Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency

09/05/2024

🇺🇸 U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ( ) honor the fallen during a disinterment ceremony at the📍National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP), Honolulu, Hawaii, 📅 August 8, 2024. DPAA disinterred two caskets containing possible unaccounted-for Americans from the . The caskets were transferred to DPAA facilities for further scientific analysis and possible identification. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Anthony Todd)


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09/03/2024

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ( ) recently announced that U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Stanley J. Samoski, 22, of Manchester, , killed during was Feb. 20, 2024.

In the summer of 1943, Samoski served with the 334th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 98th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Liberator aircraft on which Samoski was serving as a bombardier crashed as a result of enemy anti-aircraft fire during , the largest bombing mission against the oil fields and refineries at Ploiești, north of Bucharest, . His remains were not identified following the war. The remains that could not be identified were buried as Unknowns in the Hero Section of the Civilian and Military Cemetery of Bolovan, , Prahova, Romania.

To identify Samoski, from utilized dental and anthropological analysis and circumstantial evidence. In addition, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System ( ) performed mitochondrial ( ) analysis.

DPAA thanks the American Battle Monuments Commission and the U.S. Army Regional Mortuary-Europe/Africa for collaborating on this mission. Samoski's remains were accounted for in February, but his family received a full briefing on his identification only recently, which is why this release is being issued now.

Learn more about Samoskiin his full press release here: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Press-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3825354/airman-accounted-for-from-wwii-samoski-s/


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09/03/2024

🇩🇪 German Federal Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius, ✍️ signs the DPAA log book during a scheduled visit to DPAA on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, 🇺🇸🌺, on July 30, 2024. The visit featured a logbook signing 📚, a tour 🧪, and a gift exchange 🎁 with key leaders.

DPAA tours offer distinguished visitors a chance to meet U.S. service members 🇺🇸, senior leaders 👔, and lab professionals 🔬 to better understand DPAA’s mission and history.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Edward Randolph)


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09/03/2024

TeamworkTuesday: 🤝 Mr. Kim Min Jae, Deputy Minister of Interior and Safety, Republic of Korea (left), and Mr. Kelly McKeague, Director, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ( ), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at DPAA's facility on📍Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on 📅 August 7, 2024. Officials from the Republic of Korea met with DPAA senior leaders to sign this important MOU between the and the Department of Defense, tour the facility, and learn more about DPAA's mission. 🇺🇸🇰🇷 (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Anthony Todd)


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08/29/2024

: Here’s a moment from the 125th Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW National Convention in , Kentucky, on July 30, 2024. Director Kelly McKeague (center) took the main stage to address thousands of VFW and Auxiliary delegates, including Robert Couture (left), VFW's Communications and Public Affairs Director, and Brittany Dymond (right), VFW’s Associate Director of Communications and Public Affairs. In addition to his main stage speech, McKeague also participated in a podcast, discussing the DPAA's mission to account for Americans missing from past conflicts and connecting with the veteran community. Each year, this major event brings together over 1.4 million members to discuss key issues and updates.


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08/28/2024

🇺🇸: Minutes before plunging to their deaths, five airmen successfully dropped 14 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne near their landing mark over , , from their C-47. ✈️ It was just after 2:44 a.m. on June 6, 1944. The airmen completed their mission but lost their lives. 🎖️

The remains of the pilot and crew chief were recovered days later, but the co-pilot, navigator, and radio operator were never found—possibly until now. 🔍 Eighty years after the Normandy Invasion known as , the is looking for the three missing airmen with the hope of finally bringing them home. 🕊️

Read the full story and learn more here: [https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/DPAA-In-The-News/Article/3794196/80-years-after-d-day-a-dedicated-team-works-to-bring-missing-airmen-home/]

Minutes before plunging to their deaths, five airmen successfully dropped 14 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne near their landing mark over Normandy, France from their C-47. It was just after 2:44

08/28/2024

🇺🇸 Kelly McKeague, Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ( ), speaks to members of The American Legion National Headquarters during the 105th National Convention, held Aug. 23-27, 2024, in , Louisiana. Members of The American Legion, Sons of The American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary National Headquarters, and their guests are invited to The American Legion's 105th National Convention to strengthen and support the Veterans Association. Each year, DPAA updates attendees about our mission to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation. We continue to 🔍 ⛏️ 🆔 from past conflicts who made the ultimate sacrifice for the nation and remain unaccounted for. 🕊️

08/27/2024

: 🇻🇳 DPAA Recovery Mission Update: Socialist Republic of

Our team is actively working to locate approximately 1,575 unaccounted U.S. personnel from the . Here’s a summary of recent activities:

📏 Aug. 2, 2024: Katie Pomeani, scientific recovery expert, sets up an archaeological grid using a total station.

