DPMO has announced the identification of two US MIAs from the Korean War.
• PFC Paul L. Tingle, I Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, US Army, was lost 26 November 1950 in North Korea. He was accounted for Nov. 12, 2014. PFC Tingle will be buried with full military honors; funeral arrangements are not readily available.
• 1LT Raymond O. Ball, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, USMC, was lost 27 November 1950 in North Korea. He was accounted for 13 November 2014. He will be buried with full military honors; funeral arrangements are not immediately available.
Welcome home, my elder brothers-in-arms. Rest in peace.
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Over 73,000 US personnel remain unaccounted for from World War II; over 7,800 US personnel remain unaccounted for from the Korean War; and over 1,600 remain unaccounted for in Southeast Asia (SEA). Comparison of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from recovered remains against mtDNA from a matrilineal descendant can assist in providing a positive ID for those recovered remains.
Unfortunately, JPAC has recently reorganized their web site; they no longer seems to provide by-name lists of the MIAs for whom there is a need for mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) samples to assist in possible identification of remains. So if you have a relative that is still MIA from World War II, Korea, or SEA – please consider reading this JPAC fact sheet to see if you qualify to submit a mtDNA sample.
If you qualify to submit a mtDNA sample and have a relative from World War II, Korea, or SEA who is still MIA, please contact JPAC (there is an 866 number on the flier linked above) and see if they already have a mtDNA sample for your missing relative. If not, please arrange to submit a sample. By submitting a mtDNA sample, you may be able to help identify US remains that have been recovered and repatriated but not yet positively identified.
Everybody deserves a proper burial. That’s especially true for those who gave their all while serving this nation.
Welcome Home. May your rest in peace now, and your family find comfort in your return.
Never Forget!
Welcome home, brothers. Rest in peace.
Rest In Peace in your home now Brothers. God bless your families.
LT Ball was a Marine officer whose unit occupied Hill 1282 at Yudam-ni in the area of the Chosin Reservoir during November 1950. He become company commander when Easy company’s captain was killed in the ferocious fighting with the Chinese. Ball was himself wounded multiple times before succumbing at an aid station on 27 November. He was from Ohio.
PFC Paul Tingle was no kid when he went to war. He was 36. He was born on New Year’s Day 1914 and joined the Fallen while a POW. His residence of record was in San Francisco.
Welcome home, men.
Welcome home brothers
May you and your family rest in peace now. Your war is finally over.