Six More are Known
Per DPAA’s “Recently Accounted For” webpage, the following formerly-missing US personnel were recently publicly announced as having been accounted for.
From World War II
EM2c Leaman R. Dill, 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 14 May 2021.
EM3c Charles D. Brown, US Navy, assigned to the crew of the USS West Virginia, was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. His accounting was announced on 11 May 2021.
F1c Robert J. Harr, 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 11 May 2021.
F1c Everett C. Titterington, 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 14 May 2021.
F2c William K. Shafer, 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 14 May 2021.
From Korea
None
From Southeast Asia
CDR Paul C. Charvet, US Naval Reserve, assigned to Attack Squadron 215, USS Bon Homme Richard, was lost in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam, on 21 March 11967. His accounting was announced on 11 May 2021.
Welcome back, elder brothers-in-arms. Our apologies that your return took so long.
Rest easy. You’re home now.
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Over 72,000 US personnel remain unaccounted for from World War II; over 7,500 US personnel remain unaccounted for from the Korean War; and over 1,500 remain unaccounted for in Southeast Asia (SEA). Additionally, 126 US personnel remain unaccounted for from the Cold War; 5 remain unaccounted for from the Gulf Wars; and 1 individual remains unaccounted for from Operation Eldorado Canyon.
Comparison of DNA from recovered remains against DNA from some (but not all) blood relatives can assist in making a positive ID for unidentified remains that have already been recovered, or which may be recovered in the future. On their web site’s Contact Us page DPAA now has FAQs. One of those FAQs describes who can and cannot submit DNA samples useful in identifying recovered remains. The chart giving the answer can be viewed here. The text associated with the chart is short and is found in one of the FAQs.
If your family lost someone in one of these conflicts who has not yet been accounted for and you qualify to submit a DNA sample, please arrange to submit one. By doing that you just might help identify the remains of a US service member who’s been repatriated but not yet been identified – as well as a relative of yours, however distant. Or you may help to identify remains to be recovered in the future.
Everybody deserves a proper burial. That’s especially true for those who gave their all while serving this nation.
Category: No Longer Missing
Welcome home.
Welcome Home Warriors. We Salute your Service and will Render Honors to your Sacrifice.
Thanks Hondo.
“Lt Paul C Charver was killed on 21 March 1967 when his A-1H (BuNo 137516) crashed in poor weather near Hon Me lsland during a Sea Dragon Patrol. The cause of his demise was never determined”
More here:
https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=266281
Rest in peace Commander
We talked about this Hero, CPL Asa Vance last year on Hondo’s Another Returned Post. His was included in the 55 boxes of remains that President Trump got Kimcheese to return. His Services were Friday. This article from earlier last week has pics, a video, and a lot of background on CPL Vance. Never Forget!
https://herald-review.com/news/local/history/watch-now-remains-of-central-illinois-army-corporal-killed-in-korean-war-return-home/article_f99e95c1-aa1f-5408-9404-1ff853dabf7c.html
This was the original TAH Post;
https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=90871
‘beans, Thanks for the linky ob LtCmdr Charver
Welcome home, men.
Rest well.
Here’s another one that was laid to rest.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/05/16/town-turns-out-lay-world-war-ii-veteran-rest-kentucky.html
I couldn’t find where he was listed on Another Returned.
There’s a good reason he wasn’t listed here previously, KoB.
While DPAA released a press release announcing his accounting, at the time he was not (and to date has not been) listed on their “Recently Accounted For” webpage.
He’ll be listed in next Sunday’s article. Good catch, and thanks.
Figured that was the case Hondo, they never listed him. Or I just wasn’t skilled enough to search the archives thru the linky thingie on TAH. Hitting an F5 key on Friday is not the only computer skilz I have.
Again, Thanks are to YOU for bringing the notifications of these Heroes Return to us.
Welcome home Brothers. Rest in peace now.
*Slow Salute*
Naval records on the search for then-Lt. Charvet:
https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service//frd/pwmia/224/69563.pdf
The military services always search for the missing, whether circumstances are known or unknown. A former Air Force reconnaissance specialist said of the days following the disappearance of Bowie Bergdahl: “We used every asset we had, and I mean every one.”
Not long ago when talking about length if flights, she said, “That was during the time we were looking for Bowie Bergdahl,” and many hours in the air.
Re-Interment Services for the Trapp Brothers has been scheduled for 15 June. Notice with pictures are here:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/remains-idd-of-2-indiana-brothers-killed-at-pearl-harbor/ar-BB1gNrVu?ocid=BingNews
We Welcomed these Heroes Home on Hondo’s post here:
https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=108015