🤝 Aug. 4, 2024: U.S. Navy 1st Class David Leyva, short-term individual augmentee and recovery team medic, and U.S. Navy Equipment Operator 2nd Class Hung Ho, short-term individual augmentee and recovery team linguist, engage with local workers while dry screening dirt.

🩺 Aug. 6, 2024: Mark Adams, DPAA life support investigator, conducts soil screening.

🔍 Aug. 17, 2024: U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Matthew Stapleford, short-term individual augmentee and recovery team explosive ordnance technician ( ), inspects metal fragments and shows them to team members. U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nicole McMinamin, DPAA team leader, and Pomeani search for metal objects.

Each mission advances our efforts to account for missing personnel. Discover more about our work and stay updated by following us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube, or visit us at www.DPAA.mil.

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Keion Jackson)


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08/25/2024

🇺🇸 On day two of the 105th National Convention, held Aug. 23-27, 2024, in , Louisiana, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ( ) personnel connected with The American Legion National Headquarters members through interactive sessions and heartfelt discussions. DPAA team members shared insights and updates on our ongoing mission to , , and who remain unaccounted for from past conflicts. Each interaction reinforces our collective commitment to honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice. 🕊️

(U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)


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08/24/2024

🇺🇸 Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ( ) personnel engage with The American Legion National Headquarters members during the 105th National Convention, held Aug. 23-27, 2024, in , Louisiana. Members of The American Legion, Sons of The American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary National Headquarters, and their guests are invited to the convention to strengthen and support the Veterans Association. Each year, DPAA updates attendees on our mission to , , and from past conflicts who made the ultimate sacrifice and remain unaccounted for. 🕊️

(U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)


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08/22/2024

:🇺🇸 On Aug. 21, Chris Phelps, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ( ) Indo-Pacific director, hosted U.S. Ambassador to the People's Republic of ( ) Nicholas Burns for a lab tour and a roundtable discussion with leadership and subject matter experts. There are still approximately 690 missing personnel in the PRC from four conflicts: , the , the , and the .


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08/21/2024

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ( ) recently announced that U.S. Army Private William E. Calkins, 20, of Washington County, , who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during , was April 17, 2024.

Captured in late 1942 during the Japanese invasion of the Philippine Islands, Calkins endured the and was held at Cabanatuan POW Camp #1, where he perished on November 1, 1942. Initially buried in Common Grave 704, his remains were later relocated and examined by the American Graves Registration Service and DPAA. To identify Calkins' remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System ( ) used mitochondrial (mtDNA) and Y chromosome DNA (Y-STR) analysis. He will be buried in Hillsboro, Oregon, on September 13, 2024. For family and funeral details, contact the Army Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490.

For more on Calkins' identification and DPAA's mission, read the full press release here: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Press-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3874572/soldier-accounted-for-from-wwii-calkins-w/.


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08/21/2024

: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ( ) recently announced that U.S. Army Air Forces Private Robert W. Cash, 20, of Minneapolis, , who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during , was April 3, 2024.

Captured in summer 1942 during the Japanese invasion of the Philippine Islands, Cash endured the and was held at Cabanatuan POW Camp #1, where he perished on July 16, 1942. Initially buried in Common Grave 316, his remains were later relocated and examined by the American Graves Registration Service and DPAA. To identify Cash’s remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System ( ) used mitochondrial (mtDNA) analysis. He will be buried in Pittsford, New York, on a date to be determined.

For more on Cash’s identification and DPAA’s mission, read the full press release here: [https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Press-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3809275/airman-accounted-for-from-wwii-cash-r/].


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08/20/2024

Mr. Kelly McKeague, Director, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) 🇺🇸, welcomed His Excellency Lee Sang Min, Minister of Interior and Safety, Republic of (ROK) 🇰🇷, during a facility tour at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on August 7, 2024.

