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Category: No Longer Missing

  • Another Two Are Accounted For

    DPAA has identified and accounted for the following formerly-missing US personnel.

    From World War II

    St2c Felicismo Florese, US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. He was accounted for on 20 December 2018.

    From Korea

    PFC James C. Williams, US Army, assigned to Medical Company, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, was lost in South Korea on 12 July 1950. He was accounted for on 2 January 2019.

    From Southeast Asia

    None

    Welcome back, elder brothers-in-arms. Our apologies that your return took so long.

    You’re home now. Rest easy.

    . . .

    Over 72,000 US personnel remain unaccounted for from World War II; over 7,600 US personnel remain unaccounted for from the Korean War; over 1,500 remain unaccounted for in Southeast Asia (SEA); 126 remain unaccounted for from the Cold War; 5 remain unaccounted for from the Gulf Wars; and 1 individual remains unaccounted for from Operation Eldorado Canyon. Comparison of DNA from recovered remains against DNA from some (but not all) blood relatives can assist in making a positive ID for unidentified remains that have already been recovered, or which may be recovered in the future.

    On their web site’s Contact Us” page, DPAA now has FAQs. The answer to one of those FAQs describes who can and cannot submit DNA samples useful in identifying recovered remains. The chart giving the answer can be viewed here. The text associated with the chart is short and can be viewed in DPAA’s FAQs.

    If your family lost someone in one of these conflicts and you qualify to submit a DNA sample, please arrange to submit one. By doing that you just might help identify the remains of a US service member who’s been repatriated but not yet been identified – as well as a relative of yours, however distant. Or you may help to identify remains to be recovered in the future.

    Everybody deserves a proper burial. That’s especially true for those who gave their all while serving this nation.

    —–

    Author’s Note: St2c Florese was accounted for by DPAA on 20 December 2018. However, that fact apparently was not posted to their website’s “Recently Accounted For” listing prior to the end of the year.

  • DPAA – Nine More are Accounted For, and Year End Wrap-Up

    During 2018 DPAA identified and announced having accounted for the following formerly-missing US personnel. As is sometimes the case, these individual’s accountings were apparently not announced immediately and were later “slip-streamed” into DPAA’s “Recently Accounted For” listing. My apologies for not noting these individual’s accountings here at TAH earlier.

    From World War II

    GM3c Marvin B. Atkins, US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. He was accounted for on 11 April 2018.

    Pfc Robert K. Holmes, USMC, assigned to assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. He was accounted for on 12 June 2018.

    TSgt Harry A. Carlsen, USMC, assigned to Company A, 2nd Amphibian Tractor Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, was lost on Tarawa on 20 November 1943. He was accounted for on 23 July 2018.

    ARM3c Walter E. Mintus, US Navy, assigned to Torpedo Squadron Fifty-One (VT-51), was lost in the Republic of Palau on 27 July 1944. He was accounted for on 28 June 2018.

    PVT Kenneth D. Farris, US Army, assigned to B Company, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, was lost in Germany on 28 November 1944. He was accounted for on 26 April 2018.

    2nd Lt. Hulen A. Leinweber, US Army, assigned to 40th Fighter Squadron, 35th Fighter Group, US Army Air Forces, was lost in the Philippines on 10 June 1945. He was accounted for on 29 June 2018.

    From Korea

    SGT Eugene W. Yost, US Army, assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, was lost in South Korea on 3 September 1950. He was accounted for on 9 April 2018.

    MSG Carl H. Lindquist, US Army, assigned to Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, was lost in North Korea on 29 November 1950. He was accounted for on 5 June 2018.

    1LT Herman L. Falk, US Army, assigned to B Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, was lost in South Korea on 12 Feb 1951. He was accounted for on 16 August 2018.

    From Southeast Asia

    None

    Welcome back, elder brothers-in-arms. Our apologies that your return took so long.

    You’re home now. Rest easy.

    . . .

