{"id":147503,"date":"2023-09-20T07:51:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T11:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=147503"},"modified":"2023-09-19T23:52:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T03:52:20","slug":"four-more-accounted-for-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=147503","title":{"rendered":"Four More Accounted For"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pilot Accounted for from Vietnam<\/h2>\n

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ralph J. Chipman<\/h2>\n

The Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ralph J. Chipman, killed during Vietnam was accounted for Aug. 2, 2023.<\/p>\n

In the winter of 1972, Chipman was assigned to Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 533, Marine Attack Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On Dec. 27, Chipman was piloting an A-6A Intruder, along with his co-pilot, during a nighttime combat mission over the northern part of the Democratic Republic of (North) Vietnam. After entering the\u00a0target area, Chipman\u2019s aircraft ceased radio communications and never returned to base. Search and rescue teams could not locate any trace of the aircraft or the crew in the Le Thuy District, Quang Binh Province. In July, 1974, the Marine Corps reported Capt. Chipman as Killed in Action.<\/p>\n

For additional information on the Defense Department\u2019s mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA website at\u00a0www.dpaa.mil<\/a>\u00a0or find us on social media at\u00a0www.facebook.com\/dodpaa<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chipman\u2019s personnel profile can be viewed at\u00a0https:\/\/dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil\/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000BTZDEA4<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Soldier Accounted For From Korean War<\/h2>\n

Army Cpl. Francis James Jury<\/h2>\n

The Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Cpl. Francis James Jury, 23, of Clearfield, Pennsylvania, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Feb. 10, 2022.<\/p>\n

In late 1950, Cpl. Jury was a member of Heavy Mortar Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 2, 1950, during battle with enemy forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Following the battle, his remains could not be recovered, and there is no evidence that he was ever a prisoner of war.<\/p>\n

On July 27, 2018, following the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un in June 2018, North Korea turned over 55 boxes, purported to contain the remains of American service members killed during the Korean War. The remains arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on Aug. 1, 2018, and were subsequently accessioned into the DPAA laboratory for identification.<\/p>\n

To identify Cpl. Jury\u2019s remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the\u00a0Armed Forces Medical Examiner System<\/a>\u00a0used Y chromosome DNA (Y-STR) analysis.<\/p>\n

Cpl. Jury\u2019s name is recorded on the\u00a0American Battle Monuments Commission<\/a>\u2019s Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, along with the others who are still missing from the Korean War. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted-for.<\/p>\n

Cpl. Jury will be buried at Annville, Pennsylvania, on a date to be determined.<\/p>\n

For family and funeral information, contact the Army Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490.<\/p>\n

To see the most up-to-date statistics on DPAA recovery efforts for those unaccounted-for from the Korean War, go to the Korean War fact sheet on the DPAA website at:\u00a0https:\/\/www.dpaa.mil\/Resources\/Fact-Sheets\/Article-View\/Article\/569610\/progress-on-korean-war-personnel-accounting\/<\/a><\/p>\n

For additional information on the Defense Department\u2019s mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA website at\u00a0www.dpaa.mil<\/a>, or find us on social media at\u00a0www.facebook.com\/dodpaa<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cpl. Jury\u2019s personnel profile can be viewed at\u00a0https:\/\/dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil\/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000b8cs5EAA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Airman Accounted for from World War II<\/h2>\n

U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Alfred W. Pezzella<\/h2>\n

The Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Alfred W. Pezzella, 27, of Newton, Massachusetts, killed during World War II, was accounted for April 6, 2023.<\/p>\n

In the summer of 1943, Pezzella was assigned to 328th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 93d Bombardment Group (Heavy), 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Liberator bomber on which Pezzella was serving as the bombardier was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire and crashed during Operation TIDAL WAVE, the largest bombing mission against the oil fields and refineries at Ploiesti, north of Bucharest, Romania. His remains were not identified following the war. The remains that could not be identified were buried as Unknowns in the Hero Section of the Civilian and Military Cemetery of Bolovan, Ploiesti, Prahova, Romania.<\/p>\n

