2018
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2018

  

Member Rank	First & Last Name	Service	Unit	Lost	Location	Accounted-For
Water Tender 2nd Class	Edgar D. Gross	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.	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 09/01/18

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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: 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

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 Maule'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 72,866 (approximately 26,000 are

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

Maule'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.

Maule's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000Xe08EAC

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 6 September, 2018 13:37
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Georgia Soldier Accounted For From The Korean War

Sir/Ma'am,

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

remains of a U.S. serviceman, killed during the Korean War, have been

identified as those of Army Sgt. 1st Class James S. Streetman, Jr.

Streetman, 23, born in Columbus, Georgia, was accounted for on August 31.

In July 1950, Streetman was a member of Company B, 19th Infantry Regiment,

24th Infantry Division, participating in the defense of the 24th ID's Kum

River Line against the Korean People's Army (KPA), near the town of Taejon,

South Korea. The KPA outmaneuvered and overwhelmed Streetman's regiment,

forcing units into a fighting withdrawal through enemy lines. Streetman was

initially reported to have been killed in action on Aug. 14, 1950, however

historical records determined he had been killed July 22, 1950.

After the war, the American Graves Registration Services (AGRS) processed

remains from South Korean battlefields for possible identification. Remains

that could not be identified were buried as "Unknowns" in the National

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

Because no remains could be associated with Streetman, he was declared

non-recoverable.

On Oct. 6, 1950, unidentified remains recovered from north of Taejon

designated as Unknown X-162, were interred by the U.S. Army in the former

American Cemetery No. 1, renamed to United States Military Cemetery Taejon.

After attempts to identify the remains were unsuccessful, Unknown X-162 were

declared unidentifiable and were subsequently interred at the National

Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP), known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu.

In 2017, ten sets of remains were disinterred from NMCP, including Unknown

X-162, and sent to the laboratory for analysis.

To identify Streetman'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 partnership

in this mission.

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. Streetman'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 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.dpaa.mil/dodpaa

or call (703) 699-1420/1169.                                                                   

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: Wisconsin 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 George E. Naegle.  Nagle, 22,

born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, was accounted for on August 27.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Naegle 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 Naegle. 

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 Naegle.

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 Naegle'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 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.

Naegle'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.

Naegle's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000Xe0KEAS

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 5 September, 2018 14:47
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Illinois Airman 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 Air Forces Staff Sgt. Herbert W. Harms.  Harms,

28, born in Rutland, Illinois, was accounted for on August 31.

In August 1944, Harms served as a B-17 tail gunner with the 569th

Bombardment Squadron, 390th Bombardment Group, 13th Combat Bombardment Wing,

3rd Air Division, 8th Air Force.  On Aug. 16, 1944, Harms' aircraft was

struck by anti-aircraft artillery during a bombardment mission to Zeitz,

Germany.  The aircraft crashed just outside the village of Cauerwitz,

Germany.  Eight of the nine crewmembers of the "Dottie III/Green Banana"

safely bailed out of the aircraft, were captured and held as prisoners of

war before being returned to duty.  None of the surviving crewmembers

reported seeing Harms leave the aircraft, though most believed he jumped

before the crash.  A German report listed Harms as having died in the crash.

In June 1947, American Graves Registration Command (AGRC) personnel

disinterred the remains of one unknown American from a corner of the

civilian cemetery in Thierbach, Germany.  According to the Narrative of

Investigation, the AGRC team had learned from the cemetery caretaker that a

plane had crashed and local residents had found remains.  Following the

exhumation, the remains, which could not be identified, were buried at U.S.

Military Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium, as X-5882 Neuville.  In

1948, the remains were disinterred for reprocessing, and were again declared

unidentifiable.  They were subsequently reburied.

In September 1947, an AGRC team visited Cauerwitz, Saxony-Anhalt to

investigate Harms' loss.  The team examined the crash site with the local

Burgermeister (mayor) who told investigators that the aircraft had come from

the direction of Zeitz and some crewmembers parachuted from the aircraft.

The team did not learn about any burials of American casualties in nearby

towns.  The AGRC compared previously collected X-file remains to Harms'

medical records, but a positive match could not be made.  Based on a lack of

information regarding the location of Harms' remains, he was declared

non-recoverable on May 10, 1950.

