Another Two Come Home

DPMO has announced the identification of two US MIAs from World War II.

• Capt. Henry S. White and SSgt. Thomas L. Meek, USMC, were lost on 21 July 1943 when their SBD-4 Dauntless dive-bomber crashed on Mavea Island, Republic of Vanuatu. They were accounted for on July 3, 2013. They will be buried as a group with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.

My apologies for the delayed article; I apparently missed this announcement originally.  Mea culpa.

Welcome home, my elder brothers-in-arms.  Rest now in well-earned peace.

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Over 73,600 US personnel remain unaccounted for from World War II; over 7,900 US personnel remain unaccounted for from the Korean War; and over 1,640 remain unaccounted for in Southeast Asia.  If you are a relative of one of the individuals listed here (World War II – critical need), listed here (Korea), 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 mtDNA sample, please submit one.   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