Category: No Longer Missing

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

From World War II

• ENS Ensign John C. England, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, US Navy, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941.  He was accounted for on 6 May 2016.

• ENS Ensign William M. Finnegan, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, US Navy, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941.  He was accounted for on 9 May 2016.

• Seaman 1st Class William E. Welch, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, US Navy, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941.  He was accounted for on 1 April 2016.

• Seaman 2nd Class Lewis L. Wagoner, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, US Navy, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941.  He was accounted for on 18 February 2016.

• Seaman 2nd Class James N. Phipps, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, US Navy, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941.  He was accounted for on 21 March 2016.

• Pfc. John Saini, Company, H, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, USMC, was lost on Tarawa Atoll on 20 November 1943.  He was accounted for on 23 April 2016.

• Pvt. Palmer S. Haraldson, Company C, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, USMC, was lost on Tarawa Atoll on 22 November 1943. He was accounted for on 25 April 2016.

From Vietnam

• Maj. Dean A. Klenda, 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron, USAF, was lost on 17 September 1965. He was accounted for on  1 March 2016.

Additionally, Jonn has written an article about  one individual I apparently did not cover previously:

• MM1 John E. Anderson, assigned to the crew of the Landing Craft Tank (LCT), Mark 5, Hull #30, US Navy, was lost at Omaha Beach, France, on 6 June 1944.  He was accounted for on 10 March 2016.

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

Rest now in peace.  You’re home.

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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 making a positive ID for unidentified remains that have already been recovered, or which may be recovered in the future.

DPAA’s web site now has what appears to be a decent “Contact Us” page. The page doesn’t have instructions concerning who can and cannot submit a mtDNA sample or how to submit one, but the POCs listed there may be able to refer you to someone who can answer that question – or may be able to answer the question themselves. If you think you might possibly qualify, please contact one of those POCs for further information.

If your family lost someone in one of these conflicts and you qualify to submit a mtDNA 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.

DPAA has identified and accounted for the following formerly-missing members of the US military.

From World War II

• LT Julian B. Jordan, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost on 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor, HI.  He was accounted for on 27 April 2016.

• ENS Lewis B. Pride, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost on 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor, HI. He was accounted for on     28 April 2016     4 November 2015 (see note).

• FM2 James B. Boring, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost on 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor, HI.  He was accounted for on 5 May 2016.

• FM3 Edwin C. Hopkins, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost on 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor, HI. He was accounted for on 4 May 2016.

• Seaman 2nd Class Rudolph V. Piskuran, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost on 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor, HI. He was accounted for on 20 April 2016.

From Korea

• SFC James P. Shunney, I Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, US Army, was lost on 2 November 1950 at Pearl Harbor, HI. He was accounted for on 3 May 2016.

Welcome back, elder brothers-in-arms. Rest in peace now.

You’re home.

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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 making a positive ID for unidentified remains that have already been recovered, or which may be recovered in the future.

DPAA’s web site now has what appears to be a decent “Contact Us” page. The page doesn’t have instructions concerning who can and cannot submit a mtDNA sample or how to submit one, but the POCs listed there may be able to refer you to someone who can answer that question – or may be able to answer the question themselves. If you think you might possibly qualify, please contact one of those POCs for further information.

If your family lost someone in one of these conflicts and you qualify to submit a mtDNA 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: update due to DPAA adding additional personnel as accounted-for to their website immediately after the article was published. Additionally, DPAA apparently double-listed ENS Pride with two different dates on which he was determined “accounted-for”. The date above now reflects their corrected list, which now shows him accounted-for once – on 4 November 2015.)

DPAA has identified and accounted for the following formerly-missing members of the US military.

From World War II

• FM3 Kenneth L. Jayne, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost on 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor, HI. He was accounted for on 14 April 2016.

• CPL George G. Simmons, H Battery, 60th Coast Artillery Regiment, US Army, was lost on 19 November 1942 in the Philippines. He was accounted for on 14 April 2016.

• PFC John P. Sersha, F Company, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, US Army, was lost on 27 September 1944 in the Netherlands. He was accounted for on 13 April 2016.

Welcome home, elder brothers-in-arms. Rest in peace now. You’re home.
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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 making a positive ID for unidentified remains that have already been recovered, or which may be recovered in the future.

DPAA’s web site now has what appears to be a decent “Contact Us” page. The page doesn’t have instructions concerning who can and cannot submit a mtDNA sample or how to submit one, but the POCs listed there may be able to refer you to someone who can answer that question – or may be able to answer the question themselves. If you think you might possibly qualify, please contact one of those POCs for further information.

If your family lost someone in one of these conflicts and you qualify to submit a mtDNA 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.

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

• ENS Joseph P. Hittorff, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, US Navy, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. He was accounted for on 6 April 2016.

• CSK Herbert J. Hoard, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, US Navy, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. He was accounted for on 4 April 2016.

• FC1 Paul A. Nash, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, US Navy, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. He was accounted for on 5 April 2016.

