I. Natvik	U.S. Army Air Forces	1330 Army Air Force Base Unit, Air Transport Command	7/17/1945	India	9/26/2018
Pfc.	John W. Martin	U.S. Army	Medical Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division	12/2/1950	North Korea	9/25/2018
Pfc.	Lewis E. Price	U.S. Army	Company E, 2nd Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division	11/6/1944	Germany	9/24/2018
Fireman 1st Class	Claude O. Gowey	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	9/21/2018
Seaman 1st Class	Millard Burk	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	9/20/2018
Seaman 2nd Class	David B. Edmonston	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	9/20/2018
Electrician's Mate 3rd Class	Merle A. Smith	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	9/20/2018
Cpl.	Edward M. Jones	U.S. Army Reserve	Company D, 1st Battalion 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division	2/12/1951	North Korea	9/19/2018
Pvt.	Charles G. Kaniatobe	U.S. Army	Company A, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division	7/10/1950	South Korea	9/17/2018
Seaman 1st Class	Robert W. Headington	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	9/14/2018
Staff Sgt.	Karl R. Loesche	U.S. Army	3rd Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group	11/16/1942	Philippines	9/13/2018
Master Sgt.	Charles H. McDaniel	U.S. Army	8th Cavalry Regiment Medical Company	11/2/1950	North Korea	9/13/2018
Pfc.	William H. Jones	U.S. Army	Company E, 2nd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division	11/26/1950	North Korea	9/13/2018
Sgt.	Eugene G. McBride	U.S. Army	Company I, 3rd Battalion, 311th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division	1/30/1945	Germany	9/12/2018
Seaman 1st Class	James W. Holzhauer	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	9/10/2018
Radioman 3rd Class	Bruce H. Ellison	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	9/10/2018
Tech. Sgt.	Robert J. Fitzgerrell	U.S. Army	Company I, 3rd Battalion, 311th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division	1/30/1945	Germany	9/7/2018
Water Tender 2nd Class	Edgar D. Gross	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	9/6/2018
Fireman 3rd Class	Robert J. Bennett	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	9/6/2018
Water Tender 2nd Class	Clarence M. Lockwood	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	9/6/2018
Seaman 1st Class	George E. Naegle	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	9/5/2018
Seaman 1st Class	Earl P. Baum	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	9/5/2018
Seaman 1st Class	Joseph K. Maule	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	9/5/2018
Staff. Sgt.	Herbert W. Harms	U.S. Army Air Forces	569th Bombardment Squadron, 390th Bombardment Group, 13th Combat Bombardment Wing, 3rd Air Division, 8th Air Force	8/16/1944	Germany	9/4/2018
1st Lt.	John D. Crouchley, Jr.	U.S. Army Air Forces	828th Bombardment Squadron, 485th Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force	6/28/1944	Bulgaria	9/4/2018
Sgt. 1st Class	James S. Streetman, Jr.	U.S. Army	Company B, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division	7/22/1950	South Korea	9/4/2018
Pfc.	Leonard A. Tyma	U.S. Marine Corps Reserve	Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force	11/20/1943	Tarawa	9/4/2018
1st Lt.	Seymour P. Drovis	U.S. Army	Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division	7/7/1944	Saipan	9/4/2018

Pfc.	Alva J. Cremean	U.S. Marine Corps	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	8/30/2018
Sgt.	Millard Odom	U.S. Marine Corps	Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force	11/20/1943	Tarawa	8/30/2018
Radioman 3rd Class	Dante S. Tini	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	8/29/2018
Seaman 2nd Class	Myron K. Lehman	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	8/28/2018
Seaman 1st Class	Richard L. Watson	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	8/28/2018
Fireman 2nd Class	Carl D. Dorr	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	8/27/2018
Seaman 1st Ckass	Hale McKissack	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	8/27/2018
Seaman 1st Class	Wesley V. Jordan	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	8/27/2018
Fire Controlman 1st Class	Edward J. Shelden	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	8/27/2018
Fireman 1st Class	Albert U. Kane	U.S. Navy	USS Oklahoma	12/7/1941	Pearl Harbor	8/24/2018

List posted 10/05/18

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SOME HIGHLIGHTS NOTE DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN HEADLINES ("captured")  AND KNOWN ("MIA") STATUS.

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 26 October, 2018 08:52
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Tennessee Airman Accounted For From World War II To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Martin F. O'Callaghan, Jr., accounted for on April

24, 2018, will be buried November 5 in his hometown.

O'Callaghan, 22, of Memphis, Tennessee, was killed during World War II.

His nephew, Mark Johnson, is available for interviews at (406) 860-8127.

The Department of Defense has no photos of O'Callaghan on file.

For more information regarding the funeral, contact the Army Service

Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490.

For more information about DPAA, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

In February 1945, O'Callaghan was a pilot with the 96th Fighter Squadron,

82nd Fighter Group, on a mission to strafe targets near Maribor, Yugoslavia,

now Slovenia.  While attacking locomotives near a railway station,

O'Callaghan's P-38 Lightning aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire.  He

radioed his squadron-mates to say that he might attempt to bail out of the

aircraft, however, according to witnesses, he attempted to land the aircraft

in a field southeast of Maribor.  As he was attempting to land, the aircraft

inverted, crashed and burst into flames.  Because Yugoslavia was an occupied

territory at the time, no immediate search for his remains could be

conducted.

