the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office announced the identification of three Korean War KIA's:
Cpl. Cletus R. Lies, U.S. Army, Medical Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, was lost Nov. 28, 1950, in North Korea. He was accounted for Dec. 7, 2013. He will be buried with full military honors in Bremen, N.D., in the spring of 2014.
Cpl. Joe W. Howard, U.S. Army, Battery A, 503rd Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Division, was lost Dec. 1, 1950, in North Korea. He was accounted for Dec. 5, 2013. He will be buried with full military honors in Jacksonville, Fla., on Jan. 9, 2014.
Sgt. 1st Class Joseph E. Gantt, U.S. Army, Battery C, 503rd Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Division, is now accounted for. He was lost Nov. 30, 1950, in the vicinity of Somindong, North Korea. He was accounted for Nov. 26, 2013. He will be buried will full military honors in Inglewood, Calif., Dec. 28, 2013.
Welcome home, elder brothers-in-arms. Rest now in peace.
More can be found here: http://www.dtic.mil/...
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If you qualify to submit a mtDNA sample, please submit one. By submitting a mtDNA sample, you may be able to help identify US remains that have been recovered and repatriated but not yet positively identified.
Everybody deserves a proper burial. That’s especially true for those who gave their all in the service of this nation.
Hat tip to Hondo for the information.