• MM1 Alfred F. Wells, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, US Navy, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941.  He was accounted for on 7 April 2016.

Sailors, rest your oars.  Our apologies that identifying you took so long.

Rest now in peace, elder brothers-in-arms.

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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 making a positive ID for unidentified remains that have already been recovered, or which may be recovered in the future.

DPAA’s web site now has what appears to be a decent “Contact Us” page. The page doesn’t have instructions concerning who can and cannot submit a mtDNA sample or how to submit one, but the POCs listed there may be able to refer you to someone who can answer that question – or may be able to answer the question themselves. If you think you might possibly qualify, please contact one of those POCs for further information.

If your family lost someone in one of these conflicts and you qualify to submit a mtDNA 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.

DPAA has identified and accounted for the following formerly-missing members of the US military.

From World War II

• Pfc. John F. Prince, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, USMC, was lost on 20 November 1943 on Tarawa. He was accounted for on 2 April 2016.

• Pfc. Anthony Brozyna, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, USMC, was lost on 20 November 1943 on Tarawa. He was accounted for on 6 April 2016.

Welcome home, elder brothers-in-arms. Rest in peace now. You’re home.
. . .

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 making a positive ID for unidentified remains that have already been recovered, or which may be recovered in the future.

DPAA’s web site now has what appears to be a decent “Contact Us” page. The page doesn’t have instructions concerning who can and cannot submit a mtDNA sample or how to submit one, but the POCs listed there may be able to refer you to someone who can answer that question – or may be able to answer the question themselves. If you think you might possibly qualify, please contact one of those POCs for further information.

If your family lost someone in one of these conflicts and you qualify to submit a mtDNA 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.

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

From World War II

• FM3 John H. Lindsley, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, US Navy, was lost on 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor, HI.  He was accounted for on 25 March 2016.

From Korea

• CPL Dennis D. Buckley, A Battery, 15th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, US Army, was lost on 13 February 1951 in South Korea.  He was accounted for on 21 March 2016.

Welcome home, elder brothers-in-arms.  You’re home now.  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 making a positive ID for unidentified remains that have already been recovered, or which may be recovered in the future.

DPAA’s web site now has what appears to be a decent “Contact Us” page.  The page doesn’t have instructions concerning who can and cannot submit a mtDNA sample or how to submit one, but the POCs listed there may be able to refer you to someone who can answer that question – or may be able to answer the question themselves.  If you think you might possibly qualify, please contact one of those POCs for further information.

If your family lost someone in one of these conflicts and you qualify to submit a mtDNA 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.

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

From World War II

• 1st Lt. Frederick W. Langhorst, 1330 Army Air Force Base Unit, Air Transport Command, U.S. Army Air Forces, US Army, was lost on 17 July 1945 in India.   He was accounted for on 17 March 2016.

From Vietnam

• SFC Alan L. Boyer, Command and Control Detachment, 5th Special Forces Group, US Army, was lost on 28 March 1968 in Laos.  He was accounted for on 16 March 2016.

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

You’re home now. Rest in peace.

. . .

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 making a positive ID for unidentified remains that have already been recovered, or which may be recovered in the future.

DPAA’s web site now has what appears to be a decent “Contact Us” page. The page doesn’t have instructions concerning who can and cannot submit a mtDNA sample or how to submit one, but the POCs listed there may be able to refer you to someone who can answer that question – or may be able to answer the question themselves. If you think you might possibly qualify, please contact one of those POCs for further information.

If your family lost someone in one of these conflicts and you qualify to submit a mtDNA 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.

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

From World War II

• Sgt. John C. Holladay, B Company, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, USMC, was lost on 20 July 1943 in the Solomon Islands. He was accounted for on 24 February 2016.

• Flight Officer Dewey L. Gossett, 527th Fighter Squadron, 86th Fighter Group, 12th Air Force, Army Air Forces, US Army, was lost on 27 September 1943 in Italy. He was accounted for on 25 February 2016.

From Korea

• CPL Davey H. Bart, K Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, US Army, was lost on 2 November 1950 in North Korea. He was accounted for on 24 February 2016.

• SFC Raymond K. McMillian, Medical Company, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, US Army, was lost on 12 February 1951 in South Korea. He was accounted for on 26 February 2016.

• PFC Aubrey D. Vaughn, C Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 5th Regimental Combat Team, US Army, was lost on 23 April 1951 in North Korea. He was accounted for on 24 February 2016.

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

You’re home now. Rest in peace.

. . .

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 making a positive ID for unidentified remains that have already been recovered, or which may be recovered in the future.

DPAA’s web site now has what appears to be a decent “Contact Us” page. The page doesn’t have instructions concerning who can and cannot submit a mtDNA sample or how to submit one, but the POCs listed there may be able to refer you to someone who can answer that question – or may be able to answer the question themselves. If you think you might possibly qualify, please contact one of those POCs for further information.

If your family lost someone in one of these conflicts and you qualify to submit a mtDNA 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.