In July 1947, a team from the American Graves Registration Service office in

Belgrade, Yugoslavia, traveled to the village of Cirkovce to investigate a

report that a U.S. service member had been buried there during the war.  The

local government, the People's Committee of Ptuj, told the AGRS that a

Lightning aircraft crashed near Cirkovce after being shot down.  According

to locals, the pilot was killed in the crash and his remains were buried in

the cemetery at Cirkovce.  The remains were designated Unknown X-36 and

buried in the U.S. Military Cemetery at Belgrade. 

In 1948, based on serial number association, X-36 was recommended for

possible identification.  However, the evidence was not conclusive and in

April 1949, Unknown X-36 was interred at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, in

Nettuno, Italy.

In May 2016, based on thorough research and historical analysis, an

investigation was initiated linking O'Callaghan's remains to X-36.  On March

16, 2017, the remains of Unknown X-36 Belgrade were disinterred and

accessioned to the DPAA laboratory.

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

Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis, as well as

anthropological analysis and circumstantial evidence

DPAA is grateful to the American Battle Monuments Commission 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 72,790 service members (approximately 26,000 are

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

O'Callaghan'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 the other MIAs from WWII. Although interred as

an "unknown", his 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 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.

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 25 October, 2018 10:03
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: North Carolina USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Navy Fireman 1st Class Jarvis G. Outland, accounted for on March 16, 2018,

will be buried November 3 in his hometown.

Outland, 22, of Murfreesboro, North Carolina, was killed during the attack

on the USS Oklahoma in World War II.

His niece, Elnora Parker, of Boykins, Virginia, is available for interviews

at (252) 862-5762.

The Department of Defense has no photos of Outland on file.

For more information, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

On Dec. 7, 1941, Outland 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 Outland. 

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 Outland.

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 Outland's remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces

Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial (mtDNA) and Y-chromosome (Y-STR)

DNA analysis, anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and

material evidence. 

DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs 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 72,790 (approximately 26,000 are

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

Outland'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 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.

Outland's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XhSuEAK

 10/24/18

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 23 October, 2018 11:58
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Texas Soldier Accounted For From World War II To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Army Sgt. James K. Park, accounted for on June 20, 2018, will be buried

October 27 in Barry, Texas.

Park, 20, of Beaumont, Texas, was killed during World War II.

His daughter, Kay G. Crawford, of Bridgeport, Texas, is available for

interviews at (817) 773-0513.

The Department of Defense has the attached photo of Park on file.

For more information, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

In November 1944, Park was a member of Company I, 26th Infantry Regiment,

1st Infantry Division, engaged in fierce fighting within the Hürtgen Forest

in Germany.  Park was reported missing in action on Nov. 23, 1944, when he

was believed to have been wounded by shrapnel.  Due to continuous enemy

fire, Soldiers from Park’s company were prevented from searching for him.

Additionally, no graves registration teams reported finding his remains.

Due to no information regarding his whereabouts, his status was amended to

deceased as of Nov. 24, 1945.

After the war, the American Graves Registration Command (AGRC) collected

thousands of unknown sets of remains from battlefields in Germany, and

labeled each set with an X-number.  None of the remains that were found

could be associated with Park by AGRC technicians, and his remains were

declared non-recoverable.

In December 1946, AGRC personnel recovered an unidentified set of remains

from a civilian cemetery at Langerwehe, Germany, on the northern edge of the

Hürtgen Forest.  German locals said the remains were originally found by a

local resident on Aug. 1, 1946 near the estate of Jüngersdorf in the forest.

Following the recovery, the remains were processed at the Central

Identification Point at Neuville, Belgium, and buried as an unknown, labeled

X-4731 Neuville.

Following thorough research and analysis of American Soldiers missing from

ground combat within Germany’s Hürtgen Forest, a DPAA historian concluded

that there was a possible association between X-4731 and Park.  The remains

were disinterred on June 28, 2017 and the remains were sent to the DPAA for

analysis.

To identify Park’s remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces

Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial (mtDNA) DNA analysis, as well as

dental and anthropological analysis.

DPAA is grateful to American Battle Monuments Commission for their

partnership with this mission. 

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

died during the war.  Currently there are 72,790 service members

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

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

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

Monuments Commission in Margraten, along with the others missing from WWII.

Although interred as an Unknown in Neuville American Cemetery, Park’s grave

was meticulously cared for over the past 70 years by the ABMC.  A rosette

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

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.

Sent: 23 October, 2018 11:50
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: New Mexico Marine Accounted For From World War II To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. Paul D. Gilman, accounte for on May 17, 2018, will

be buried October 26 in his hometown.

Gilman, 19, of Belen, New Mexico, was killed during World War II.

His family does not wish to be contated by media.

The Department of Defense has the attached photo of Gilman on file. 

For more information, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

In November 1943, Gilman was assigned to Company M, 3rd Battalion, 8th

Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, which landed

against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa

Atoll of the Gilbert Islands, in an attempt to secure the island. Over

several days of intense fighting at Tarawa, approximately 1,000 Marines and

Sailors were killed and more than 2,000 were wounded, but the Japanese were

virtually annihilated. Gilman died on the first day of the battle, Nov. 20,

1943.

The battle of Tarawa was a huge victory for the U.S. military because the

Gilbert Islands provided the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet a platform from which

to launch assaults on the Marshall and Caroline Islands to advance their

Central Pacific Campaign against Japan.

