{"id":124559,"date":"2022-04-03T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T11:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=124559"},"modified":"2022-04-02T14:40:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T18:40:38","slug":"another-is-known-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=124559","title":{"rendered":"Another Is Known"},"content":{"rendered":"

DPAA\u2019s \u201cRecently Accounted For\u201d webpage<\/i><\/a> and\/or recent press releases indicate that the following formerly-missing US personnel have been accounted for.<\/p>\n

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

1st Lt Louis V. Girard<\/b>, US Army, assigned to the 68th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force, US Army Air Forces, was lost IVO Ploesti, Romania, on 1 August 1943. His accounting was announced on 30 March 2022.<\/p>\n

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

None<\/b><\/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. The same is true for remains which may be recovered in the future. <\/p>\n

On their web site’s Contact Us<\/em><\/a> 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<\/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 who has not yet been accounted for 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

—–<\/p>\n

Author\u2019s Note<\/u>: DPAA released several press releases this past week regarding the accounting of other formerly-missing US personnel. However, these other personnel have all been previously announced as accounted for on DPAA\u2019s \u201cRecently Accounted For\u201d weppage and have already been recognized in prior articles here at TAH.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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