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Air Force Captain Troy “Gordie” Cope

Press Release | Feb. 25, 2005 Missing Korean War Serviceman Identified (Cope) The Department of Defense announced today that the remains of a U. S. Air Force pilot, missing in action from the Korean War, has been identified and will soon be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Air Force Captain Troy […]

Pvt. Mack Kidd

Press Release | Feb. 26, 2025 Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Kidd, M.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Pvt. Mack Kidd, 20, killed during World War II, was accounted for Feb. 14, 2025. In the summer of 1944, Kidd was assigned to Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5307th Composite Unit […]

Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Arnold E. Lyon

Press Release | Feb. 26, 2025 USS West Virginia Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Lyon, A.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Arnold E. Lyon, 22, killed during World War II, was accounted for on July 21, 2023. On Dec. 7, 1941, Lyon was assigned […]

Pfc. Kenneth D. Burgess

Press Release | Feb. 27, 2025 Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Burgess, K.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Pfc. Kenneth D. Burgess, 29, of Central City, Kentucky, missing in action during World War II, was accounted for Sept. 13, 2024. Burgess’s family recently received their full briefing on his […]

Pvt. Charles W. Smalley

Press Release | Feb. 27, 2025 Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Smalley, C.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Pvt. Charles W. Smalley, 19, of Waterloo, Indiana, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 14, 2025. Smalley’s family recently received their full briefing on his identification’ therefore, additional […]

Sgt. George M. Barbiere

Press Release | Feb. 27, 2025 Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Barbiere, G.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Sgt. George M. Barbiere, 23, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Feb. 26, 2025. In the winter of 1950, Barbiere was assigned to Service Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th […]

Cpl. Ernest H. Ulrich

Press Release | Feb. 28, 2025 Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Ulrich, E.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Cpl. Ernest H. Ulrich, 26, of China, Texas, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for Oct. 9, 2024. Ulrich’s family […]

Sgt. James H. Murray

Press Release | Feb. 28, 2025 Airman Accounted For From World War II (Murray, J.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. James H. Murray, 25, of Hollywood, California, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for Sept. 23, 2024. […]

Pvt. James G. Loterbaugh

Press Release | March 5, 2025 Tanker Accounted for from WWII (Loterbaugh, J.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Pvt. James G. Loterbaugh, 35, of Roseville, Ohio, killed during World War II, was accounted for Sept. 20, 2024. Loterbaugh’s family recently received their full briefing on his identification, therefore, additional details on […]

Sgt. Rosslyn E. Gresens

Press Release | March 6, 2025 Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Gresens, R.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Sgt. Rosslyn E. Gresens, 22, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Feb. 28, 2025. In the summer of 1950, Gresens was a member of Company B, 3rd Engineer Combat […]