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Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Smith, W.)

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Cpl. William S. Smith, 19, of Vidalia, Georgia, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for on June 4, 2019. (This identification was initially published on June 6, 2019.) In the summer of 1950, Smith was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, fighting against members of the Korean...

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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (McCarville, R.)

Army Sgt. Robert W. McCarville, killed during World War II, was accounted for July 10, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) In December 1942, McCarville was a member of Company L, 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division. He was killed in action on Dec. 5, 1942, during an assault against enemy positions near Cape Endaiadere, Duropa Plantation, Territory...

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Marine Accounted For From Korean War (Crawford, G.)

Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. Grady J. Crawford, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for May 17, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) In late November 1950, Crawford was a member of Battery M, 4th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, serving in North Korea. He was last seen engaged in combat operations at Yudam-ni, West Chosin...

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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Trick, J.)

Army Pvt. James I. Trick, killed during World War II, was accounted for July 8, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) In late 1944, Trick was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, which was engaged against enemy forces in the Hürtgen Forest, near Germeter, Germany. He reportedly killed by enemy shrapnel...

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Airman Accounted For From World War II (Cybowski, P.)

Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Paul Cybowski, killed during World War II, was accounted for July 8, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) In September 1943, Cybowski was a member of the 373rd Bombardment Squadron, 308th Bombardment Group, based in Yangkai, China. On Sept. 15, 1943, Cybowski was a gunner aboard a B-24D aircraft, on a bombing mission...

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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Ebert, L.)

Army Pvt. Laurel W. Ebert, killed during World War II, was accounted for July 1, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) On Nov. 26, 1942, Ebert was a member of Company I, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division, serving as part of a nine-person patrol to find and silence an enemy machine gun position somewhere west of the...

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Marine Accounted For From World War II (Trotter, G.)

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Marine Corps Platoon Sgt. George E. Trotter, 38, of Kansas City, Missouri, killed during World War II, was accounted for on April 16, 2019. (This identification was initially published May 8, 2019.) In November 1943, Trotter was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on...

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Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Winfield, S.)

Navy Radioman 3rd Class Starring B. Winfield, killed during World War II, was accounted for June 24, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) On Dec. 7, 1941, Winfield 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,...

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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Thompson, H.)

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Pfc. Hulett A. Thompson, 23, of Carrollton, Georgia, killed during World War II, was accounted for on May 29, 2019. (This identification was initially published on June 3, 2019.) In June 1944, Thompson served as an infantryman assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5307th Combat Unit (Provisional,) also referred to as Task Force Galahad, or Merrill's...

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Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Angle, D.)

Army Cpl. Donald E. Angle, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for July 2, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) In the summer of 1950, Angle was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, fighting against members of the Korean People’s Army. On July 25, 1950, he was reported missing in...

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