Press Release | Dec. 20, 2024

Airman Accounted For From World War II (Mann, J.)

WASHINGTON  –  

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. John H. Mann, 22, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Dec. 19, 2024.

During World War II, Mann was assigned to 22nd Material Squadron at Hickam Airfield on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. On. Dec. 7th, 1944, following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese aircraft expanded to Hickam Field, targeting U.S. aircrafts and ships, barracks, supply buildings, and the base chapel. The attack lasted four hours. Mann was reportedly killed during this time

This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Mann’s case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.