In 2016, based on a request from independent researcher Mr. Christopher

Unitt, a DPAA historian reviewed documents of remains recovered from the

area near Thierbach, including X-5882 Neuville.  Historical documents

indicated that Harms was likely associated with X-5882.

Based on the historical analysis, X-5882 was recommended for disinterment.

On Sept. 5, 2017, a team from U.S. Army Regional Mortuary-Europe/Africa

exhumed the remains from Neuville American Cemetery and accessioned the

remains to the laboratory for identification.

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

Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis,

anthropological and chest radiograph comparison analysis, as well as

circumstantial and material evidence.

DPAA is grateful to the German government, U.S. Army Regional Mortuary

Europe/Africa, the American Battle Monuments Commission and Mr. Christopher

Unitt for their partnerships 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 service members

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

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

of the Missing at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, an American Battle

Monuments Commission site in Hombourg, Belgium, along with the others

missing from WWII.  Although interred as an unknown, Harms' grave was

meticulously cared-for for more than 70 years by ABMC.  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 or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 5 September, 2018 14:50
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Rhode Island Airman 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 Air Forces 1st Lt. John D. Crouchley, Jr.

Crouchley, 26, born in Providence, Rhode Island, was accounted for on August

31.

In June 1944, Crouchley served as a pilot with the 828th Bombardment

Squadron, 485th Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force.  On June 28, 1944,

Crouchley was lost when his B-24H aircraft was shot down and crashed during

a combat mission over Romania.  The nine crewmembers of aircraft parachuted

safely, were captured as prisoners of war in Belgium, and subsequently

returned to duty.  Only Crouchley remained unaccounted for.  Because the

crash occurred in enemy territory, American personnel were not able to

conduct an immediate search, and Bulgaria provided no evidence that his

remains were recovered or buried.  Based on no further information of his

status, he was declared deceased as of June 29, 1945.

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.  Investigators compared Crouchley's medical

information to unidentified remains recovered in Bulgaria, but a positive

match could not be made.  On July 2, 1948, Crouchley's remains were declared

non-recoverable.

In 2010, an investigation team of analysts from the Defense POW/Missing

Personnel Office and the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (both predecessors

of DPAA) conducted a site survey of the alleged crash site and interviewed

potential witnesses.  The site was consistent with the historical loss

records, as well as eyewitness accounts.  The team recovered weaponry

bearing the serial number that correlated with Crouchley's aircraft.

From July to September 2017, a DPAA recovery team excavated the crash site,

overlooking the village of Churen.  The team recovered possible osseous

remains and material evidence.  The remains were accessioned to the

laboratory for analysis.

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

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

circumstantial and material evidence.

DPAA is grateful to Col. Stanimir Stanev, Bulgarian Army, Retired and the

Bulgarian Government 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 service members

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

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

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

Monuments Commission site in Impruenta, Italy, along with others 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 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 or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 4 September, 2018 13:18
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Arkansas Marine Accounted For From World War II

Dear 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 Marine Corps Sgt. Millard Odom.  Odom, 26, born in

Batesville, Arkansas, was accounted for on August 20.

In November 1943, Odom was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd

Marines, 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. Odom died on the first day of the battle, Nov. 20, 1943, during

the first waves of the assault.

The battle of Tarawa was a significant 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.  Odom was reportedly buried in Cemetery #33. The 604th

Quartermaster Graves Registration Company conducted remains recovery

operations on Betio between 1946 and 1947, but Odom's remains were not

identified. All of the remains found on Tarawa were sent to the Schofield

Barracks Central Identification Laboratory for identification in 1947.  By

1949, the remains that had not been identified were interred in the National

Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) in Honolulu.

On Feb. 27, 2017, DPAA disinterred Tarawa Unknown X-273 from the NMCP, and

sent the remains to the laboratory.

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

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

anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.

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

in this mission.

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

died during the war.  Currently there are 72,866 service members

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

unaccounted for from World War II. Odom'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 information on funeral services, contact the Marine Corps Service

Casualty office at (800) 847-1597.

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.

Odom's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000E0tn7EAB

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 4 September, 2018 13:13
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: New York Soldier Accounted For From The Korean War

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

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

remains of a U.S. serviceman, killed during the Korean War, have been

identified as those of Army 1st Lt. Herman L. Falk.  Falk, 22, of New York,

New York, was accounted for on August 14.

In February 1951, Falk was a member of Company B, 38th Infantry Regiment,

2nd Infantry Division, supporting Republic of Korea Army attacks against

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

Changbong-ni, South Korea.  Falk, and half of his platoon, were reported

missing in action on Feb. 12, 1951.

