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Ship’s Cook 3rd Class Robert Goodwin

Press Release | April 15, 2021 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Goodwin, R.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Ship’s Cook 3rd Class Robert Goodwin, 20, of Wichita, Kansas, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Nov. 24, 2020. On Dec. 7, 1941, Goodwin was […]

Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas J. Valentine

Press Release | April 12, 2021 Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Valentine, N.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas J. Valentine, 22, of Cassville, Wisconsin, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for March 16, 2021. In late 1950, Valentine was a member of Battery B, […]

Seaman 2nd Class Howard S. Magers

Press Release | April 5, 2021 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Magers, H.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 2nd Class Howard S. Magers, 18, of Merry Oaks, Kentucky, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Dec. 17, 2020. On Dec. 7, 1941, Magers […]

Pfc. John F. Middleswart

Press Release | March 22, 2021 USS Oklahoma Marine Accounted For From World War II (Middleswart, J.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Marine Corps Pfc. John F. Middleswart, 19, of San Diego, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Jan. 28, 2021, as the 300th identification from the USS Oklahoma Project. […]

Pvt. Lyle W. Reab

Press Release | March 22, 2021 Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Reab, L.) WAHSINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Pvt. Lyle W. Reab, 22, of Phillips, Nebraska, killed during World War II, was accounted for Feb. 24, 2021. In November 1944, Reab was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, […]

Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Shelby Treadway

Press Release | March 16, 2021 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Treadway, S.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Shelby Treadway, 25, of Manchester, Kentucky, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Sept. 28, 2020. On Dec. 7, 1941, Treadway was […]

Seaman 1st Class Gerald J. Bailey

Press Release | March 15, 2021 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Bailey, G.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 1st Class Gerald J. Bailey, 24, of Seattle, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Nov. 30, 2020. On Dec. 7, 1941, Bailey was assigned […]

Tech. Sgt. Alfred F. Turgeon

Press Release | March 15, 2021 Airman Accounted For From World War II (Turgeon, A.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Tech. Sgt. Alfred F. Turgeon, 23, of Ketchikan, Alaska, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 13, 2021. In the summer of 1943, Turgeon was […]

Seaman 2nd Class Michael Malek

Press Release | March 10, 2021 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Malek, M.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 2nd Class Michael Malek, 17, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Feb. 24, 2021. On Dec. 7, 1941, Malek was assigned to the battleship […]

Signalman 3rd Class Austin H. Hesler

Press Release | March 10, 2021 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Hesler, A.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Signalman 3rd Class Austin H. Hesler, 21, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Feb. 24, 2021. On Dec. 7, 1941, Hesler was assigned to the […]