In the immediate aftermath of the fighting on Tarawa, U.S. service members

who died in the battle were buried in a number of battlefield cemeteries on

the island. In the case of Gilman, records indicate his remains were

recovered and were buried in Division Cemetery #3, which was later renamed

Cemetery #27. In 1946 the 604th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company

(604th GRC) centralized all of the American remains found on Betio Island to

Lone Palm Cemetery for later repatriation; however, almost half of the known

casualties from the battle were not found., Gilman's remains were among

those not recovered. On Oct. 14, 1949, a military review board declared

Gilman's remains non-recoverable.

In May and June 2015, a nongovernmental organization, History Flight, Inc.,

notified DPAA that they discovered a burial site on Betio Island and

recovered the remains of what they believed were 35 U.S. Marines who fought

during the battle in November 1943. Subsequent recoveries in November 2015

and February 2016 resulted in additional remains.  The remains were turned

over to DPAA in June 2016.

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

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

anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.

DPAA is grateful to History Flight, Inc., 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 72,790 service members

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

unaccounted for from World War II. Gilman's name is recorded on the Tablets

of the Missing at the Punchbowl, along with the others killed or lost in

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

accounted for.

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.

Gilman's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt00000004ramEAA

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 17 October, 2018 09:22
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Kansas Soldier Accounted For From World War II To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Army Pfc. Leslie E. Shankles, accounted for on July 12, 2018, will be buried

October 24 in Fort Scott, Kansas.

Shankles, 33, of Arcadia, Kansas, was killed during World War II.

His family does not wish to be contacted by media.

The Department of Defense has the attached photos of Shankles on file.

For more information, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

In October 1944, Shankles was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 60th

Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division.  He was killed Oct. 14, 1944 by

enemy fire in the Raffelsbrand sector of the Hürtgen Forest, near Germeter,

Germany. 

In 1947, a local German resident discovered remains in the Raffelsbrand

section of the Hürtgen Forest.  The remains could not be identified, and

were buried as Unknown X-5391 in Neuville Cemetery, now Ardennes American

Cemetery, in Belgium.

Following thorough research and analysis of American Soldiers missing from

Europe, DPAA historians concluded that there was a strong association

between Neuville Unknown X-5391 and Shankles.  DPAA disinterred X-5391 in

June 2017 and accessioned the remains to the DPAA laboratory.

To identify Shankles’ remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces

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

anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.

DPAA is grateful to the American Battle Monuments Commission 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 72,796 service members

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

unaccounted for from World War II.  Shankles’ name is recorded on the

Tablets of the Missing at the Netherlands American Cemetery, an American

Battle Monuments Commission site in Margraten, Netherlands, along with the

others missing from WWII. Although interred as an Unknown in Neuville

American Cemetery, Shankles’ grave was meticulously cared for over the past

70 years by the ABMC.  A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate

he has been accounted for.

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.

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 16 October, 2018 07:37
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Wisconsin Soldier Accounted For From World War II Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Army Pvt. John B. Cummings, accounted for on July 12, 2018, was buried

October 13 in Hazelhurst, Wisconsin.

Cummings, 22, of Hartford, Wisconsin, was killed during World War II.

His family does not wish to be contacted by media.

The Department of Defense has the attached photos of Cummings on file.

For more information, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

In December 1944, Cummings was a member of Company A, 276th Infantry

Regiment, 70th Infantry Division, along the France and Germany border to

reinforce the Alsace area.  On Dec. 31, 1944, German troops crossed the

Rhine River into France.  As darkness fell, two member of Cummings' company

passed him as he sat in a foxhole near the riverbank.  Sometime later, U.S.

troops heard German machine gun fire and maneuvered their way back to

Cummings' foxhole.  The troops were unable to find Cummings, but they did

find a helmet with a bullet hole.  Despite extensive recovery efforts,

Cummings' remains were unable to be located.

Following the close of hostilities, the American Graves Registration Command

(AGRC) searched for and disinterred the remains of U.S. service members who

were killed in battle. In 1946, investigators met with the mayor of

Iffezheim, Germany, who informed them that the remains of an American

Soldier were buried in his community near the bank of the Rhine River.  The

mayor directed the American investigator to a local German veteran who had

been present at the burial.  A wooden cross indicated the remains belonged

to an American serviceman, who died on Dec. 31, 1944.  The remains were

disinterred and transferred to the American Military Cemetery and

identification processing center at St. Avold France, where they were

labeled as Unknown X-6454.

The remains, unable to be identified, were interred in the American cemetery

at St. Avold, present day Lorraine American Cemetery, in France.

Following thorough research and analysis of American Soldiers missing from

Europe, DPAA historians concluded that there was a strong association

between Unknown X-6454 and Cummings.  DPAA disinterred X-6454 in October

2016 and accessioned the remains to the DPAA laboratory.

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

Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial (mtDNA) and autosomal (auSTR) DNA

analysis, anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material

evidence.

DPAA is grateful to the French Government and the American Battle Monuments

Commission 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 72,796 service members

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

unaccounted for from World War II.  Cummings' name is recorded on the

Tablets of the Missing at the Epinal American Cemetery, an American Battle

Monuments Commission site in Dinoze, France, along with the others missing

from WWII. Although interred as an Unknown in Normandy American Cemetery,

Cummings' grave was meticulously cared for over the past 70 years by the

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

accounted for.

