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Sgt. James L. Quong

Press Release | Dec. 2, 2021 Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Quong, J.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Master Sgt. James L. Quong, 30, of Norman, Oklahoma, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for June 18, 2020. In late 1950, Quong, who was an Army Reserve captain in […]

Sgt. James N. Stryker

Press Release | Dec. 2, 2021 Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Stryker, J.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Sgt. James N. Stryker, 20, of West Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Aug. 5, 2020. In May 1951, Stryker was a member of Company L, 3rd […]

Seaman 1st Class Buford H. Dyer

Press Release | Dec. 1, 2021 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Dyer, B.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 1st Class Buford H. Dyer, 19, of Barberton, Ohio, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Aug. 5, 2021. On Dec. 7, 1941, Dyer was […]

Sgt. Larry S. Wassil

Press Release | Nov. 22, 2021 Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Wassil, L.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Sgt. Larry S. Wassil, 33, of Bloomfield, New Jersey, killed during World War II, was accounted for July 27, 2021. In late 1944, Wassil was assigned to Company K, 3rd […]

Fire Controlman 2nd Class Lawrence J. Overley

Press Release | Nov. 19, 2021 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Overley, L.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Fire Controlman 2nd Class Lawrence J. Overley, 21, killed during World War II, was accounted for on July 16, 2021. On Dec. 7, 1941, Overley was assigned to […]

Staff Sgt. Charles G. McMackin

Press Release | Nov. 17, 2021 Airman Accounted For From World War II (McMackin, C.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Charles G. McMackin, 26, of Boston, killed during World War II, was accounted for Aug. 17, 2020. In the summer of 1943, McMackin was assigned […]

Cpl. Leon E. Clevenger

Press Release | Nov. 17, 2021 Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Clevenger, L.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Cpl. Leon E. Clevenger, 21, of Durham, North Carolina, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Sept. 9, 2019. In the summer of 1950, Clevenger was an infantryman with Company […]

Sgt. Howard R. Belden

Press Release | Nov. 17, 2021 Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Belden, H.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Sgt. Howard R. Belden, 19, of Hague, New York, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Oct. 14, 2021. In late 1950, Belden was a member of Headquarters and Headquarters […]

Cpl. Charles E. Lee

Press Release | Nov. 10, 2021 Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Lee, C.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Cpl. Charles E. Lee, 18, of Cincinnati, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for June 14, 2021. In July 1950, Lee was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 34th […]

Pfc. Juan F. Gutierrez

Press Release | Nov. 10, 2021 Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Gutierrez, J.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Pfc. Juan F. Gutierrez, 26, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for Feb. 24, 2021. […]