{"id":91558,"date":"2019-10-31T07:30:30","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T11:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=91558"},"modified":"2019-10-30T17:44:17","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T21:44:17","slug":"funerals-for-lt-thomas-j-e-crotty-and-pvt-jacob-w-givens-world-war-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=91558","title":{"rendered":"Funerals for LT Thomas J. E. Crotty, 2nd Lt Ernest Matthews, Jr., PVT Jacob W. Givens, and 1st Lt. Joseph E. Finneran (World War II); and CPL Robert L. Bray, SGT Billy J. Maxwell, and CPL Gudmund C. Johnson (Korea)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Funerals will be held next week for the following previously missing individuals recently accounted for by DPAA.<\/p>\n<p><b>. . .<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=90871\"><i>This September<\/i><\/a>, DPAA announced that it had accounted for LT Thomas J. E. Crotty, US Coast Guard.  LT Crotty was lost in the Philippines on 19 July 1942.<\/p>\n<p>LT Crotty will be buried next week \u2013 on Sunday, 3 November \u2013 in Buffalo, New York.  Regrettably, DPAA does not seem to have posted the specific location or time for his funeral services or interment.<\/p>\n<p>If any TAH readers have the precise location and time for LT Crotty\u2019s funeral services and\/or interment, please post it in comments below.  And if any readers are in the area and have the time, here\u2019s an opportunity to give someone lost during World War II a proper final send-off.<\/p>\n<p><b>. . .<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=69810\"><i>In January 2017<\/i><\/a>, DPAA announced that it had accounted for 2nd Lt Ernest Matthews, Jr., USMC.  2nd Lt Matthews was lost on Tarawa on 20 November 1943.<\/p>\n<p>2nd Lt Matthews will be buried next week \u2013 on Tuesday, 5 November \u2013 in San Antonio, Texas.  Regrettably, DPAA does not seem to have posted the specific location or time for his funeral services or interment.<\/p>\n<p>If any TAH readers have the precise location and time for 2nd Lt Matthews\u2019 funeral services and\/or interment, please post it in comments below.  And if any readers are in the area and have the time, here\u2019s an opportunity to give someone lost during World War II a proper final send-off.<\/p>\n<p><b>. . .<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=87936\"><i>This June<\/i><\/a>, DPAA announced that it had accounted for CPL Robert L. Bray, US Army.  CPL Bray was lost in South Korea on 20 July 1950.<\/p>\n<p>CPL Bray will be buried next week \u2013 on Wednesday, 6 November 2019 \u2013 in Bainbridge, Ohio.  Regrettably, DPAA does not seem to have posted the specific location and time for his funeral services or interment.<\/p>\n<p>If any TAH readers have the precise location and time for CPL Bray\u2019s funeral services or interment, please post it in comments below.  And if any readers are in the area and have the time, here\u2019s an opportunity to give someone lost during the Korean War a proper final send-off.<\/p>\n<p><b>. . .<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=88201\"><i>This June<\/i><\/a>, DPAA announced that it had accounted for PVT Jacob W. Givens, US Army.  PVT Givens was lost in Germany on 20 October 1944.<\/p>\n<p>PVT Givens will be buried next week \u2013 on Saturday, 9 November \u2013 in Prestonburg, Kenucky.  Regrettably, DPAA does not seem to have posted the specific location and time for his funeral services or interment.<\/p>\n<p>If any TAH readers have the precise location and time for PVT Givens\u2019 funeral services or interment, please post it in comments below.  And if any readers are in the area and have the time, here\u2019s an opportunity to give someone lost during World War II a proper final send-off.<\/p>\n<p><b>. . .<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=89711\"><i>This August<\/i><\/a>, DPAA announced that it had accounted for SGT Billy J. Maxwell, US Army.  SGT Maxwell was lost in North Korea on 30 November 1950.<\/p>\n<p>SGT Maxwell will be buried next week \u2013 on Saturday, 9 November 2019 \u2013 in Hogansville, Georgia.  Regrettably, DPAA does not seem to have posted the specific location and time for his funeral services or interment.<\/p>\n<p>If any TAH readers have the precise location and time for SGT Maxwell\u2019s funeral services or interment, please post it in comments below.  And if any readers are in the area and have the time, here\u2019s an opportunity to give someone lost during the Korean War a proper final send-off.<\/p>\n<p><b>. . .<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=90441\"><i>This August<\/i><\/a>, DPAA announced that it had accounted for CPL Gudmund C. Johnson, Jr., US Army.  CPL Johnson was lost in North Korea on 31 July 1951.<\/p>\n<p>CPL Johnson will be buried next week \u2013 on Saturday, 9 November \u2013 in Red Wing, Minnesota.  Regrettably, DPAA does not seem to have posted the specific location and time for his funeral services or interment.<\/p>\n<p>If any TAH readers have the precise location and time for CPL Johnson&#8217;s funeral services or interment, please post it in comments below.  And if any readers are in the area and have the time, here\u2019s an opportunity to give someone lost during World War II a proper final send-off.<\/p>\n<p><b>. . .<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=89908\"><i>This August<\/i><\/a>, DPAA announced that it had accounted for 1st Lt. Joseph E. Finneran, US Army.  1st Lt. Finneran was lost in Romania on 1 August 1943.<\/p>\n<p>1st Lt. Finneran will be buried next week \u2013 on Saturday, 9 November 2019 \u2013 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.  Regrettably, DPAA does not seem to have posted the specific location and time for his funeral services or interment.<\/p>\n<p>If any TAH readers have the precise location and time for 1st Lt. Finneran\u2019s funeral services or interment, please post it in comments below.  And if any readers are in the area and have the time, here\u2019s an opportunity to give someone lost during World War II a proper final send-off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funerals will be held next week for the following previously missing individuals recently accounted for by &hellip; <a title=\"Funerals for LT Thomas J. E. Crotty, 2nd Lt Ernest Matthews, Jr., PVT Jacob W. Givens, and 1st Lt. Joseph E. Finneran (World War II); and CPL Robert L. Bray, SGT Billy J. Maxwell, and CPL Gudmund C. Johnson (Korea)\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=91558\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Funerals for LT Thomas J. E. Crotty, 2nd Lt Ernest Matthews, Jr., PVT Jacob W. Givens, and 1st Lt. Joseph E. Finneran (World War II); and CPL Robert L. Bray, SGT Billy J. Maxwell, and CPL Gudmund C. 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