No Longer Missing
Three More Accounted For
Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Mitts, W.) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Navy Aviation Radioman First Class Wilbur A. Mitts, 24, killed during World War II, was accounted for Feb. 23, 2023.In the fall of 1944, Mitts was the Aviation Radioman assigned to the Navy Torpedo Squadron 20, […]
Soldier Accounted For From Korean War
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Pfc. Harry J. Hartmann, Jr., 19, of Mays Landing, New Jersey, who died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War, was accounted for July 13, 2022. In the fall of 1950, Hartmann was a member of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th […]
Wreck of USS Albacore (SS-218), lost in WWII, found
USS Albacore (SS-218), a Gato-class submarine commissioned in 1942, completed 10 war patrols in the Pacific War. She holds the distinction for sinking 13 ships (including two destroyers, a light cruiser, and a carrier) and sunk the most tonnage of any US submarine of the war. Just a month after completing her tenth war patrol, […]
Oldest destroyer sunk by enemy fire found
The wreck of the USS Jacob Jones, the first destroyer ever sunk by enemy fire, has been located about 20 miles from Start, England in 400 foot deep waters in the English Channel. She was sunk by torpedoes from U53 and went down with 2 officers and 62 enlisted still on board. We are thrilled […]
Six More Are Accounted For
DPAA’s “Recently Accounted For” webpage and/or recent press releases indicate that the following formerly-missing US personnel have been accounted for. From World War II PFC John L. Ferguson, US Army, assigned to the 28th Materiel Squadron, U.S. Army Air Forces, was lost at Cabanatuan POW Camp, Philippines, on 10 December 1942. His accounting was announced […]
Five More Are Accounted For
DPAA’s “Recently Accounted For” webpage and/or recent press releases indicate that the following formerly-missing US personnel have been accounted for. From World War II SF3c Francis L. Hannon, US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. His accounting was announced on 29 June […]
Another Seven Are Known
DPAA’s “Recently Accounted For” webpage and/or recent press releases indicate that the following formerly-missing US personnel have been accounted for. From World War II SSG Roy Carney, US Army, assigned to 345th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 98th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 9th Air Force, US Army Air Forces, US Army Air Forces, was lost IVO Ploesti, Romania, […]
Another Two Are Known
DPAA’s “Recently Accounted For” webpage and/or recent press releases indicate that the following formerly-missing US personnel have been accounted for. From World War II PFC David N. Owens, US Army, assigned to E Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, was lost IVO Hurtgen, Germany, on 24 November 1944. His accounting was announced […]
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