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.

-----Original Message-----
From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 15 October, 2018 14:13
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Ohio Soldier Accounted For From Korean War To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Army Pfc. Kenneth B. Williams, accounted for on Aug. 13, 2018, will be

buried October 22 in Seville, Ohio.

Williams, 38, of Akron, Ohio, was killed during the Korean War.

His niece, Patricia A. Kegg, also of Akron, is available for interviews at

(330) 510-0570.

The Department of Defense has no photos of Williams on file.

For more information, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

In late November 1950, Williams was a member of Heavy Mortar Company, 32nd

Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. Approximately 2,500 U.S. and 700

South Korean soldiers assembled into the 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT),

which was deployed east of the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, when it was

attacked by overwhelming numbers of Chinese forces. As the Chinese attacks

continued, American forces withdrew south.  By December 6, the U.S. Army

evacuated approximately 1,500 service members; the remaining soldiers had

been either captured, killed or missing in enemy territory. Williams was

reported missing in action on Dec. 2, 1950, after he was last seen near the

Chosin Reservoir.

Williams' name did not appear on any prisoner of war lists, however

returning Americans reported Williams died as a prisoner of war. Based on

this information, he was declared deceased as of Jan. 31, 1951.

On Nov. 30, 1993, North Korea turned over 33 boxes, believed to hold the

remains of unaccounted-for U.S. servicemen from the Korean War.  The

reported recovery location of one of the boxes was in Kaljoh-ri, Changjin

County, South Hamyong Province, North Korea, near where Williams was last

seen.

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

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

anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.

DPAA is grateful to the government and people of the Democratic People's

Republic of Korea, and looks forward to the continued fulfillment of the

commitment made by President Trump and Chairman Kim on the return and

recovery of U.S. service members in North Korea.

Today, 7,677 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.  Williams' name is recorded on the Courts

of the Missing 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 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.

Williams' personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000aq4djEAA

Gov't to resume POW/MIA programme

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 12 October, 2018 11:28
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Iowa USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Navy Fireman 2nd Class George C. Ford, accounted for on April 30, 2018, will

be buried October 20 in Glidden, Iowa.

Ford, 25, of Lidderdale, Iowa, was killed during the attack on the USS

Oklahoma in World War II.

His nephew, George E. Ford, is available for interviews at (337) 322-5570.

The Department of Defense has the attached photo of Ford on file.

For more information, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

On Dec. 7, 1941, Ford 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 Ford. 

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 Ford.

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 identification.

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

Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial (mtDNA) and Y-chromosome (Y-STR)

DNA analysis, dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial

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 72,799 (approximately 26,000 are

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

Ford'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 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.

Ford's persoonel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XhDBEA0

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 12 October, 2018 09:36
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Maryland Soldier Accounted For From Korean War To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Army Cpl. James I. Jubb, accounted for on Jan. 25, 2018, will be buried Oct.

17 in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C.

Jubb, 21, of Eastport, Maryland, was killed during the Korean War.

His family does not wish to be contacted by media.

The Department of Defense has the attached photo of Jubb on file.

Media interested in attending the funeral should contact Arlington National

Cemetery Public Affairs at 703-614-0024.

For more information, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

In August 1950, Jubb was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry

Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, his unit suffered heavy losses while

fighting units of the North Korean People's Army in the vicinity of the

Naktong River, South Korea.  Jubb was reported missing in action on Aug. 10,

1950 when he could not be accounted for by his unit.  His remains were later

declared unrecoverable.

In October 1951, the Army Graves Registration Services recovered four sets

of unidentified American remains from a mountain near Ohang, South Korea,

which is located east of the Naktong River.  One set of remains, designated

"Unknown X-2160" could not be identified and were subsequently interred at

the National Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) in Honolulu.

In 2017, based on research regarding two individuals who remained

unaccounted-for from Jubb's unit, analysts from DPAA determined that Unknown

X-2160 could likely be identified.  DPAA disinterred Unknown X-2160 in

October 2017 and sent the remains to the laboratory for analysis.

To identify Jubb's remains, scientists used dental and anthropological

analysis, as well as chest radiograph comparison, which matched his records.

DPAA is appreciative to the Department of Veterans Affairs for their

partnership in this mission.

Today, 7,677 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.  Jubb's name is recorded on the Courts of

the Missing at the NMCP 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 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.

Jubb's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000cV30HEAS

From: Prichard, Charles L CIV DPAA OC (US) <charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil>

Sent: 10 October, 2018 16:51
To: Prichard, Charles L CIV DPAA OC (US) <charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil>
Subject: DPAA Accounts for 203 Missing Personnel in Fiscal Year 2018

DPAA Accounts for 203 Missing Personnel in Fiscal Year 2018

Oct. 10, 2018

WASHINGTON-  In Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
(DPAA) accounted for 203 formerly missing persons from past conflicts, the
highest yearly total reached by the agency or its predecessor organizations.
Also, the agency individually identified the remains of three additional
personnel, who were previously accounted for as part of group burials,
reaching another milestone of 206 individual identifications for the FY.

"Providing the families of the missing those long-sought answers with which
they can at least achieve some solace is a profound manifestation of our
nation's steadfast commitment to them and their loved ones.  Because it's a
sacred obligation, if not moral imperative, our over 600 military and
civilian professionals earnestly contribute their talents, dedication, and
passion to the noble mission with which we are entrusted," said DPAA
Director Kelly McKeague.

Broken down by conflict, 10 were accounted for from the Vietnam War, 37 from
the Korean War, and 156 were from World War II.

"Science and technology have expanded exponentially in recent years,
enabling identifications that even five years ago seemed impossible.  We
also attribute the increasing yearly trend to DPAA's expanded use of
partnerships, a more precise management of disinterments, and improvements
in our robust field operations,' said Rear Admiral Jon Kreitz, DPAA's Deputy
Director for Operations.

DPAA's partnerships are strong and extensive.  First, the government
officials and people in each of the countries the agency operates in provide
invaluable assistance and respect to the mission.  Collaborative support
from the four Service Casualty Offices; the Armed Forces Medical Examiner
System and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory; U.S. Indo Pacific
Command, the U.S. European Command and the Defense Intelligence Agency -
Stony Beach; the Department of Veterans Affairs and the American Battle
Monuments Commission cemeteries are also vital.  DPAA's partnering with
non-Federal entities continues to expand agency capacity and capabilities.
Additionally, agency efforts benefit from partnerships with Family Groups
and Veterans Service Organizations.

Today, the DPAA is focused on the research, investigation, recovery, and
identification of the approximately 34,000 (out of approximately 83,000
missing DoD personnel) believed to be recoverable, who were lost in
conflicts from World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom.

For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account
for DoD personnel still missing and unaccounted-for 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) 699-1169/1193/1420.
# # #

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 9 October, 2018 10:24
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Minnesota Soldier Accounted For From Korean War To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Army Pvt. Delbert J. Holliday, accounted for on July 12, 2018, will be

buried October 15 in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

Holliday, 22, of Minneapolis, was killed during the Korean War.

His family does not wish to speak with media.

The Department of Defense has the attached photo of Holliday on file.

For more information, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

In November 1950, Holliday was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th

Cavalry Regiment, 7th Cavalry Division, participating in combat actions

against the Chinese People's Volunteer Forces (CPVF) in the vicinity of

South Pyongan Province, North Korea.  Holliday was killed in action on Nov.

30, 1950 and was reportedly buried in the United Nations Military Cemetery

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

worsened, circumstances forced the closure of UNMC Pyongyang on Dec. 3,

1950, and buried remains could not be recovered.

Following the war, during an operation 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,

prisoner of war camp cemeteries and temporary UN cemeteries, including UNMC

Pyongyang.  The received remains were turned over to the Central

Identification Unit in Kokura, Japan.

None of the returned remains could be associated with Holliday's, and all

unidentified remains, including a set designated "X-16970 OPGLORY" were

interred as Korean War unknowns at the National Memorial Cemetery of the

Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu.

On April 19, 2018, DPAA disinterred "X-16970 OPGLORY" from the Punchbowl and

sent the remains to the laboratory for identification.

To identify Holliday'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.

Today, 7,677 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.  Holliday's name is recorded on the Courts

of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu,

along with the other MIAs from the Korean War.  A rosette will be placed

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

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.

Holliday's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt00000004nSaEAI

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 4 October, 2018 12:38
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Nebraska Soldier Accounted For From World War II To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Army Sgt. Melvin C. Anderson, accounted for on April 30, 2018, will be

buried October 12 in his hometown.

Anderson, 31, of Omaha, Nebraska, was killed during World War II.

His niece, Joani R. McGinnis, of Shenandoah, Iowa, is available for

interviews at (712) 215-1770.

The Department of Defense has the attached photos of Anderson on file.

For more information, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

In November 1944, Anderson was a member of Company C, 803rd Tank Destroyer

Battalion, participating in intense fighting in the Hürtgen Forest.  His

company was deployed as direct fire support for American infantrymen

attacking the town of Grosshau.  Two tank destroyers and six tanks,

including the M10 tank destroyer Anderson was the tank commander on, were

knocked out in the fighting around Grosshau on Nov. 25, 1944.  He was killed

during the battle, though his status was initially listed as missing in

action.  On Dec. 21, 1944, his status was amended to killed in action.

In 1947, an American investigation team found remains inside the remnants of

an America tank destroyer near Grosshau.  The remains were later designated

X-6852 Neuville.  Due to the condition of the remains, they were declared

unidentifiable and were interred at United States Military Cemetery

Draguignan, France, today’s Rhone American Cemetery.

After thorough research and historical analysis, historians from DPAA

determined Anderson was a strong candidate for association to the remains.

In June 2017, X-6852 Neuville was disinterred and sent to DPAA.

To identify Anderson’s remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces

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

circumstantial evidence.

DPAA is grateful the American Battle Monuments Commission 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 72,910 service members

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

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

Tablets of the Missing at the Netherlands American Cemetery, an American

Battle Monuments Commission site in Margraten, Netherlands, along with the

other MIAs from WWII. Although interred as an "unknown" his 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 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.

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 4 October, 2018 12:30
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Missouri USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Navy Seaman 1st Class Natale I. Torti, accounted for on April 26, 2018, will

be buried October 12 in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.

Torti, 19, of St. Louis, Missouri, was killed during the attack on the USS

Oklahoma in World War II.

His nephew, Joseph P. Torti, Jr., of St. Louis, is available for interviews

at (314) 487-9189.

The Department of Defense has the attached photo of Torti on file.