Following the war, the American Graves Registration Command (AGRC), the organization that searched for and recovered fallen American personnel, disinterred all American remains from the Bolovan Cemetery for identification. The AGRC was unable to identify more than 80 unknowns from Bolovan Cemetery, and those remains were permanently interred at Ardennes American Cemetery and Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, both in Belgium.<\/p>\n

In 2017, DPAA began exhuming unknowns believed to be associated with unaccounted-for airmen from Operation TIDAL WAVE losses. These remains were sent to the DPAA Laboratory for examination and identification.<\/p>\n

To identify Pezzella\u2019s remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological analysis. Additionally, scientists from the\u00a0Armed Forces Medical Examiner System<\/a>\u00a0used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.<\/p>\n

Pezzella\u2019s name is recorded on the on the Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, an\u00a0American Battle Monuments Commission<\/a>\u00a0site in Impruneta, Italy, along with others still missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.<\/p>\n

Pezzella will be buried in Bourne, Massachusetts, on a date to be determined.<\/p>\n

For family and funeral information, contact the Army Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490.<\/p>\n

DPAA is grateful to the\u00a0American Battle Monuments Commission<\/a>\u00a0and to the U.S. Army Regional Mortuary-Europe\/Africa for their partnership in this mission.<\/p>\n

For additional information on the Defense Department\u2019s mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA website at\u00a0www.dpaa.mil<\/a>\u00a0or find us on social media at\u00a0www.facebook.com\/dodpaa<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pezzella\u2019s personnel profile can be viewed at\u00a0https:\/\/dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil\/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000Xe8ZEAS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Airman Accounted for from World War II<\/h2>\n

Army Air Forces Sgt. Willard S. Kendall<\/h2>\n

The Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Air Forces Sgt. Willard S. Kendall, 23, of Chicago, Illinois, killed during World War II, was accounted for April 13, 2023.<\/p>\n

In February 1944, Kendall was assigned to the 32d Bombardment Squadron, 301st Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force. On Feb. 25 Kendall was a tail gunner on the B-17G Flying Fortress that was struck by anti-aircraft fire after a bombing raid on the Prufening aircraft factory in Regensburg, Germany.<\/p>\n

Eight of the nine crewmembers bailed successfully before the plane exploded and crashed northwest of Krakaudorf, Austria. During the fighter attack, Kendall called over the interphone about five minutes before the bail-out order was given reporting that he had been hit. Before bailing out of the aircraft multiple crewmen saw Kendall had died at his tail gunner position and agreed he went down with the plane.<\/p>\n

Following the end of the war, the American Graves Registration Command (AGRC) was tasked with investigating and recovering missing American personnel in Europe. In July 1946, the 347th Quartermaster Battalion visited Krakaudorf, Austria after a local priest reported an American flier was buried in Grave 93 at the Krakaudorf Cemetery. The AGRC could not identify the remains, they were designated X-6853 St. Avold and transferred to the U.S. Military Cemetery at St. Avold, France in August 1946. Kendall was declared non-recoverable Sept. 22, 1950.<\/p>\n

In the September 2017, the DPAA, sent an investigation team to Krakaudorf, after reviewing church records and eyewitness statements there was sufficient evidence to link Unknown X-6853 to Sgt. Kendall. In June 2019, X-6853 was disinterred from the Rh\u00f4ne American Cemetery and sent to the DPAA Laboratory for forensic analysis.<\/p>\n

To identify Kendall\u2019s remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological analysis. Additionally, scientists from the\u00a0Armed Forces Medical Examiner System<\/a>\u00a0mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.<\/p>\n

Kendall\u2019s name is recorded on the Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, an\u00a0American Battle Monuments Commission<\/a>\u00a0site in Firenze, Italy, along with the others still missing from World War II. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.<\/p>\n

Kendall will be buried in Forest Park, Illinois, on a date to be determined.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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