Press Release | May 19, 2022 Airman Accounted For From World War II (Olenik, A.) WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Adolph “Leonard” Olenik, 19, of Detroit, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 26, 2022. In the summer of 1943, Olenik was assigned […]
Press Release | May 13, 2022 Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Holm, M.) WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Pfc. Merl W. Holm, 22, of Lake City, Iowa, killed during World War II, was accounted for April 15, 2022. In November 1942, Holm was assigned to the Company […]
Press Release | May 11, 2022 USS West Virginia Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Melton, J.) WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 1st Class John R. Melton, 23, of Liberty, Mississippi, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Feb. 1, 2021. On Dec. 7, 1941, Melton […]
Press Release | May 10, 2022 Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Brown, L.) WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Cpl. Lawrence L. Brown, 21, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Feb. 14, 2022. In late 1950, Brown was a member of Company M, 3rd […]
Press Release | May 5, 2022 Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Wildman, W.) WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Pvt. Walter G. Wildman, 20, of Bristol, Pennsylvania, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 26, 2022. In November 1944, Wildman was assigned to Company M, 12th Infantry […]
Press Release | May 4, 2022 Pilot Accounted For From World War II (Mills, N.) WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Newell F. Mills, Jr., 21, of St. Petersburg, Florida, killed during World War II, was accounted for March 7, 2022. In the spring of 1945, […]
Press Release | May 2, 2022 Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Sharp, W.) WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Pfc. Chauncey (William) J. Sharp, 18, of Osborn, Ohio, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Dec. 22, 2020. In July 1950, Sharp was a member of Company C, 1st […]
Press Release | May 2, 2022 Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Lilley, J.) WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Pfc. Jack E. Lilley, 19, of Waldworth, Ohio, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Nov. 5, 2021. In July 1950, Lilley was a member of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, […]
Press Release | April 28, 2022 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Nigg, L.) WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 2nd Class Laverne A. Nigg, 23, of Browns Valley, Minnesota, killed during World War II, was accounted for on April 22, 2021. On Dec. 7, 1941, Nigg […]
Press Release | April 28, 2022 Medal of Honor Pilot Accounted For From World War II (Baker, A.) WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Lt. Col. Addison E. Baker, 36, of Chicago, killed during World War II and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, was accounted for April […]