DPAA has identified and accounted for the following formerly-missing US military personnel.<\/p>\n
From World War II<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Sgt. John C. Holladay<\/strong>, 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.<\/p>\n \u2022 Flight Officer Dewey L. Gossett<\/strong>, 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.<\/p>\n From Korea<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 CPL Davey H. Bart<\/strong>, 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.<\/p>\n \u2022 SFC Raymond K. McMillian<\/strong>, 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.<\/p>\n \u2022 PFC Aubrey D. Vaughn<\/strong>, 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.<\/p>\n Welcome back, elder brothers-in-arms. Our apologies that your return took so long.<\/p>\n You’re home now. Rest in peace.<\/p>\n . . .<\/strong><\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n