During the visit, Minister Lee presented Mr. McKeague with a plaque of appreciation. The officials from the Republic of Korea met with DPAA senior leaders to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the ROK and the Department of Defense. They also toured the facility and learned more about DPAA's mission.

(U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Anthony Todd)


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08/19/2024

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ( ) recently announced that U.S. Army Private 1st Class Clossie D. Brown, 36, of Frankfort, , who was killed during , was on April 25, 2024.

Brown served in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, in the European Theater during WWII. He was killed in action on January 21, 1945, in the Vosges Mountains of France during . Fragmentary remains and his identification tag were discovered by a French demining unit near Reipertswiller, , on June 15, 1947, and were interred at Lorraine American Cemetery. Remains designated X-5723 and X-8046 were exhumed in June 2021 and August 2022 for analysis by the .

To identify Brown’s remains, scientists from used anthropological and other circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System ( ) used mitochondrial (mtDNA) analysis.


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08/19/2024

DPAA Recovery Mission in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

From July 25 to August 3, 2024, a recovery team conducted a vital mission in Lao People’s Democratic Republic ( ) 🇱🇦, aimed at locating and recovering Americans still missing from the Vietnam War 🇺🇸. The team, consisting of up to 65 U.S. personnel and Lao counterparts, undertook excavations and wet screening operations at various sites.

During the mission, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Saowalak Wester and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlos Marrero-Rivera, among others, engaged in excavation and screening tasks. They employed high-pressure hoses to wash soil through wire mesh, searching for potential osseous material 🦴 and material evidence. Jack Kenkeo, a life support investigator 🛠️, examined artifacts to guide the excavation process.

Additionally, U.S. Army Maj. Aaron Lorenson and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlos Marrero-Rivera conducted a medical outreach event 💉, providing care and medication to 61 Lao citizens 👥.

Since 1985, the United States and Lao PDR have collaborated to recover unaccounted-for American service members. Currently, 1,575 Americans remain missing from the .

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lesley B. Cisneros)


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08/18/2024

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ( ) recently announced that U.S. Army Sgt. Kester B. Hardman, 22, of Smithville, , who was killed during the , was on May 2, 2024.

Hardman served in M Company, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, in the Korean Theater during the Korean War. He was reported missing in action in December 1950 after his unit engaged in combat near Sunchon, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ( ). Following the armistice in 1953, North Korean forces claimed Hardman died in the spring of 1951 while in captivity at POW Camp 5 on the Pyoktong Peninsula. In 1954, Unknown Remains X-13467, recovered during from the 1st Marine Division Cemetery at Yudam-ni, were sent to Hawaii and interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific ( ) in Honolulu. In July 2018, DPAA personnel exhumed Unknown Remains X-13467 from the Punchbowl and transferred the remains to the DPAA Laboratory for analysis.

To identify Hardman’s remains, scientists from used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as chest radiograph comparison and circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System ( ) used mitochondrial (mtDNA) analysis.

For more on Hardman’s identification, read the full press release here: [https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Press-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3808904/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-hardman-k/]

To see the most up-to-date statistics on DPAA recovery efforts for those unaccounted for from the Korean War, go to the Korean War Accounting page on the DPAA website at: https://dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil/dpaaFamWebKorean.


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08/16/2024

2024 KCW AGB

08/14/2024

🚨 Something important is happening soon… Are you ready to connect, learn, and gain insights into our nation’s ongoing P.O.W./M.I.A. recovery efforts? 🇺🇸

Mark your calendars! The 2024 Korean/Cold War Annual Government Briefings are just around the corner, scheduled for August 15-16 in Arlington, Virginia. 📍

This event offers:

🤝 Direct Interaction: Families speak face-to-face, while our viewers can partake in the chat online (Q&A) thought, with DPAA officials, scientists, and historians.

💬 Personalized Briefings: Families in attendance get specific updates about their loved ones, including new findings.

❤️ Emotional Support: Families get to connect with DPAA personnel directly, and meet others who share similar experiences in the recovery effort.

🎖️ Detailed Presentations: Families learn about recovery operations, DNA breakthroughs, and more.

To watch the stream, tune in here on Facebook or visit our website for live coverage and more details: https://www.dpaa.mil/livestreams/. If you miss it, don’t worry—the event will be available on demand on our website.