Following the war, returning American prisoners of war reported that Falk

died in either April or  May of 1951, while being held as a prisoner of war

at the Suan Bean Camp in North Korea.

Between 1990 and 1994, North Korea returned to the United States 208 boxes

of commingled human remains, which were later determined to contain the

remains of at least 400 U.S. servicemen who died during the war. First

Lieutenant Falk's remains were included in this turnover

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

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

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

circumstantial and material evidence.

DPAA remains fully prepared to resume recovery operations in the Democratic

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, 7,686 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.  Falk'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 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 or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Falk's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000wynYBEAY

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 30 August, 2018 11:55
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Minnesota USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted-For From World War II

Dear 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 Dante S. Tini.  Tini,19, born

in Virginia, Minnesota, was accounted for on August 13.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Tini 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 Tini. 

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 Tini.

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 Tini'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 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.

Tini'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.

Tini's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XgBlEAK

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 29 August, 2018 13:10
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: South Dakota USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted-For From World War II

Dear 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 2nd Class Myron K. Lehman.  Lehman, 20,

born in Gann Valley, South Dakota, was accounted for on August 9.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Lehman 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 Lehman. 

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 Lehman.

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

Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial (mtDNA) 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 72,866 (approximately 26,000 are

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

Lehman'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 or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Lehman's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XdzyEAC

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 29 August, 2018 13:10
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Arkansas USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted-For From World War II

Dear 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 Richard L. Watson,  Watson,

20, born in Crossett, Arkansas, was accounted for on August 14.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Watson 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 Watson.  

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 Watson.

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 Watson'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 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.

Watson'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 or call (703) 699-1420/1169.

Watson's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000Xg9VEAS

moe note; although this is a “Blast from the Past” from POW Network please note the original published date is August 2016.

Please remember, that just because a sitting President (Eisenhower, Nixon) say there are NO LIVE POWs being held against their Will – Does NOT make it so. Just because Communist Country Leadership says they have NO Americans in their possession after the signing of the peace treaty/armistice – Does NOT make it so.

In my opinion, they were 20,000 plus left behind at the end of WW II, 1,000 plus left behind after we pulled out of Korea and 300 plus left behind in Indochina after our departure in 1973

Remember the Mission – NOT FORGOTTEN – until they come home or are accounted for.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1657537/kim-jong-un-is-still-holding-elderly-british-and-american-prisoners-of-war-in-death-camps-sixty-years-after-korean-war-experts-claim/

CAGED IN KOREA 

Kim Jong-Un is still holding elderly British and American prisoners of war in death camps SIXTY years after Korean War, experts claim

CIA documents also suggest an unknown number of Western soldiers were abandoned at the end of the war

By COREY CHARLTON

23rd August 2016, 10:35 am

Updated: 23rd August 2016, 10:35 am

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 28 August, 2018 11:42
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Marine Killed During World War II Accounted For (Schade, L.)

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Marine Corps Capt. Lester A. Schade, killed during World War II, was

accounted for on July 26.

http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1614359/
marine-killed-during-world-war-ii-accounted-for-schade-l/

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

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

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

prisoners were loaded aboard a Japanese transport en route to Japan. The in 1942

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

in this mission.

Interment services are pending; more details will be released 7-10 days

prior to scheduled funeral services.

Schade's name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American

Cemetery, an American Battle Monuments Commission site in the Philippines,

along with the other MIAs from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his

name to indicate he has been accounted for.

For more information about DPAA, visit www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media

at www.facebook.com/dodpaa, or call 703-699-1420/1169.

Schade's personnel profile can be viewed at

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

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 28 August, 2018 10:37
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Tech Sgt Carlsen, USMC, Tarawa

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Marine Corps Reserve Tech Sgt. Harry A. Carlsen, killed during World War II,

was accounted for on June 4, 2018.

http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1614262/
marine-killed-during-world-war-ii-accounted-for-carlsen-h/

In November 1943, Carlsen was assigned to Company A, 2nd Amphibian Tractor

Battalion, 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. Carlsen died on the first day of the battle, Nov. 20,

1943, during the first waves of the assault.

DPAA is grateful to History Flight, Inc., and the Department of Veterans

Affairs for their partnership in this mission.

Interment services are pending; more details will be released 7-10 days

prior to scheduled funeral services.