For more information, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

On Dec. 7, 1941, Torti 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 Torti. 

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 Torti.

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 identification.

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

Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial (mtDNA) and Y-chromosome (Y-STR)

DNA analysis, dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial

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 72,810 (approximately 26,000 are

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

Torti'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 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.

Torti's personal profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000Xe0nEAC

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 4 October, 2018 12:20
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Tennessee USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Navy Seaman 2nd Class William V. Campbell, accounted for on May 9, 2018,

will be buried October 10 in his hometown.

Campbell, 20, of Elizabethton, Tennessee, was killed during the attack on

the USS Oklahoma in World War II.

His brother, Gene Campbell, of Greenville, South Carolina, is available for

interviews at (864) 616-6397.

The Department of Defense has the attached photo of Campbell on file.

For more information, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

On Dec. 7, 1941, Campbell 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 Campbell. 

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 Campbell.

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 identification.

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

Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial (mtDNA) and Y-chromosome (Y-STR)

DNA analysis, anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial 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 72,810 (approximately 26,000 are

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

Campbell'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 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.

Campbell's personal profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XeKdEAK

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 3 October, 2018 12:21
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Missouri USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Navy Seaman 2nd Class Harold L. Head, accounted for on Sept. 26, 2017, will

be buried October 10 in Laclede, Missouri.

Head, 20, of Browning, Missouri, was killed during the attack on the USS

Oklahoma in World War II.

His family does not wish to be contacted by media.

The Department of Defense has the attached photo of Head on file.

For more information, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

On Dec. 7, 1941, Head was assigned to the 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 Head. 

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 Head.

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 NMCP for

analysis.

To identify Head'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 evidence.

DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs 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 72,810 (approximately 26,000 are

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

Head'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 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.

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 1 October, 2018 10:54
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Connecticut USS Oklahoma Sailor To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Navy Water Tender 1st Class Stephen Pepe, accounted for on March 19, 2018,

will be buried October 8 in Bourne, Massachusetts.

Pepe, 43, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, was killed during the attack on the

USS Oklahoma in World War II.

His niece, Barbara Kovacs, of Plainville, Massachusetts, is available for

interviews at (508) 361-4040.

The Department of Defense has the attached photo of Pepe on file.

For more information, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

On Dec. 7, 1941, Pepe 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 Pepe. 

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 Pepe.

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 Pepe's remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces

Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis,

anthropological analysis, as well as material and circumstantial 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 72,813 (approximately 26,000 are

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

Pepe'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 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.

Pepe's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XhSLEA0

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 28 September, 2018 11:02
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Minnesota Soldier Accounted For From Korean War To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Army Sgt. Eugene W. Yost, accounted for on March 28, 2018, will be buried

October 5 in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

Yost, 18, of Milaca, Minnesota, was killed during the Korean War.

His sister, Elise Ditslear, of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, is available for

interviews at (928) 451-1087.

The Department of Defense has the attached photo of Yost on file.

For more information, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

In September 1950, Yost was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th

Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division.  Yost's regiment was responsible for

defending the road from Sanju to Taegu in South Korea, and positioned

themselves in bordering hills.  On September 2, the unit received

information that the 19th Regiment North Korea People's Army would attack in

the evening.  During the night, the North Koreans overran the cavalry's

positions.  Yost was last seen on Sept. 3, 1950, and was reported missing in

action when he could not be accounted for. 

In March 1951, remains were found in the vicinity of Tongmyongwon, South

Korea, in an area that corresponded with where Yost's regiment fought.  The

remains, designated Unknown X-742 Tanggok, were unable to be identified and

were buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the

Punchbowl, in Honolulu.

On June 12, 2017, Unknown X-742 Tanggok was disinterred from the Punchbowl

and sent to the laboratory for identification.

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

Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis, 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 assistance

in this recovery.

Today, 7,686 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.  Yost's name is recorded at 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 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) 699-14201/1169.

Yost's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000cdbTEAQ

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From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 14 September, 2018 09:17
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Indiana Soldier Accounted For From Korean War To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Army Cpl. Morris Meshulam, accounted for on June 4, will be buried September

23 in his hometown.

Meshulam, 19, of Indianapolis, was killed during the Korean War.

His nephew, Sam Goldstein, is available for interviews at (317) 850-0726.

The Department of Defense has the attached photo of Meshulam on file.

For more information, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

In late November 1950, Meshulam was a member of Battery D, 82nd

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (Automatic Weapons,) 2nd Infantry

Division.  The Division suffered heavy losses to units of the Chinese

People's Volunteer Forces (CPVF) between the towns of Kunu-ri and Sunchon,

North Korea.  Meshulam was reported missing in action on Dec. 1, 1950. 

In February 1951, a prisoner of war returned by the CPVF reported that

Meshulam died of cold weather injuries in early January 1951, but could not

give a location to where Meshulam's remains were located.

In July 1951, a Korean farmer led a U.S. Army recovery team to a grave in a

field that contained the remains of a U.S. Soldier.  The recovered remains

were sent to the Tanggok United Nations Memorial Cemetery for possible

identification.  The remains, designated Unknown X-1596 were declared

unidentifiable and buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific,

known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu.

In June 2016, DPAA disinterred Unknown X-1596 from the Punchbowl and sent

the remains to the lab for identification.

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

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

anthropological and chest radiograph comparison analysis, as well as

circumstantial evidence.

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

in this mission.

Today, 7,683 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.  Meshulam's name is recorded on the Courts

of the Missing at the Punchbowl, along with 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 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.

Meshulam's personnel profile can be found at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000009cBfvEAE

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 14 September, 2018 09:14
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: California Marine Accounted For From Korean War To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Marine Corps Pfc. Roger Gonzales, accounted for on June 4, will be buried

September 21 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Gonzales, 20, of San Pedro, California, was killed during the Korean War.

His sister, Erminia Salceda, is available for interviews at 310-833-0592.

The Department of Defense has the attached photo of Gonzales on file.

For more information, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

In late November, 1950, Gonzales was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion,

7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.  The U.S. X Corps began earnest

operations in the northeast of the Korean Peninsula against enemy units of

the Chinese People's Volunteer Forces (CPFV), which were thought to be

soldiers of the Korean People's Army (KPA).  The X Corps began its

offensive, spearheaded by the 1st Marine Division and the U.S. Army's 31st

Regimental Combat Team, in the area of the Chosin Reservoir.  On Nov. 27,

1950, Gonzales' unit moved northwest from Hagru-ri to Fox Hill at the

Toktong Pass.  In the early hours of November 28, the CPVF attacked and

Gonzales' company sustained heavy casualties.  Gonzales was reported to have

been killed in action on Nov. 29, 1950, and was buried at the base of Fox

Hill.

On Sept. 10, 1954, the KPA returned a shipment of 25 sets of remains that

had reportedly been recovered from the west side of the Chosin Reservoir.

The remains were shipped to the Central Identification Unit Kokura in Japan,

for identification.  One set of remains, designated X-15010 was declared

unidentifiable and was interred as an "Unknown" in the National Memorial

Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu.

In June 2016, after further analysis of historical and biological

information relating to X-15010 DPAA disinterred the unknown X-file from the

Punchbowl and sent the remains to the lab for identification.

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

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

anthropological and chest radiograph comparison analysis, as well as

material and circumstantial evidence.

Today, 7,683 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.  Gonzales' name is recorded on the Courts

of the Missing 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 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.

Gonzales' personal profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000001ZlGYEA0

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 12 September, 2018 09:05
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Ohio Sailor Accounted For From USS Oklahoma To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Navy Chief Machinist's Mate Dean S. Sanders, accounted for on March 26, will

be buried September 19 in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in

Honolulu.

Sanders, 38, of Lima, Ohio, was killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma

in World War II.

His family does not wish to be contacted by media.

The Department of Defense has no photos of Sanders on file.

For more information, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

On Dec. 7, 1941, Sanders 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 Sanders. 

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 Sanders.

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 identification.

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

Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial (mtDNA) DNA analysis, which

matched his family, anthropological analysis, which matched his records,

along with circumstantial evidence. 

DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs 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 72,823 (approximately 26,000 are

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

Sanders' 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 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.

Sanders' personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000Xe0gEAC

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 12 September, 2018 09:06
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Idaho Soldier Accounted For From Korean War To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Army Master Sgt. Leonard K. Chinn, accounted for on July 12, will be buried

September 19 in Silver Creek, Nebraska.

Chinn, 34, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, was killed during the Korean War.

His son, Rodney Chinn, of Columbus, Nebraska, is available for interviews at

(402) 563-4322.

The Department of Defense has the attached photo of Chinn on file.

For more information, contact:

               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

               Kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil

               OR:

               Chuck Prichard, APR

               Director, Public Affairs

               Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

               (703) 699-1169

               charles.l.prichard.civ@mail.mil

/////

In late 1950, Chinn was a member of Company D, 2nd Engineer Combat

Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, when his unit was fighting off persistent

Chinese attacks in North Korea.  Chinn was reportedly captured by enemy

forces on Dec. 1, 1950, and was held at several temporary prisoner of war

camps before being marched northwest to POW Camp 5 Complex, North Korea. 

Several repatriated American prisoners of war reported that Chinn died April

5, 1941 in Camp 5.

On Dec. 14, 1993, North Korea turned over to the U.S. 33 boxes of remains of

servicemen who had died during the Korean War. North Korean documents,

turned over with some of the boxes, indicated that some of the remains were

recovered from the vicinity where POWs from Chinn's unit were believed to

have died.

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

Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial (mtDNA) Y-chromosome (Y-STR) and

autosomal (auSTR) DNA analysis, as well as anthropological analysis, and

circumstantial evidence.

DPAA is grateful to the government and people of the Democratic People's

Republic of Korea, and looks forward to the continued fulfillment of the

commitment made by President Trump and Chairman Kim on the return and

recovery of U.S. service members in North Korea.

Today, 7,683 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.  Chinn'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 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.

Chinn's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt00000004lh3EAA

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 11 September, 2018 11:17
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Oklahoma Soldier Accounted-For From World War II

Sir/Ma'am,

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

remains of a U.S. serviceman, killed during World War II, have been

identified as those of Army Tech. Sgt. Robert J. Fitzgerrell.  Fitzgerrell,

32, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was accounted for on September 4.

In January 1945, Fitzgerrell was a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 311th

Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division.  On Jan. 30, 1945, while engaged

in an attack against enemy forces near Huppenbroich, Germany, Fitzgerrell

stepped on an anti-personnel mine and was killed.  His remains were not

identified by American forces after the battle.