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08/13/2024

On August 6, 2024, Senior Lt. Gen. Vo Minh Luong, Deputy Minister of National Defense of the Socialist Republic of , visited the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ( ) facility on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, .

Key highlights from the visit:

- Senior Lt. Gen. Vo Minh Luong signed the visitor's logbook and participated in a laboratory tour. 📝

- Kelly McKeague, DPAA Director, and U.S. Army Gen. Charles A. Flynn, Commander of U.S. Army Pacific, exchanged gifts with Gen. Luong. 🎁

- The visit provided an opportunity to discuss DPAA’s history and mission with these distinguished guests. 🤝

This visit underscores DPAA’s commitment to fostering international partnerships and promoting understanding of its mission.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Edward Randolph


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08/12/2024

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recently announced that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Alvin R. Scarborough, 22, of Dossville, , who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during , was Sept. 21, 2023.

In late 1942, Scarborough was a member of the 454th Ordnance Company (Aviation) when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands in December. Intense fighting continued until the surrender of the Bataan peninsula on Apr. 9, 1942, and of Corregidor Island on May 6, 1942.

Thousands of U.S. and Filipino service members were captured and interned at POW camps. Scarborough was among those reported captured when U.S. forces in Bataan surrendered to the Japanese. They were subjected to the 65-mile and then held at the Cabanatuan POW camp. More than 2,500 POWs perished in this camp during the war.

To identify Scarborough’s remains, from used anthropological analysis and circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System ( ) used mitochondrial (mtDNA) analysis.

DPAA is grateful to the American Battle Monuments Commission and the United States Army for their partnership in this mission. Scarborough's family recently received their full briefing on his identification, which is why this release is going out now.

Learn more about Scarborough in his full press release here: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Press-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3867515/airman-accounted-for-from-wwii-scarborough-a/


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08/12/2024

On August 7, 2024, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ( ) investigation team commenced their search in , aiming to identify future recovery sites for over 3,200 U.S. service members still missing from .

Highlights from the mission include:

- Maine Goga, a field technical officer from the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery, briefing the team on expectations and local conditions in the village. 🗺️

- Ryan Nagayagaya, a hired driver, assisting the team with transport and providing insights into the local area. 🚗

- U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jerome Anderson, the DPAA investigation team leader, greeting locals to foster community relations. 🤝

- Ally Campo, a DPAA scientific recovery expert, interacting with villagers to establish connections essential for the investigation. 🧪

- The team meeting with a local police commissioner to inform them of DPAA's operations within their jurisdiction. 🚔

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Boucher)


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08/12/2024

On August 7, 2024, U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Aaron McCarthy, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ( ) Explosive Ordnance Disposal ( ) technician, was promoted in Guadalcanal, . This ceremony took place on the 82nd anniversary of the Guadalcanal Campaign, during his mission to recover U.S. personnel from the .

Key moments from the mission:

- Staff Sgt. Aaron McCarthy and other DPAA team members at the promotion ceremony in Guadalcanal. 🎖️

- Staff Sgt. Paolo DiGirolamo and Senior Airman Dylan Gross managing dirt at the excavation site, which required transporting dirt between separated locations. 🚛

- Capt. Jackson Smith, DPAA Recovery Team Leader, and local Solomon Islanders screening dirt for potential osseous material. 🕵️‍♂️

- DPAA team members and local Solomon Islanders collaborating to process excavation site dirt. 🤝

This mission is part of the broader effort to account for approximately 72,000 U.S. personnel still missing from , including 374 from .

U.S. Air Force photos by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings


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08/11/2024

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ( ) recently announced that U.S. Army Air Forces Private 1st Class Harry M. Seiff, 23, of Venice, , who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during , was December 18, 2023.

In summer 1942, Seiff was a member of the 20th Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands in December. Intense fighting continued until the surrender of the Bataan peninsula on April 9, 1942, and of Corregidor Island on May 6, 1942.

Thousands of U.S. and Filipino service members were captured and interned at POW camps. Seiff was among those reported captured when U.S. forces in Bataan surrendered to the Japanese. They were subjected to the 65-mile and then held at the Cabanatuan POW camp. More than 2,500 POWs perished in this camp during the war.

