US Military POW/MIA updates (1 Viewer)

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Thank you Chris
Steve

 

[Currahee Chris]

Tough one this week- a young 18 year old KIA in Korea- looks like he was declared MIA 4 days after his 18th Birthday. Young Allentown trooper.

Soldier Accounted for from Korean War (Smith, E.)

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Corporal Edward J. Smith, 18, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for May 15, 2024.In August

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That's a tough one- if you look at the picture, you can read in the upper right hand corner "To Mom and Dad- Love Eddie"....gut punch. This poor kid was one of the guys stationed in Okinawa and thrown into the fire when the DPRK forces stormed into South Korea- they were in no way prepared for what was coming at them.

The other thing I find quite sobering about this writeup is this

"On October 6, 1950, a sets of remains was recovered from an isolated grave in a rice paddy near the village of Ibang-ni, roughly 8 miles west of Changnyong"- leads me to believe this poor kid was captured and then perhaps shot by North Korean forces after an 8 mile forced march- or perhaps he succumbed to injuries sustained while in combat. Unfortunately, his fate is known but to God but that is a helluva gut punch when you are talking about someone's 18 year old son. I may be jaded with reading between the lines here.

One of Merril's Marauders:

Soldier Accounted for from WWII (Bagley, L.)

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Pvt. 1st Class Luther E. Bagley, 22, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, killed during World War II, was accounted for on May 7, 2024.In the

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This tanker was KIA 80 years ago today:

Tanker Accounted for from WWII (Bartlett, R.)

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Corporal Robert A. Bartlett, 22, of Pierre, South Dakota, killed during World War II, was accounted for May 20, 2024.In July

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[Currahee Chris]

A 37 year old father of two from Indiana- PFC- enlisted in April 1944, was MIA/KIA by January 1945. Terribly sad.

Soldier Accounted for from WWII (Brown, C.)

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Clossie D. Brown, 36, of Frankfort, Indiana, killed during World War II, was accounted for April 25,

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[Barkmann]

Thanks for the update, if i have time i try to have a look through articles, this will be a never ending process, but i think it brings a sense of closure to many families and the continued work has to be valued and funded, the work they do is in a nobel cause.

 

[Currahee Chris]

A rare Viet Nam USMC Captain who was shot down on his 47th mission- left behind an 18 month old daughter- pretty moving articles in the local papers about all that- definately feel a kinship with the young Captain as he talks about catching the last few minutes of the Dallas/San Fran football game and wondered who would be the Dallas QB.

Marine Accounted for from Vietnam (Forrester, R.)

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ronald W. Forrester, 25, of Odessa, Texas, killed during Vietnam was accounted for Dec. 4, 2023.In the winter

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