Another Two Return

DPMO has announced the identification of two US MIAs from from Korea.

• PFC James R. Holmes, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, US Army was lost 1 December 1950, in North Korea. He was accounted for on 14 January 2014. He will be buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery in May 2014.
• CPL Cristobal Romo, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, US Army, was lost 12 December 12, 1950, in North Korea. He was accounted for on 13 January 2014. He will be buried with full military honors in Riverside, CA, on March 22, 2014.

Additionally, DMPO has announced funeral arrangements for CPL Billy M. McIntyre.  Identification of CPL McIntyre’s remains was previously announced last year.

A belated welcome home, my elder brothers-in-arms.  Rest now in peace.

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Over 73,600 US personnel remain unaccounted for from World War II; over 7,800 US personnel remain unaccounted for from the Korean War; and over 1,640 remain unaccounted for in Southeast Asia.  If you are a relative of one of the individuals listed here (World War II – critical need), listed here (Korea), or listed here (Southeast Asia) – please consider reading this link to see if you qualify to submit a mtDNA sample.

If you qualify to submit a mtDNA sample, please submit one.   By submitting a mtDNA sample, you may be able to help identify US remains that have been recovered and 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