No Longer Missing
Another Seven Return
DPAA has identified and accounted for the following formerly-missing US personnel. From World War II S1c Lyal J. Savage, US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. He was accounted for on 6 August 2019. PFC Donald E. Mangan, US Army, assigned to […]
Vietnam vet’s remains identified, flown home by son 52 years later in emotional ceremony
Col. Roy Knight Jr was shot down in combat in 1967 in Vietnam and, after reportedly ejecting from the plane, his body was never found. After his remains were identified 52 year later, his body was returned to the United States by his son, a pilot with Southwest Airlines. Normally returning the fallen is Hondo’s […]
Ten More Return
DPAA has identified and accounted for the following formerly-missing US personnel. From World War II CPL Walter J. Kellett, US Army, assigned to 17th Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group, US Army Air Forces, was lost in the Philippines on 19 July 1942. He was accounted for on 30 July 2019. PVT Charlie M. Waid, US […]
More Missing Identified
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Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) forensic anthropologist Jennie Jin, bottom right, secures one of the 55 cases of remains of service members turned over by the North Korean military as government officials observe on July 27, 2018. (Sgt. 1st Class David J. Marshall/Army) There is identification of more remains from the Korean War, in regard […]
Five More Are Home
DPAA has identified and accounted for the following formerly-missing US personnel. From World War II FC3c Adolph J. Loebach , US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. He was accounted for on 15 July 2019. Matt1c Johnnie C. Laurie, US Navy, assigned […]
Eight More Are Home
DPAA has identified and accounted for the following formerly-missing US personnel. From World War II RM2c Floyd A. Wells, US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS Oklahoma, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. He was accounted for on 2 July 2019. PVT Laurel W. Ebert, US Army, assigned to […]
Another Three Return
DPAA has identified and accounted for the following formerly-missing US personnel. From World War II Pfc Kenneth W. Likens, USMC Reserve, assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, was lost on Tarawa on 22 November 1943. He was accounted for on 26 June 2019. From Korea SGT […]
Three More Return
DPAA has identified and accounted for the following formerly-missing US personnel. From World War II Sgt. Howard F. Gotts, US Army, assigned to 66th Bombardment Squadron, 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy), US Army Air Forces, was lost in Romania on 1 August 1943. He was accounted for on 25 June 2019. Tech 5 John E. Bainbridge, […]
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