    Over 72,000 US personnel remain unaccounted for from World War II; over 7,600 US personnel remain unaccounted for from the Korean War; over 1,500 remain unaccounted for in Southeast Asia (SEA); 126 remain unaccounted for from the Cold War; 5 remain unaccounted for from the Gulf Wars; and 1 individual remains unaccounted for from Operation Eldorado Canyon. Comparison of DNA from recovered remains against DNA from some (but not all) blood relatives can assist in making a positive ID for unidentified remains that have already been recovered, or which may be recovered in the future.

    On their web site’s Contact Us” page, DPAA now has FAQs. The answer to one of those FAQs describes who can and cannot submit DNA samples useful in identifying recovered remains. The chart giving the answer can be viewed here. The text associated with the chart is short and can be viewed in DPAA’s FAQs.

    If your family lost someone in one of these conflicts and you qualify to submit a DNA sample, please arrange to submit one. By doing that you just might help identify the remains of a US service member who’s been repatriated but not yet been identified – as well as a relative of yours, however distant. Or you may help to identify remains to be recovered in the future.

    Everybody deserves a proper burial. That’s especially true for those who gave their all while serving this nation.

    —–

    During 2018, DPAA accounted for 205 US personnel who had been declared MIA in various conflicts during the 20th Century. Of those, 156 were from World War II; 39 were from Korea; and 10 were from Southeast Asia.

  • Another Six Are Accounted For

    DPAA has identified and accounted for the following formerly-missing US personnel.

    From World War II

    MM1c George Hanson, US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. He was accounted for on 19 December 2018.

    1st Lt. Burleigh E. Curtis, US Army, assigned to 377th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group, US Army Air Forces, was lost in France on 13 June 1944. He was accounted for on 20 December 2018.

    PFC William F. Delaney, US Army, assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, was lost in Germany on 22 November 1944. He was accounted for on 17 December 2018.

    2nd Lt. Lynn W. Hadfield, US Army, assigned to 642nd Bombardment Squadron, 409th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Division, 9th Air Force, US Army Air Forces, was lost in Germany on 21 March 1945. He was accounted for on 13 December 2018.

    Sgt. Vernon L. Hamilton, US Army, assigned to 642nd Bombardment Squadron, 409th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Division, 9th Air Force, US Army Air Forces, was lost in Germany on 21 March 1945. He was accounted for on 14 December 2018.

    From Korea

    CPL John G. Krebs, US Army, assigned to L Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, was lost in South Korea on 11 July 1950. He was accounted for on 19 December 2018.

    From Southeast Asia

    None

    Welcome back, elder brothers-in-arms. Our apologies that your return took so long.

    You’re home now. Rest easy.

    . . .

    Over 72,000 US personnel remain unaccounted for from World War II; over 7,600 US personnel remain unaccounted for from the Korean War; over 1,500 remain unaccounted for in Southeast Asia (SEA); 126 remain unaccounted for from the Cold War; 5 remain unaccounted for from the Gulf Wars; and 1 individual remains unaccounted for from Operation Eldorado Canyon. Comparison of DNA from recovered remains against DNA from some (but not all) blood relatives can assist in making a positive ID for unidentified remains that have already been recovered, or which may be recovered in the future.

    On their web site’s Contact Us” page, DPAA now has FAQs. The answer to one of those FAQs describes who can and cannot submit DNA samples useful in identifying recovered remains. The chart giving the answer can be viewed here. The text associated with the chart is short and can be viewed in DPAA’s FAQs.

    If your family lost someone in one of these conflicts and you qualify to submit a DNA sample, please arrange to submit one. By doing that you just might help identify the remains of a US service member who’s been repatriated but not yet been identified – as well as a relative of yours, however distant. Or you may help to identify remains to be recovered in the future.

    Everybody deserves a proper burial. That’s especially true for those who gave their all while serving this nation.

  • Four More are Home

    DPAA has identified and accounted for the following formerly-missing US personnel.