Carlsen's name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl,

along with the others who are missing from World War II. A rosette will be

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

For more information about DPAA, visit www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media

at www.facebook.com/dodpaa, or call 703-699-1420/1169.

Carlsen's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000QrroEAC

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 28 August, 2018 08:55
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: USS Oklahoma Sailor Killed During World War II Accounted For (Jordan, W.)

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Navy Seaman 1st Class Wesley V. Jordan, killed during the attack on the USS

Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on July 8, 2018.

http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1614133/
uss-oklahoma-sailor-killed-during-world-war-ii-accounted-for-jordan-w/

On Dec. 7, 1941, Jordan 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 Jordan.

In 2015, DPAA disinterred remains from the National Memorial Cemetery of the

Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu.

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

in this mission.

Interment services are pending; more details will be released 7-10 days

prior to scheduled funeral services.

Jordan's name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl,

along with the others who are missing from World War II. A rosette will be

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

For more information about DPAA, visit www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media

at www.facebook.com/dodpaa, or call 703-699-1420/1169.

Jordan's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XdzgEAC

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 28 August, 2018 09:38
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: USS Oklahoma Sailor Killed During World War II Accounted For (Shelden, E.)

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Navy Fire Controlman Edward J. Shelden, killed during the attack on the USS

Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on July 26, 2018.

http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1614161/
uss-oklahoma-sailor-killed-during-world-war-ii-accounted-for-shelden-e/

On Dec. 7, 1941, Shelden 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 Shelden.

In 2015, DPAA disinterred remains from the National Memorial Cemetery of the

Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu.

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

in this mission.

Interment services are pending; more details will be released 7-10 days

prior to scheduled funeral services.

Shelden's name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl,

along with the others who are missing from World War II. A rosette will be

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

For more information about DPAA, visit www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media

at www.facebook.com/dodpaa, or call 703-699-1420/1169.

Shelden's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000Xe0jEAC

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 28 August, 2018 07:32
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: USS Oklahoma Sailor Killed During World War II Accounted For (McKissack, H.)

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Navy Seaman 1st Class Hale McKissack, killed during the attack on the USS

Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on July 26, 2018.

http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1614083/
uss-oklahoma-sailor-killed-during-world-war-ii-accounted-for-mckissack-h/

On Dec. 7, 1941, McKissack 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 McKissack.

In 2015, DPAA disinterred remains from the National Memorial Cemetery of the

Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu.

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

in this mission.

Interment services are pending; more details will be released 7-10 days

prior to scheduled funeral services.

McKissack's name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl,

along with the others who are missing from World War II. A rosette will be

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

For more information about DPAA, visit www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media

at www.facebook.com/dodpaa, or call 703-699-1420/1169.

McKissack's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XeJKEA0

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 28 August, 2018 07:31
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: USS Oklahoma Sailor Killed During World War II Accounted For (Dorr, C.)

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Navy Fireman 2nd Class Carl D. Dorr, killed during the attack on the USS

Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on July 25, 2018.

http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1614081/
uss-oklahoma-sailor-killed-during-world-war-ii-accounted-for-dorr-c/

On Dec. 7, 1941, Dorr 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 Dorr.

In 2015, DPAA disinterred remains from the National Memorial Cemetery of the

Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu.

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

in this mission.

Interment services are pending; more details will be released 7-10 days

prior to scheduled funeral services.

Dorr's name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl, along

with the others who are missing from World War II. A rosette will be placed

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

For more information about DPAA, visit www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media

at www.facebook.com/dodpaa, or call 703-699-1420/1169.

Dorr's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XeL6EAK

08/27/18
 

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 23 August, 2018 11:37
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: USS Oklahoma Sailor Killed During World War II Accounted For (Eberhardt, E.)

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Navy Machinist's Mate 1st Class Eugene K. Eberhardt, killed during the

attack on the USS Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on July 3,

2018.

http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1610366/
uss-oklahoma-sailor-killed-during-world-war-ii-accounted-for-eberhardt-e/

On Dec. 7, 1941, Eberhardt 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 Eberhardt.

In 2015, DPAA disinterred remains from the National Memorial Cemetery of the

Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu.

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

in this mission.

Interment services are pending; more details will be released 7-10 days

prior to scheduled funeral services.

Eberhartd's name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl,

along with the others who are missing from World War II. A rosette will be

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

For more information about DPAA, visit 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: 21 August, 2018 10:19
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Soldier Captured and Killed During Korean War Accounted For (Williams, K.)

