Recoveries
The information in these pages has been compiled from press releases distributed by DPAA.
Williams, Sgt. Willard F.
April 23, 2013 SOLDIER MISSING FROM KOREAN WAR IDENTIFIED The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, were recently identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Sgt. Willard F. Williams, 21, of Ocean Springs, Miss., will be buried May 1, in Lexington, Miss. In late November 1950, Williams, and units of the 35th Infantry Regiment and allied forces were deployed in a defensive line along the...
read moreKnight, Sgt. William C.
May 3, 2013 SOLDIER MISSING FROM KOREAN WAR IDENTIFIED The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Sgt. William C. Knight, 20, of West Brookfield, Mass., will be buried May 10, in his hometown. In late November 1950, Knight and elements of the Headquarters Battery, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT) were...
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May 10, 2013 SOLDIER MISSING FROM KOREAN WAR IDENTIFIED The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Sgt. Charles Allen, 23, of Mineola, Texas, will be buried May 17, in Dallas. In late November 1950, Allen and elements of Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment (IR), 25th Infantry Division (ID), were deployed north of the...
read moreConstant, Pfc. James L.
May 15, 2013 SOLDIER MISSING FROM KOREAN WAR IDENTIFIED The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action since the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Pfc. James L. Constant, 19, of Beach Grove, Ind., will be buried May 25, in Indianapolis, Ind. In late 1950, Constant and elements of 2nd Infantry Division (ID) were defending the Naktong Bulge, near Changnyong, South Korea, when they...
read moreHaag, 1st Lt. Douglas H.
May 28, 2013 SOLDIER MISSING FROM KOREAN WAR IDENTIFIED The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, were recently identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army 1st Lt. Douglas H. Haag, 26, of Louisville, Ky., will be buried June 1, in his hometown. In early July 1950, Haag, and elements of the 21st Infantry Regiment (IR), 24th Infantry Division (ID), were deployed along the Kum River in...
read moreWilliams, MSG Olen B.
June 5, 2013 SOLDIER MISSING FROM KOREAN WAR IDENTIFIED 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. Army Master Sgt. Olen B. Williams, 37, of Verbena, Ala., will be buried June 9, in Clanton, Ala. In late 1950, Williams and elements of the 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT) were establishing a defensive line south of a bridge across the P’ungnyuri...
read moreOmans, Cpl. Marvin E.
June 20, 2013 SOLDIER MISSING FROM KOREAN WAR IDENTIFIED 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. Army Cpl. Marvin E. Omans, 20, of Clinton, Mo., will be buried June 24, in Little Rock, Ark. In late November 1950, Omans and elements of the 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT) were deployed along the east side of the Chosin Reservoir near P’ungnyuri...
read moreFisher, Sgt. Bernard J.
July 12, 2013 SOLDIER MISSING FROM KOREAN WAR IDENTIFIED 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. Army Sgt. Bernard J. Fisher, 21, of Wilkes Barre, Pa., will be buried July 16, in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. In January 1951, Fisher and elements of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment (IR), 24th Infantry Division...
read moreMoyer, Cpl. Glyndon E.
July 22, 2013 SOLDIER MISSING FROM KOREAN WAR IDENTIFIED 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. Army Cpl. Glyndon E. Moyer, 18, of Luray, Va., will be buried July 25, in his hometown. In late November 1950, Moyer and elements of the 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT) were deployed along the east of the Chosin Reservoir near Sinhung-ri, South...
read moreThibodeaux Jr., Sgt. Clement
July 23, 2013 SOLDIER MISSING FROM KOREAN WAR IDENTIFIED–UPDATE The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from the Korean War, were recently identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Sgt. Clement Thibodeaux Jr., 18, of Baton Rouge, La., will be buried Sept. 10, in Church Point, La. In late Nov. 1950 elements of the 25th Infantry Division (ID) and 35th Infantry Regiment (IR) were fighting with units of the...
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