    From World War II

    WT1c Edwin B. McCabe, US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. He was accounted for on 10 December 2018.

    EM3c Roman W. Sadlowski, US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. He was accounted for on 11 December 2018.

    S2c John C. Auld, US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. He was accounted for on 7 December 2018.

    From Korea

    PFC Karl L. Dye, US Army, assigned to B Battery, 52nd Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, was lost in South Korea on 16 July 1950. He was accounted for on 6 December 2018.

    From Southeast Asia

    None

    Welcome back, elder brothers-in-arms. Our apologies that your return took so long.

    You’re home now. Rest easy.

    . . .

    Over 72,000 US personnel remain unaccounted for from World War II; over 7,600 US personnel remain unaccounted for from the Korean War; over 1,500 remain unaccounted for in Southeast Asia (SEA); 126 remain unaccounted for from the Cold War; 5 remain unaccounted for from the Gulf Wars; and 1 individual remains unaccounted for from Operation Eldorado Canyon. Comparison of DNA from recovered remains against DNA from some (but not all) blood relatives can assist in making a positive ID for unidentified remains that have already been recovered, or which may be recovered in the future.

    On their web site’s Contact Us” page, DPAA now has FAQs. The answer to one of those FAQs describes who can and cannot submit DNA samples useful in identifying recovered remains. The chart giving the answer can be viewed here. The text associated with the chart is short and can be viewed in DPAA’s FAQs.

    If your family lost someone in one of these conflicts and you qualify to submit a DNA sample, please arrange to submit one. By doing that you just might help identify the remains of a US service member who’s been repatriated but not yet been identified – as well as a relative of yours, however distant. Or you may help to identify remains to be recovered in the future.

    Everybody deserves a proper burial. That’s especially true for those who gave their all while serving this nation.

  • Another Returns

    DPAA has identified and accounted for the following formerly-missing US personnel.

    From World War II

    S2c George A. Thompson , US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. He was accounted for on 5 December 2018.

    From Korea

    None

    From Southeast Asia

    None

    Welcome back, elder brother-in-arms. Our apologies that your return took so long.

    Rest easy. You’re home now.

    . . .

    Over 72,000 US personnel remain unaccounted for from World War II; over 7,600 US personnel remain unaccounted for from the Korean War; over 1,500 remain unaccounted for in Southeast Asia (SEA); 126 remain unaccounted for from the Cold War; 5 remain unaccounted for from the Gulf Wars; and 1 individual remains unaccounted for from Operation Eldorado Canyon. Comparison of DNA from recovered remains against DNA from some (but not all) blood relatives can assist in making a positive ID for unidentified remains that have already been recovered, or which may be recovered in the future.

    On their web site’s Contact Us” page, DPAA now has FAQs. The answer to one of those FAQs describes who can and cannot submit DNA samples useful in identifying recovered remains. The chart giving the answer can be viewed here. The text associated with the chart is short and can be viewed in DPAA’s FAQs.

    If your family lost someone in one of these conflicts and you qualify to submit a DNA sample, please arrange to submit one. By doing that you just might help identify the remains of a US service member who’s been repatriated but not yet been identified – as well as a relative of yours, however distant. Or you may help to identify remains to be recovered in the future.

    Everybody deserves a proper burial. That’s especially true for those who gave their all while serving this nation.

  • World War II B-24 Pilot Laid To Rest

    The Tribune Review reports the remains of Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Eugene P. Ford were interred Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. Also interred were ashes of Vietnam veteran Richard Stanton Ford, the son the pilot never met.

    The 21-year-old Ford, of Latrobe, PA, was the pilot of a B-24J aircraft known as the Tulsamerican.

    On Dec. 17, 1944, the Tulsamerican was the lead aircraft targeting oil refineries in Germany when it came under attack and was forced to crash in the Adriatic Sea.