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Army Pfc. Kenneth B. Williams, captured and killed during the Korean War,

was accounted for on August 13.

http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1607858/

soldie-captured-and-killed-during-korean-war-accounted-for-williams-k/

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.

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.

Interment services are pending; more details will be released 7-10 days

prior to scheduled funeral services.

Williams' name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl,

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 more information about DPAA, visit 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

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 21 August, 2018 10:19
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Soldier Killed During World War II Accounted For (Boegli, W.)

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Army Pvt. William A. Boegli, killed during World War II, was accounted for

on August 14.

http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1607862/
soldier-killed-during-world-war-ii-accounted-for-boegli-w/

In September 1944, Boegli was a member of Company L, 332nd Infantry

Regiment, 81st Infantry Division, invading Angaur Island in the Palau Island

chain. After Boegli's regiment successfully captured Red Beach on the

northeastern shore, they pushed westward across the island. On Sept. 30,

1944, Boegli was killed while attempting to lead a group of litter bearers

to evacuate wounded servicemen. His remains were not recovered following the

war.

Interment services are pending; a formal notification will be released 7-10

days prior to scheduled funeral services.

DPAA is appreciative to the American Battle Monuments Commission and the

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial for their partnership in this mission.

Boegli's name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American

Cemetery site along with the other MIAs from WWII. Although interred as an

Unknown, Boegli'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 more information about DPAA, visit 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: 27 August, 2018 10:57
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: USS Oklahoma Sailor Killed During World War II Accounted For (Miles, A.)

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Navy Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Archie T. Miles, killed during the attack on

the USS Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on July 26, 2018.

http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1613202/
uss-oklahoma-sailor-killed-during-world-war-ii-accounted-for-miles-a/

On Dec. 7, 1941, Miles 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 Miles.

In 2015, DPAA disinterred remains from the National Memorial Cemetery of the

Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu.

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

in this mission.

Interment services are pending; more details will be released 7-10 days

prior to scheduled funeral services.

Miles' name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl, along

with the others who are missing from World War II. A rosette will be placed

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

For more information about DPAA, visit www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media

at www.facebook.com/dodpaa, or call 703-699-1420/1169.

Miles' personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000Xe0FEAS

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

Sent: 27 August, 2018 10:58

To: Undisclosed recipients:

Subject: Sailor Killed During World War II Accounted For (Blancheri, W.)

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Navy Reserve Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class William H. Blancheri, killed during

World War II, was accounted for on Aug. 14, 2018.

http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1613210/
sailor-killed-during-world-war-ii-accounted-for-blancheri-w/

In November 1943, Blancheri was a member of Headquarters Company, 2nd

Battalion, 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. Blancheri died on the first day of the battle, Nov.

20, 1943, during the first waves of the assault.

DPAA is grateful to the Department for Veterans Affairs for their

partnership in this mission.

Interment services are pending; more details will be released 7-10 days

prior to scheduled funeral services.

Blancheri's name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl,

along with the others who are missing from World War II. A rosette will be

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

For more information about DPAA, visit www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media

at www.facebook.com/dodpaa, or call 703-699-1420.

Blancheri's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000XfFJEA0

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 27 August, 2018 10:56
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: USS Oklahoma Sailor Killed During World War II Accounted For (McKeeman, B.)

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Navy Fireman 1st Class Bert E. McKeeman, killed during the attack on the USS

Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on Aug. 13, 2018.

http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1613199/
uss-oklahoma-sailor-killed-during-world-war-ii-accounted-for-mckeeman-b/

On Dec. 7, 1941, McKeeman 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 McKeeman.

In 2015, DPAA disinterred remains from the National Memorial Cemetery of the

Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu.

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

in this mission.

Interment services are pending; more details will be released 7-10 days

prior to scheduled funeral services.

McKeeman's name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl,

along with the others who are missing from World War II. A rosette will be

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

For more information about DPAA, visit www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media

at www.facebook.com/dodpaa, or call 703-699-1420/1169.

McKeeman's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000Xe0CEAS

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 20 August, 2018 10:56
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: New Mexico Airman Accounted For From World War II To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Army Air Forces Sgt. Alfonso O. Duran, accounted for on May 22, will be

buried August 22 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Duran, 22, of El Rito, New Mexico, was killed during World War II.

