Blasdel, William S.

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Marine Cpl. William S. Blasdel, 26, of Freeport, Ill., was buried June 9, 2014, in National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.  In November 1950, Blasdel was...
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Sanchez, Gilberto L.

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, unaccounted for from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Sgt. Gilberto L. Sanchez, 19, of New Braunfels, Texas, will be buried Jan. 23, in San Antonio.  In late November 1950, Sanchez was assigned to...
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John Melvin Hilgart, Jr.

April 28, 1931 – Jan. 6, 2015 John Melvin Hilgart, Jr. was born in Park Falls on April 28, 1931 to Alice G. and John M. Hilgart. After graduation from Lincoln High School in Park Falls in 1950, he enlisted in the Army and served in the Korean War. He was captured by the enemy there and spent twenty-eight months as a prisoner of war in North Korea. Upon his discharge from the Army in 1953,...
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POW Experience of Joe Annello

On the 22nd of April 1951, my unit, the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regimental Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, entered into defensive positions along what was identified as “The Kansas Line” adjacent to the Imjim River. Hershey (Hiroshi) Miyamura, the squad leader of the second squad and myself, the squad leader of the first squad, machine gun platoon were sent to a hill and attached to...
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Andy Viscuso

Andrew J. Viscuso, 86, husband of Helen M. (Geigus) Viscuso, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 in Coatesville VA Medical Center. Born in Phoenixville, PA, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Frances (Brignola) Viscuso. Andy attended Phoenixville Schools, and he earned his Associates Degree from the Pottstown Business School. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean...
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