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Fireman 1st Class Howard D. Hodges

Press Release | Oct. 23, 2020 USS West Virginia Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Hodges, H.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Fireman 1st Class Howard D. Hodges, 20, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Oct. 15, 2020. On Dec. 7, 1941, Hodges was assigned to […]

2nd Lt. Earl W. Smith

Press Release | Oct. 20, 2020 Pilot Accounted For From World War II (Smith, E.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Earl W. Smith, 22, of Oakland, California, killed during World War II, was accounted for March 23, 2020. In the summer of 1943, Smith was […]

Fireman 1st Class Edward D. Johnson

Press Release | Oct. 19, 2020 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Johnson, E.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Fireman 1st Class Edward D. Johnson, 24, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Sept. 29, 2020. On Dec. 7, 1941, Johnson was assigned to the […]

Seaman 2nd Class James M. Flanagan

Press Release | Oct. 19, 2020 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Flanagan, J.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 2nd Class James M. Flanagan, 22, of Jacksonville, Florida, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Nov. 19, 2019. On Dec. 7, 1941, Flanagan was […]

Seaman 2nd Class D.T. Kyser

Press Release | Oct. 19, 2020 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Kyser, D.) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 2nd Class D.T. Kyser, 18, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Aug. 9, 2019. On Dec. 7, 1941, Kyser was assigned to […]

Fire Controlman 1st Class Bernard R. Wimmer

Press Release | Oct. 15, 2020 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Wimmer, B.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Fire Controlman 1st Class Bernard R. Wimmer, 28, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Sept. 28, 2020. On Dec. 7, 1941, Wimmer was assigned to […]

Seaman 1st Class Maurice V. Spangler

Press Release | Oct. 14, 2020 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Spangler, M.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 1st Class Maurice V. Spangler, 20, of Defiance, Ohio, killed during World War II, was accounted for on March 27, 2020. On Dec. 7, 1941, Spangler was […]

Fireman 2nd Class Martin D. Young

Press Release | Oct. 14, 2020 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Young, M.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Fireman 2nd Class Martin D. Young, 21, of Hawesville, Kentucky, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Aug. 19, 2019. On Dec. 7, 1941, Young was […]

Pvt. Jacob Cruz

Press Release | Oct. 2, 2020 Marine Accounted For From World War II (Cruz, J.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Marine Corps Reserve Pvt. Jacob Cruz, 18, of Los Angeles, killed during World War II, was accounted for on April 14, 2020. In November 1943, Cruz was a member of Company […]

Hospital Apprentice 1st Class John M. Mulick

Press Release | Sept. 30, 2020 USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Mulick, J.) WASHINGTON  –   The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Hospital Apprentice 1st Class John M. Mulick, 21, of Elma, Iowa, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Nov. 18, 2019. On Dec. 7, 1941, Mulick […]