His nephew, Stanley Evans, of Santa Fe, is available for interviews at (505)

982-3204.

The Department of Defense has the attached photo of Duran 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 February 1944, Duran was a nose gunner on a B-24H Liberator, assigned to

the 724th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 451st Bombardment Group, 15th Air

Force.  On February 25, 1944, the final day of Operation Argument, Duran's

aircraft came under attack by German fighters and anti-aircraft fire, while

he was on a bombing mission targeting Regensburg, Germany.  The tail gunner

in another aircraft witnessed a direct hit on Duran's aircraft, which tore

off a section of the right wing.  Nine of the ten crew members were able to

bail from the aircraft before it crashed.  The tail gunner from Duran's

aircraft reported he had last seen Duran alive in the aircraft, but believed

Duran did not bail out.  All nine of Duran's crewmates survived the bail out

and were captured and interrogated in Verona, Italy, where they were told

that one body had been found in the aircraft wreckage.  The crash site was

reported to be located near Ljubljana, Slovenia, an area then under Axis

control.

Following the war, the American Graves Registration Service, Mediterranean

Zone, of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, searched for the remains of U.S.

service personnel in Europe, as part of the global effort to identify and

return them for honored burial.  No remains could be associated with Duran,

and he was declared deceased as of Feb. 25, 1944.

In 2006, analysts began research on Duran's loss after receiving information

concerning a B-24 Liberator that had reportedly crashed near the village of

Pokojišče, municipality of Vrhnika, Slovenia.  A team from the Defense

POW/Missing Personnel Office, a predecessor of DPAA, visited the alleged

crash site in 2012 and interviewed residents who reported the remains of an

unidentified Allied airman from that crash site were initially buried along

the side wall of Saint Stephens Church in Pokojišče, and that the grave was

regularly tended to by Mrs. Tončka Dragar, who cordoned it off with stones

and regularly laid flowers on the mound.

The team was then shown a headstone erected in 1962 at the back of Saint

Stephens Church, indicating that the unidentified Allied airman, by then

portrayed as an Australian airman, had been reburied together with four

Partisan soldiers, two of whom were also unidentified. 

In 2016, with information provided by several private Slovenain researchers,

DPAA concluded that the remains were likely those of Duran.  Because there

was a possibility that the remains were of an Australian, DPAA invited the

collaboration of the Office of Australian War Graves Commission (OAWG) and

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Directorate of History and Heritage. 

Upon concurrence from the OAWG and RAAF, and with the gracious permission of

Father Janez Šiler, the Parish Priest of St. Stephens, the families of the

Partisan soldiers believed to have been buried in the alleged mass grave,

the Slovenian Ministry of Labor, Family, Social Affairs, and Equal

Opportunities, and the Institute for Protection of Cultural Heritage of

Slovenia, in July 2017 a DPAA recovery team excavated several alleged burial

sites adjacent to the church in Pokojišče, recovering possible osseous

remains. 

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

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

anthropological analysis, as well as material and circumstantial evidence.

DPAA is grateful to the Slovenian Ministry of Labor, Family, Social Affairs,

and Equal Opportunities, the Institute for Protection of Cultural Heritage

of Slovenia, the residents of Pokojišče, the several private Slovenian

researchers involved, Tončka Dragar, Ambassador Brent Hartley, the Office of

Australian War Graves Commission, and the RAAF Directorate of History and

Heritage 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 72,906 service members

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

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

of the Missing at the Florence American Cemetery in Impruneta, Italy, along

with other MIAs 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.

08/19/18
 

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 17 August, 2018 07:18
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Soldier Captured and Killed During World War II Accounted For (Worrell, M.)

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Army Pfc. Morris R. Worrell, captured and killed during World War II, was

accounted for on August 13.

http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1605102/
soldier-killed-during-world-war-ii-accounted-for-worrell-m/

On Dec. 8, 1941, Worrell was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 31st

Infantry Regiment, when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands.

Intense fighting continued until the surrender of the Bataan peninsula on

April 9, 1942, and of the Corregidor Island on May 6, 1942. Thousands of

U.S. and Filipino service members were taken prisoner; including many who

were forced to endure the Bataan Death March, en route to Japanese prisoner

of war (POW) camps, including the POW camp at Cabanatuan on the island of

Luzon, Philippines. Worrell was among those reported captured after the

surrender of Corregidor and who were eventually moved to the Cabanatuan POW

camp. More than 2,500 POWs perished in this camp during the remaining years

of the war.

