WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2018 — Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Burleigh E. Curtis, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Dec. 13, 2018. On June 13, 1944, Curtis was a member of the 377th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group, piloting a P-47D aircraft on a dive-bomb attack near Briouze, France, when his plane crashed. Witnesses reported that he was not seen bailing out...
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2018 — Army Cpl. John G. Krebs, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for on Dec. 17, 2018. On July 11, 1950, Krebs was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, engaged in combat operations against the North Korean People’s Army south of Chonui, South Korea, when he was declared missing in action. DPAA is...
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2018 — Navy Machinist's Mate 1st Class George Hanson, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Dec. 17. 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, Hanson was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize....
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2018 — Army Pfc. William F. Delaney, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Dec. 17, 2018. On Nov. 22, 1944, Delaney served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, when his battalion launched a massive firing demonstration against a large pocket of German defenders near the town of Grosshau, in the Hürtgen Forest in Germany....
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2018 — Army Air Forces Sgt. Vernon L. Hamilton, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Dec. 13, 2018. On March 21, 1945, Hamilton was a member of the 642nd Bombardment Squadron, 409th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Division, 9th Air Force, aboard an A-26B, when the aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and went missing during a combat mission from...
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2018 — Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Lynn W. Hadfield, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Dec. 13, 2018. On March 21, 1945, Hadfield was a member of the 642nd Bombardment Squadron, 409th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Division, 9th Air Force, piloting an A-26B, when his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and went missing during a combat mission...
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2018 — Army Pfc. Karl L. Dye, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for on Dec. 3, 2018. In July 1950, Dye was a member of Battery B, 52nd Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, engaged in combat operations against North Korean (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) forces, near Taejon, South Korea. According to a witness, he was seriously wounded by...
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2018 — Navy Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Roman W. Sadlowski, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on Dec. 4, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, Sadlowski was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple...
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2018 — Navy Water Tender 1st Class Edwin B. McCabe, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on Nov. 26, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, McCabe was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple...
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2018 — Navy Seaman 2nd Class John C. Auld, killed during the attack on the USS Oklahoma in World War II, was accounted for on Oct. 15, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, Auld was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo...
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