Another Four Return
DPMO has announced the identification of four more US personnel previously MIA in past conflicts.
SSG James McKain, 5th Air Force, 43rd Bomb Group, US Army, was lost on 7 May 1944, near Nadzab, Papua New Guinea. He was accounted for on 2 March 2013. He will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery during the Spring of 2013.
1LT Douglas H. Haag, K Company, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, US Army, was lost during the Battle of Chochiwon (10-12 July 1950) in Western South Korea (the DPMO site erroneously lists the location as “near Chochiwon, North Korea”). He was accounted for on 28 February 2013. He will be buried in Louisville, KY, during the Spring of 2013.
MSG Ernest W. Grainger, K Company, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, US Army, was lost on 11 July 1950 during the Battle of Chochiwon (10-12 July 1950) in Western South Korea (the DPMO site erroneously lists the location as “near Chochiwon, North Korea”). He was accounted for on 28 February 2013. He will be buried in Conway, SC, during April 2013.
CPL Billy M. McIntyre, K Company, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 31st Regimental Combat Team, US Army, was lost on Dec. 7, 1950, near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. He was accounted for on 27 February 2013. He will be buried during the Summer of 2013, near Carter, Oklahoma.
You’re finally home, my elder brothers-in-arms. Rest now in peace.
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Over 7,900 US personnel remain unaccounted for from the Korean War, and over 73,600 remain unaccounted for from World War II. If you are a relative of one of the individuals listed here (Korea) or listed here (World War II – critical need), please consider reading this link to see if you qualify to submit a mtDNA sample – and if you do qualify, please do so. By doing so, you may be able to help identify US remains that have been repatriated but not yet positively identified.
Everybody deserves a proper burial. That’s especially true for those who gave their all in the service of this nation.
Category: No Longer Missing
Welcome back, men.
Welcome back, brothers. Rest well – you are home.
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Welcome Home, Gentlemen.
Great article…thanks for posting!
God Bless All Those Serving In Harms Way.
Today’s a special day for me, my only son just got out after 4 years with the 82nd Airborne Division with two tours in Afghanistan!
For the past several hours, I have been reading about the units these men belonged to and the theatres and actions in which they gave their lives. I cannot think of a better way to spend time than to learn something about such fighting men as these. Welcome home.
@5. That’s great news–I can see your smile in your comment!
Thanks @7 You’re right! LOL