Interment services are pending; a formal notification will be released 7-10

days prior to scheduled funeral services.

DPAA is appreciative to the American Battle Monuments Commission for their

partnership in this mission.

Worrell's name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila

American Cemetery site along with the other MIAs from WWII. A rosette will

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

For more information about DPAA, visit www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media

at www.facebook.com/dodpaa, or call 703-699-1420/1169.

Worrell's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000Ll5vEAC.

08/16/18

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 16 August, 2018 07:26
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Indiana Sailor Accounted For From World War II To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Navy Machinist's Mate 1st Class Arthur Glenn, accounted for on Nov. 17,

2017, will be buried August 21 in the National Memorial Cemetery of the

Pacific in Honolulu.

Glenn, 43, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was killed during the attack on the USS

Oklahoma in World War II.

His great niece, Danielle Myers, also of Fort Wayne, is available for

interviews at (260) 615-9076.

The Department of Defense has the attached photo of Glenn 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, Glenn's 43rd birthday, he 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 Glenn. 

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 Glenn.

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

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

matched his family, as well as dental and anthropological analysis, along

with circumstantial evidence.  Glenn was the 100th identification made by

DPAA of the USS Oklahoma casualties.

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 72,906 (approximately 26,000 are

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

Glenn'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: 16 August, 2018 07:12
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Soldier Killed During Korean War Accounted For (Spangenberg, G.)

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Army Pfc. George L. Spangenberg, killed during the Korean War, was accounted

for on August 14.

http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1603758/
soldier-killed-during-korean-war-accounted-for-spangenberg-g/

In November 1950, Spangenberg was a member of Company E, 8th Cavalry

Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was reported missing in action on Nov. 2,

1950 following a battle in Unsan, North Korea, the days prior.

Spangengberg's name was never included on lists of American Soldiers being

held as prisoners of war by the Korean People's Army (KPA) or the Chinese

People's Volunteer Forces (CPVF,) and no returned American prisoners of war

had any information on his status.

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.

Interment services are pending; more details will be released 7-10 days

prior to scheduled funeral services.

Spangenberg's name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the

Punchbowl, 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 more information about DPAA, visit www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media

at www.facebook.com/dodpaa, or call 703-699-1420/1169.

Spangenberg's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt00000004o2sEAA

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 16 August, 2018 07:10
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Soldier Killed During Korean War Accounted For (Ball, M.)

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Army Pfc. Mathis O. Ball, Jr., killed during the Korean War, was accounted

for on August 14.

http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1603755/
soldier-killed-during-korean-war-accounted-for-ball-m/

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

Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, engaged in combat operations against North

Korean forces near Choch'iwon, South Korea. Ball could not be accounted-for

and was declared missing in action on July 12, 1950.

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

in this mission.

Interment services are pending; more details will be released 7-10 days

prior to scheduled funeral services.

Ball's name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl, 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 more information about DPAA, visit www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media

at www.facebook.com/dodpaa, or call 703-699-1420/1169.

Ball's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000007PrFBEA0

Marine Pvt Emil F. Ragucci was given a police escort to the John F. Murray in Flourtown, PA for his full honors burial tomorrow in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 3301 W. Cheltenham Ave., Philadelphia. PA.

https://youtu.be/IIii1Wpd5z8

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 10 August, 2018 08:32
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: California Airman Accounted For From World War II To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Army Air Forces Capt. George Van Vleet, Jr., 35, accounted for on March 19,

will be buried August 18 in his hometown.

Van Vleet, 35, of Fresno, California, Was killed during World War II.

His daughter, Ann Wagner, also of Fresno, is available for interviews at

(559) 439-7918.

The Department of Defense has the attached photo of Van Vleet 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 Jan. 21, 1944, Van Vleet was a member of the 38th Bombardment Squadron,

(Heavy), 30th Bombardment Group, stationed at Hawkins Field, Betio Island,

Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands, when the B-24J bomber aircraft he was aboard

crashed shortly after take-off. 

Following the crash, the squadron's physician recovered the remains of six

individuals who died in the crash and interred them in Cemetery No. 33 on

Betio Island, one of several cemeteries established on the island. 

