Ronald Jack Headland
Can I please request information about my grandad, Ronald Jack Headland. Camp 1 at Chongsong, UK POW. DOB July 1928 Louise melia-smith louisemelia@hotmail.comread more
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Request for Assistance – Seven Bridges POW/MIA Remembrance Ride & Ceremony
Good day, Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Denny Luke, and I serve as the POW/MIA Chairman for The American Legion Department of Florida. One of my responsibilities is working alongside the National POW/MIA Memorial & Museum here in Jacksonville, Florida, to help plan and execute our annual Seven Bridges POW/MIA Remembrance Ride and Ceremony. This event is a police-escorted...read more
Need help identifying Marine Officers
Hi. My name is John Stansifer the author of NO BULLET GOT ME: The Relentless Faith of Father Kapaun- a bio of Chaplain Emil Kapaun who died in Camp 5 Pyoktong May 23, 1951. He is now the most decorated chaplain in US military history and soon to be named a Saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Major Gerald Fink was a Jewish USMC fighter pilot with VMF-312 and shot down Aug 1951 and ended up...read more
SGT. 1ST CLASS ROBERT REAGER
On July 21, 2015, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Sergeant First Class Robert Reager, missing from the Korean War. Sergeant First Class Reager entered the U.S. Army from Pennsylvania and was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, and was attached to the 31st Regimental Combat Team during the Battle of Chosin...read more
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, Sept. 24, 2024 – Cecil Phipps
VA lunch with POW brings memories of a long time ago The third Friday of September is POW/MIA Recognition Day. This year, the day fell on a sunny Friday in Central Iowa. As they have for years, the local chapter of the Disabled American Veterans hosted a lunch for area POWs. Only one POW attended this year, Cecil Phipps. He brought along, as he always does, his wife Kathleen of more than 70...read more