{"id":111541,"date":"2021-03-21T07:30:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T11:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=111541"},"modified":"2021-03-19T11:25:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T15:25:38","slug":"another-eight-are-known","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=111541","title":{"rendered":"Another Eight Are Known"},"content":{"rendered":"

Per DPAA\u2019s \u201cRecently Accounted For\u201d webpage<\/i><\/a>, the following formerly-missing US personnel were recently publicly announced as having been accounted for.<\/p>\n

From World War II<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

MM2c Everett R. Stewart<\/b>, US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma<\/i>, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. His accounting was announced on 18 March 2021.<\/p>\n

EM3c Leslie P. Delles<\/b>, US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma<\/i>, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. His accounting was announced on 17 March 2021.<\/p>\n

F1c Denis H. Hiskett<\/b>, US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma<\/i>, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. His accounting was announced on 15 March 2021.<\/p>\n

F2c Carl M. Bradley<\/b>, US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma<\/i>, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. His accounting was announced on 15 March 2021.<\/p>\n

1st Lt Robert Parker<\/b>, US Army, assigned to 35th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group, US Army Air Forces, was lost on New Guinea on 15 November 1943. His accounting was announced on 15 March 2021.<\/p>\n

Pfc Jack E. Hill<\/b>, USMC Reserve, assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, was lost on Tarawa on 22 November 1943. His accounting was announced on 18 March 2021.<\/p>\n

From Korea<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

SFC Nicolas J. Valentine<\/b>, US Army, assigned to B Battery, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, was lost in North Korea, on 6 December 1950. His accounting was announced on 17 March 2021.<\/p>\n

CPL Walter A. Smead<\/b>, US Army, assigned to A Battery, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, was lost in North Korea, on 6 December 1950. His accounting was announced on 17 March 2021.<\/p>\n

From Southeast Asia<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

None<\/b><\/p>\n

Welcome back, elder brother-in-arms. Our apologies that your return took so long.<\/p>\n

Rest easy. You\u2019re home now. <\/p>\n

. . .<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over 72,000 US personnel remain unaccounted for from World War II; over 7,500 US personnel remain unaccounted for from the Korean War; and over 1,500 remain unaccounted for in Southeast Asia (SEA). Additionally, 126 US personnel 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. <\/p>\n

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<\/em><\/a> page DPAA now has FAQs. 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<\/em><\/a>. The text associated with the chart is short and is found in one of the FAQs.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s been repatriated but not yet been identified \u2013 as well as a relative of yours, however distant. Or you may help to identify remains to be recovered in the future.<\/p>\n

Everybody deserves a proper burial. That\u2019s especially true for those who gave their all while serving this nation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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