Following the war, the U.S. Army's 604th Quartermaster Graves Registration

Company conducted remains recovery operations on Betio between 1946 and

1947.  Using Marine Corps records, they began the task of consolidating all

the remains from isolated burial sites into a single cemetery called Lone

Palm Cemetery.  The remains of the crew on the B-24J bomber were believed to

be among those moved, however Van Vleet's remains were not identified and he

was declared non-recoverable.

On Nov. 7, 2016, DPAA disinterred Tarawa Unknown X-014 from the National

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

In May 2017, through a partnership with History Flight, Inc., DPAA returned

to Betio to conduct excavations of remains of men buried after the battle.

One set of remains was consolidated with the remains disinterred from X-014

and was sent to the lab for analysis.

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

Medical Examiner System used Y-chromosome (Y-STR) and autosomal (auSTR) DNA

analysis, which matched his family, dental, and anthropological analysis,

which matched his records, as well as circumstantial evidence.

DPAA is grateful to History Flight, Inc., the Department of Veterans Affairs

and the Republic Kiribati of for their partnerships 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 73,906 service members

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

unaccounted for from World War II. Van Vleet's name is recorded on the

Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl, site along with the other MIAs 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: 10 August, 2018 08:35
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Soldier Accounted For From Korean War To Be Buried With Full Military Honors

Dear Editor,

Army Pfc. Joe S. Elmore, accounted for on Jul 3, will be buried August 18 in

Albany, Kentucky.

Elmore, 20, of Seminary, Kentucky, was killed during the Korean War.

His niece, Debbie Bowlin, is available for interviews at (270) 791-7877.

The Department of Defense has the attached photo of Elmore 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, Elmore was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion,

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. Because

Elmore could not be accounted for by his unit, he was reported missing in

action as of Dec. 2, 1950.

Elmore's name did not appear on any prisoner of war lists and no returning

Americans reported him as a prisoner of war. Due to the prolonged lack of

evidence, the U.S. Army declared him deceased as of May 1, 1953.

On Oct. 19, 1995, during a United Nations Command/Korean People's Army

meeting at Panmunjom, the KPA offered to repatriate the remains of a British

soldier killed during the Korean War.  The KPA identified the remains to be

Pvt. J. Edmunds, who was reportedly found by a KPA work crew in July 1995,

near Wangsan, Rimkangni, Kaesong City.  The remains were handed over on Oct.

30, 1995, and the British government asked DPAA's predecessors to identify

the remains.

On Feb. 28, 1996, the remains were declared unidentifiable. 

On Sept. 1, 1997, the British Army Headquarters Adjutant General, Personnel

and Training Command, sent a request to the Adjutant General, U.S. Army

Personnel Command, requesting the remains be returned for burial in Busan,

South Korea, during the visit of the British Korean Veterans Association to

Korea in April 1998.  The remains were transferred to the custody of British

authorities and were buried in a grave marked as "British Unknown."

Following the institution of the Korean War Project, DPAA was able to

associate the unknown remains with two missing U.S. service members. 

In November 2017, the remains were disinterred by the 8th Army Mortuary,

U.S. Forces Korea and transported to DPAA.

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

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

DNA analysis, as well as anthropological analysis and circumstantial

evidence.

DPAA is grateful to the British government and military authorities and

South Korean government for their partnership in this mission.

Today, 7,691 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.  Elmore's 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.

Elmore's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000RlYQJEA3

From: Duus, Kristen L SFC USARMY DPAA EC (US) <kristen.l.duus.mil@mail.mil>
Sent: 9 August, 2018 08:29
To: Undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Soldier Killed During Korean War Accounted For (Duquette, L.)

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Army Pfc. Leo J. Duquette, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for

on Aug. 8, 2018.

http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1597529/
soldier-killed-during-korean-war-accounted-for-duquette-l/

In July 1950, Duquette was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 21st

Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, engaged in combat operations

against North Korean forces near Choch'iwon, South Korea. Duquette could not

be accounted-for and was declared missing in action on July 11, 1950.

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

in this mission.

Interment services are pending; more details will be released 7-10 days

prior to scheduled funeral services.

Duquette's name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl,

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 more information about DPAA, visit www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media

at www.facebook.com/dodpaa, or call 703-699-1420/1169.

Duquette's personnel profile can be viewed at

https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000007kTRyEAM

Sent: 8/8/2018 6:18:11 PM Eastern Standard Time
Subject: Great Podcast with Ann Mills-Griffiths (POW/MIA Families) and Kelly McKeague, Head of DPAA