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Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Lawler, C.)

Army Cpl. Charles S. Lawler, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for on May 13, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) In early November 1950, Lawler was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, engaged against enemy forces near Unsan, North Korea. He was reported missing in action on Nov. 2,...

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

Army Pvt. Roy Brown, Jr., killed during World War II, was accounted for on May 13, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) On Dec. 2, 1942, Brown was a member of Company I, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division, when he was reported missing in action following engagement with enemy forces along the Soputa-Sananda Track, while defending a...

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Airman Accounted For From World War II (Gochnauer, T.)

Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Toney W. Gochnauer, killed during World War II, was accounted for on May 13, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) In January 1944, Gochnauer was a member of the 425th Bombardment Squadron, 308th Heavy Bombardment Group, 14th Air Force, as a copilot of a B-24J bomber aircraft. The aircraft disappeared on Jan. 25,...

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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Ross, D.)

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Pfc. Dale W. Ross, 22, of Ashland, Oregon, killed during World War II, was accounted for on April 16, 2019. (This identification was initially announced on April 18, 2019.) In January 1943, Ross was a member of Company E, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, serving in the Pacific Theater. He was reported missing in...

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Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Schipani, G.)

he Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Sgt. George R. Schipani, 19, of Somerville, Massachusetts, was accounted for on Jan. 30, 2019. (This identification was initially announced on Feb. 13, 2019.) In late 1950, Schipani was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, when his unit took part in the Battle of Unsan, North Korea. Early...

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USS Oklahoma Brothers Accounted For From World War II (Palmer, C. & Palmer, W.)

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that brothers Navy Seaman 2nd Class Calvin H. Palmer, 23, and Navy Seaman 2nd Class Wilferd D. Palmer, 21, of Minot, North Dakota, killed during World War II, were accounted for on March 19, 2019. (These identifications were initially announced on March 25, 2019.) On Dec. 7, 1941, the Palmers were assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma,...

May 10, 2019 No Comments

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USS Oklahoma Marine Accounted For From World War II (Hall, T.)

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Marine Corps Reserve Pvt. Ted Hall, 24, of Kansas City, Missouri, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Jan. 16, 2019. (This identification was initially announced on Feb. 1, 2019.) On Dec. 7, 1941, Hall was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was...

May 10, 2019 No Comments

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Marine Accounted For From World War II (Kroenung, W.)

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Wesley L. Kroenung, killed during World War II, was accounted for April 16, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) In November 1943, Kroenung was a photographer with Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, Fifth Amphibious Corps, temporarily assigned to the 2nd Marine Division, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of...

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

Marine Corps Platoon Sgt. George E. Trotter, killed during World War II, was accounted for April 16, 2019. (Official DoD release will be updated following Primary Next of Kin briefing.) In November 1943, Trotter was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the...

May 10, 2019 No Comments

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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Shuey, C.)

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Sgt. Cread E. Shuey, 23, of Norton, Kansas, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Feb. 26, 2019. (This identification was initially announced on March 5, 2019.) On Dec. 8, 1941, Shuey was a member of Battery G, 60th Coast Artillery Regiment, serving in the Philippines, when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands....