Another Returns

DPMO has announced the identification of one US MIA from Korea.

CPL Richard Isbell, H Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, US Army was lost on April 25, 1951 in South Korea.  He was accounted for on April 17, 2014.  He will be buried with full military honors.   Specific funeral arrangements were not announced.

A belated welcome home, my elder brother-in-arms.  Rest in peace.

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Over 73,600 US personnel remain unaccounted for from World War II; over 7,800 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