Two More Return
DPMO has announced the identification of two US MIAs – one from World War II, and one from Southeast Asia.
Jonn covered the recovery and burial of 1LT John E. Terpning, US Army Air Forces, in his article yesterday. For those interested, the DPMO press release concerning 1LT Terpning can be found here.
Maj. Larry J. Hanley, US Air Force Reserve, was lost on 4 November 1969, near Khammouan Province, Laos. He was accounted for on 20 March 2013. He will be buried with full military honors in the summer of 2013, in Walla Walla, Washington.
Rest now in peace, my elder brothers-in-arms. You’re finally home.
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Over 73,600 US personnel remain unaccounted for from World War II, and over 1,650 remain unaccounted for in Southeast Asia. If you are a relative of one of the individuals listed here (World War II – critical need) – 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 sample, please do so. 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
Welcome home.
Major Hanley safely flew 119 missions and was back in the states when he volunteered to return to combat ‘so that a married man wouldn’t have to.’ Texas VFW Post 3377 (link below) has a photo and write-up about Major Hanley.
http://vfwpost3377.org/larry_hanley.html
Thanks, 2/17 Air Cav. Excellent background on Maj. Hanley I hadn’t seen.
If you did nothing else at TAH than to post the recovery and identification of these Fallen, Hondo, your efforts would be laudable. I know that you will accept no thanks but many of us appreciate it.
That 73,000 unaccounted for number is very sobering
Very well done, Hondo. Keep up the great work, amigo. That number may drop by one too by the way. A friend of mine was telling me yesterday that an uncle of his is MIA from WW II, may have been recovered and that my friend has submitted DNA. He is kind of apprehensive about any results. I suggested he come to our blog and read up on the subject. 😉
street out!