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Four More Accounted For

| August 9, 2023 | 15 Comments
Four More Accounted For

Soldier Accounted For From World War II U.S. Army Pvt. J.C. Brooks The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Pvt. J.C. Brooks, 19, of Rockfield, Kentucky, who was killed during World War II, was accounted for Sept. 27, 2022. In the summer of 1943, Brooks was a member of Company I, […]

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Four More Accounted For

| August 2, 2023 | 6 Comments
Four More Accounted For

Soldier Accounted For From Korean War U.S. Army Sgt. Howard G. Malcolm The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Sgt. Howard G. Malcolm, 23, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, who died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War, was accounted for Oct. 25, 2022. In late 1950, Malcolm was a […]

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Four More Accounted For

| July 26, 2023 | 9 Comments
Four More Accounted For

Airman Accounted For From World War II U.S. Army Air Forces Technical Sgt. Lawrence E. Reitz The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Technical Sgt. Lawrence E. Reitz, 22, of Hoopeston, Illinois, killed during World War II, was accounted for May 5, 2023. In the summer of 1943, Reitz […]

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Three More Accounted For

| July 19, 2023 | 14 Comments
Three More Accounted For

Soldier Accounted For From Korean War U.S. Army Pfc. Billy A. DeBord The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Pfc. Billy A. DeBord, 18, of Miamisburg, Ohio, who was killed during the Korean War, was accounted for April 28, 2023. In July 1950, DeBord was a member of F Company, 2nd […]

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Two More Accounted For

| July 12, 2023 | 15 Comments
Two More Accounted For

USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II Naval Reserve Ensign Stanley W. Allen On Dec. 7, 1941, Allen was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack […]

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Three More Accounted For

| June 28, 2023 | 13 Comments
Three More Accounted For

Marine Accounted For From World War II U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Raymond J. Tuhey The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Raymond J. Tuhey, 24, of Chicago, Illinois, killed during World War II, was accounted for on April 20, 2020. In November 1943, Tuhey was a member of Company […]

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Two More Accounted For

| June 21, 2023 | 8 Comments
Two More Accounted For

Airman Accounted For From World War II U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Robert C. Elliott The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Robert C. Elliott, 24, of Plains, Kansas, killed during World War II. In the summer of 1943, Elliott was assigned to the 343rd Bombardment Squadron, […]

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Unknown American soldier, alone more than 100 years, is finally buried with his brothers

| June 8, 2023 | 13 Comments
Unknown American soldier, alone more than 100 years, is finally buried with his brothers

Get a tissue ready, allergy season just arrived. Army Times has the story of the first Unknown to be buried from the Great War since 1988. He’s the first burial at the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery (not pictured, but I bet it looks a lot like this) in more than 90 years. It’s an amazing story. […]

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