To identify Seiff’s remains, from used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System ( ) used mitochondrial (mtDNA).

DPAA is grateful to the ABMC and the United States Army for their partnership in this mission.

Learn more about Seiff in his full press release here: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Press-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3867959/airman-accounted-for-from-wwii-seiff-h/


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08/09/2024

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ( ) recently announced that U.S. Army Cpl. Robert P. Raess, 21, of Dodgeville, , reported missing in action during the , was March 26, 2024.

In late 1950, Raess was a member of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Sept. 1, 1950, near Changnyeong, South Korea. The Army officially declared Raess deceased on Dec. 31, 1953, and declared his remains non-recoverable Jan. 16, 1956.

To identify Raess, from used anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System ( ) used mitochondrial (mtDNA) analysis.

Learn more about Raess in his full press release here: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Press-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3836578/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-raess-r/


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08/08/2024

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ( ) recently announced that U.S. Army Technician Fifth Grade (Tech5) Harold D. Pittis, 21, of Freeport, , killed during , was on March 20, 2024.

In February 1945, Pittis was assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division. His regiment was engaged in fierce fighting near the town of Biesdorf, , when he was reported killed in action by small arms fire on Feb. 8. His body was unable to be recovered due to intense fighting against heavily reinforced German forces on an elevated position. Despite various recovery attempts, Pittis’s remains were not accounted for during or after the war.

To identify Pittis’s remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological and dental analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System ( ) used Mitochondrial (mtDNA), Y-chromosome DNA (Y-STR), and Autosomal DNA (auSTR) analysis.

DPAA is grateful to the American Battle Monuments Commission and the U.S. Army Regional Mortuary-Europe/Africa for their partnership in this mission.

Learn more about Pittis here: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Press-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3850194/soldier-accounted-for-from-wwii-pittis-h/


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08/07/2024

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ( ) recently announced that U.S. Army Master Sgt. David P. Sluder, 33, of Johnson City, , killed during the , was Sep. 27, 2023.

In July 1950, Sluder was a member of Battery B, 63rd Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division during the Korean War. He went missing in action after his unit was attacked by enemy ground forces in the vicinity of Samgyo-ri along the K*m River, South Korea, on July 14. Due to the fighting, his body could not be recovered at that time, and there was never any evidence that he was a prisoner of war. The Army issued a presumptive finding of death on Dec. 31, 1953.

In July 2018, the DPAA proposed a plan to disinter 652 Korean War Unknowns from the Punchbowl. In October 2019, the DPAA disinterred Unknown X-1422 as part of Phase Two of the Korean War Disinterment Project and sent the remains to the for analysis.

To identify Sluder’s remains, from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System ( ) used mitochondrial (mtDNA) analysis.

Learn more about Sluder in his full press release here: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Press-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3859796/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-sluder-d/


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08/06/2024

: 🕊️ "Our mission is not just about recovery; it's about honoring the promise to bring our fallen heroes home," says Rosanna Price, Head of Digital Engagement at Cotswold Archaeology.

On August 4, 2024, marking exactly 80 years since the crash, a dedicated team of U.S. and British military personnel continued the search for U.S. Army Air Forces Lt. John W. Fisher Jr., whose B-17 bomber went down in Suffolk, England, during World War II. 🇺🇸🇬🇧 This search exemplifies the between Cotswold Archaeology and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). 💪

Lt. Fisher's aircraft, on a secret mission to target N**i rocket sites, crashed shortly after takeoff. The excavation in a deep crater has unearthed over 3,000 pieces of evidence, including plane fragments and personal artifacts. ✈️🔍 This ongoing effort highlights the importance of and our commitment to veterans.

Rosanna Price adds, "Every piece we find tells a story and brings us closer to accounting for Lt. Fisher. It’s a profound reminder of our commitment to leave no one behind." 🏆

The DPAA will analyze the collected evidence to confirm and potentially identify Lt. Fisher, continuing the mission to provide closure for his family and honor his sacrifice. 🎖️

Discover more about this remarkable effort and the role of our partners in this crucial mission here: https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/downed-us-wwii-pilot-john-fisher-england-new-clues-unearthed-may-lead-to-remains/


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Lt. John Fisher was just 21 years old when his B-17 bomber crashed while on a secret mission targeting N**i rocket sites in Europe during World War II.