After the war, the American Graves Registration Command traveled to

Huppenbroich and extensively searched the Hürtgen Forest, to locate

Fitzgerrell’s remains.  Unable to make a correlation with any remains found

in the area, he was declared non-recoverable on Dec. 15, 1951. 

In 2016, a historian from DPAA analyzed documentation of X-6998 Neuville, an

unidentified set of remains recovered from a shallow burial near

Huppenbroich in 1947.  The remains, unable to be identified in 1947, were

subsequently interred at Neuville, present-day Ardennes American Cemetery in

Belgium. 

Based upon the original recovery location and evidence from the personal

effects associated with X-6998, the DPAA historian determined that there was

a possible association between the remains and Fitzgerrell.  Following a

comparison of the X-6998 skeletal documentation to Fitzgerrell’s physical

characteristics, a DPAA anthropologist concurred, and DPAA officials

recommended disinterment.  In June 2017, the Department of Defense and

American Battle Monuments Commission disinterred X-6998 and accessioned the

remains to the laboratory for identification

To identify Fitzgerrell’s remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces

Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and Y-chromosome DNA

(Y-STR) analysis, as well as anthropological analysis, and circumstantial

and material evidence.

DPAA is grateful the American Battle Monuments Commission 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 72,866 service members

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

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

Tablets of the Missing at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Hombourg,

Belgium, an American Battle Monuments Commission site along with the other

MIAs from WWII. Although interred as an Unknown, Fitzgerrell’s grave was

meticulously cared for by ABMC for 70 years.  A rosette will be placed next

to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.

For information on funeral services, contact the Army Service Casualty

office at (800) 892-2490.

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.facebook.com/dodpaa or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 11 September, 2018 08:36
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Washington USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II

Sir/Ma'am,

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

remains of a U.S. serviceman, killed during World War II have been

identified as those of Navy Radioman 3rd Class Bruce H. Ellison.  Ellison,

21, born in Poulsbo, Washington, was accounted for on August 27.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Ellison 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 Ellison. 

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 Ellison.

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 Ellison's remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces

Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis,

anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial 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 72,866 (approximately 26,000 are

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

Ellison'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 information on funeral services, contact the Navy Service Casualty

office at (800) 443-9298.

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.facebook.com/dodpaa or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Ellison's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XeLEEA0

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 11 September, 2018 08:29
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Virginia USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II

Sir/Ma'am,

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

remains of a U.S. serviceman, killed during World War II have been

identified as those of Navy Seaman 1st Class James W. Holzhauer.  Holzhauer,

23, of Virginia, was accounted for on August 27.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Holzhauer 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 Holzhauer. 

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 Holzhauer.

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 Holzhauer's remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces

Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis,

anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial 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 72,866 (approximately 26,000 are

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

Holzhauer'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 information on funeral services, contact the Navy Service Casualty

office at (800) 443-9298.

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.facebook.com/dodpaa or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Holzhauer's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XeLqEAK

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 10 September, 2018 10:26
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Iowa USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II

Sir/Ma'am,

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

remains of a U.S. serviceman, killed during World War II have been

identified as those of Navy Fireman 3rd Class Robert J. Bennett.  Bennett,

18, born in Monona, Iowa, was accounted for on August 13.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Bennett 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 Bennett. 

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 Bennett.

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 Bennett's remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces

Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and Y-chromosome DNA

(Y-STR) analysis, anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial

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 72,866 (approximately 26,000 are

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

Bennett'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 information on funeral services, contact the Navy Service Casualty

office at (800) 443-9298.

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.facebook.com/dodpaa or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Bennett's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XeKKEA0

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

Sent: 10 September, 2018 10:26

To: Undisclosed recipients:

Subject: Arkansas USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II

Sir/Ma'am,

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, killed during World War II have been identified as those of Navy Water Tender 2nd Class Clarence M. Lockwood.

Lockwood, 21, born in Smithton, Arkansas, was accounted for on July 3.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Lockwood 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 Lockwood. 

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 Lockwood.

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 Lockwood's remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis, as well as anthropological analysis and circumstantial evidence.

DPAA is grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs 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 72,866 (approximately 26,000 are assessed as possibly-recoverable) still unaccounted for from World War II.

Lockwood'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 information on funeral services, contact the Navy Service Casualty office at (800) 443-9298.

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.facebook.com/dodpaa or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Lockwood's personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000Xe00EAC

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 6 September, 2018 07:39
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Illinois USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II

Sir/Ma'am,

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

remains of a U.S. serviceman, killed during World War II have been

identified as those of Navy Seaman 1st Class Earl P. Baum.  Baum, 19, born

in Chicago, was accounted for on August 23.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Baum 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 Baum. 

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 Baum.

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 Baum's remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces

Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis,

anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial 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, 866 (approximately 26,000 are

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

Baum'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 information on funeral services, contact the Navy Service Casualty

office at (800) 443-9298.

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.

Baum's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XeKHEA0

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 6 September, 2018 07:52
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Nebraska USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II

Sir/Ma'am,

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

remains of a U.S. serviceman, killed during World War II have been

identified as those of Navy Seaman 1st Class Joseph K. Maule.  Maule, 18,

born in Bloomfield, Nebraska, was accounted for on August 8.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Maule 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 Maule. 

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 Maule.

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