    The Military Times link is here:  https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/12/05/wwii-pilots-remains-interred-at-arlington-along-with-sons/

     

  • Four More Are Home

    DPAA has identified and accounted for the following formerly-missing US personnel.

    From World War II

    S1c Kenneth H. Sampson, US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. He was accounted for on 26 November 2018.

    F3c Willard I. Lawson, US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. He was accounted for on 23 November 2018.

    PVT Floyd A. Fulmer, US Army, assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, was lost in Germany on 14 November 1944. He was accounted for on 27 November 2018.

    PVT Harry W. Wilder, US Army, assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, was lost in Germany on 14 November 1944. He was accounted for on 27 November 2018.

    From Korea

    None

    From Southeast Asia

    None

    Welcome back, elder brothers-in-arms. Our apologies that your return took so long.

    Rest easy. You’re home now.

    . . .

    Over 72,000 US personnel remain unaccounted for from World War II; over 7,600 US personnel remain unaccounted for from the Korean War; over 1,500 remain unaccounted for in Southeast Asia (SEA); 126 remain unaccounted for from the Cold War; 5 remain unaccounted for from the Gulf Wars; and 1 individual remains unaccounted for from Operation Eldorado Canyon. Comparison of DNA from recovered remains against DNA from some (but not all) blood relatives can assist in making a positive ID for unidentified remains that have already been recovered, or which may be recovered in the future.

    On their web site’s Contact Us” page, DPAA now has FAQs. The answer to one of those FAQs describes who can and cannot submit DNA samples useful in identifying recovered remains. The chart giving the answer can be viewed here. The text associated with the chart is short and can be viewed in DPAA’s FAQs.

    If your family lost someone in one of these conflicts and you qualify to submit a DNA sample, please arrange to submit one. By doing that you just might help identify the remains of a US service member who’s been repatriated but not yet been identified – as well as a relative of yours, however distant. Or you may help to identify remains to be recovered in the future.

    Everybody deserves a proper burial. That’s especially true for those who gave their all while serving this nation.

  • Another Four Are Home

    From World War II

    ENS Charles M. Stern, Jr., US Naval Reserve, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. He was accounted for on 13 November 2018.

    MM1c Ulis C. Steely, US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. He was accounted for on 14 November 2018.

    Pfc Nicholas J. Gojmerac, USMC Reserve, assigned to Company Q, 4th Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, was lost in the Solomon Islands on 20 July 1943. He was accounted for on 14 November 2018.

    AMM1c Ira N. Slaton, US Naval Reserve, assigned to Carrier Aircraft Service Unit (CASU) 17, was lost at Tarawa on 16 December 1943. He was accounted for on 13 November 2018.

    From Korea

    None

    From Southeast Asia

    None

    Welcome back, elder brothers-in-arms. Our apologies that your return took so long.

    Rest easy. You’re home now.

    . . .

    Over 72,000 US personnel remain unaccounted for from World War II; over 7,600 US personnel remain unaccounted for from the Korean War; over 1,500 remain unaccounted for in Southeast Asia (SEA); 126 remain unaccounted for from the Cold War; 5 remain unaccounted for from the Gulf Wars; and 1 individual remains unaccounted for from Operation Eldorado Canyon. Comparison of DNA from recovered remains against DNA from some (but not all) blood relatives can assist in making a positive ID for unidentified remains that have already been recovered, or which may be recovered in the future.

    On their web site’s Contact Us page DPAA now has FAQs. The answer to one of those FAQs describes who can and cannot submit DNA samples useful in identifying recovered remains. The chart giving the answer can be viewed here. The text associated with the chart is short and can be viewed in DPAA’s FAQs.

    If your family lost someone in one of these conflicts and you qualify to submit a DNA sample, please arrange to submit one. By doing that you just might help identify the remains of a US service member who’s been repatriated but not yet been identified – as well as a relative of yours, however distant. Or you may help to identify remains to be recovered in the future.

    Everybody deserves a proper burial. That’s especially true for those who gave their all while serving this nation.