MIA Update, October 5, 2018

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MIA Update: This week, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced 7 new identifications, and the burial dates and locations for 12 previously identified servicemen. Returning home with full military honors are:

-- Navy Reserve Cmdr. Charles B. Goodwin, 25, of Haskell, Texas, whose remains were previously identified, will be buried on Oct. 12 in Abilene, Texas. Goodwin was the pilot of an RF-8A aircraft, assigned to Detachment D, VPF-63, CVW-15. On Sept. 8, 1965, Goodwin was conducting a combat reconnaissance mission over the Democratic Republic of Vietnam when he reported that he had encountered thunderstorms en route to the target area. That was the last transmission heard from him. Search efforts over the target area and adjacent coastal waters were unsuccessful, and Goodwin was declared missing in action as of Sept. 8, 1965. Read about Goodwin http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1654443/funeral-announcement-for-naval-pilot-killed-during-vietnam-war-goodwin-c/.
-- Army Sgt. Eugene W. Yost, 18, of Milaca, Minn., whose remains were previously identified, will be buried on Oct. 5 in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minn. Yost was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. In September 1950, his unit participated in a defense of the Pusan Perimeter, a large defensive line west and north of Pusan, South Korea. Yost was reported to have been killed in action on Sept. 3, 1950, but his remains could not be located following the battle. Read about Yost http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1647842/funeral-announcement-for-soldier-killed-during-korean-war-yost-e/.
-- Army Pvt. Donald E. Brown, 24, of Thompson, Iowa, whose remains were previously identified, will be buried on Oct. 6 in his hometown. Brown was a member of Company A, 745th Tank Battalion, fighting in support of the 1st Infantry Division in the European Theater in World War II. Brown was killed in action on July 28, 1944, when his M-4 Sherman tank was destroyed by enemy fire near Cambernon, France. Read about Brown http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1647847/funeral-announcement-for-soldier-killed-during-world-war-ii-brown-d/.
-- Army Sgt. Melvin C. Anderson, 31, of Omaha, Neb., whose remains were previously identified, will be buried on Oct. 12 in his hometown. Anderson was a member of Company C, 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion, participating in intense fighting in the Hürtgen Forest. On Nov. 25, 1944, his company was deployed as direct-fire support of American infantrymen attacking the town of Grosshau. The M10 tank destroyer Anderson was commanding was knocked out in the fighting. He was killed during the battle, though his status was initially listed as missing in action. On Dec. 21, 1944, his status was amended to killed in action. Read about Anderson http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1654439/funeral-announcement-for-soldier-killed-during-world-war-ii-anderson-m/.
-- Marine Corps Pfc. William F. Cavin, 19, of Ewing, Va., whose remains were previously identified, will be buried on Oct. 13, in Hancock County, Tenn. Cavin was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force. On Nov. 19, 1943, Cavin’s unit landed on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll against stiff Japanese resistance. Cavin was killed on the first day of the battle, one of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors killed in the intense fighting. Read about Cavin http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1654488/funeral-announcement-for-marine-killed-during-world-war-ii-cavin-w/.
-- Marine Corps Reserve Tech. Sgt. Harry A. Carlsen, 31, of Brookfield, Ill., whose remains were previously identified, will be buried on Oct. 13, in Elwood, Ill. Carlsen was a member of Company A, 2nd Amphibian Tractor Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands. Over several days of intense fighting at Tarawa, approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors were killed and more than 2,000 were wounded. Carlsen died on the first day of the battle, Nov. 20, 1943. Read about Carlsen http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1654447/funeral-announcement-for-marine-killed-during-world-war-ii-carlsen-h/.
-- Marine Corps Reserve 2nd Lt. Elwood R. Bailey, 22, of Parma, Mich., whose remains were previously identified, will be buried on Oct. 13 in his hometown. On Aug. 24, 1942, Bailey was a member of Marine Fighting Squadron 223 (VMF-223), Marine Aircraft Group 23. Bailey was piloting an F-4 Wildcat in aerial combat with Japanese Military Air Forces over Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, when he was reported missing in action after being shot down. Read about Bailey http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1654473/funeral-announcement-for-marine-corps-pilot-killed-during-world-war-ii-bailey-e/.
-- Navy Water Tender 1st Class Stephen Pepe, 43, of Bridgeport, Conn., whose remains were previously identified, will be buried on Oct. 8 in Bourne, Mass. Pepe was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, when the ship sustained multiple torpedo hits and quickly capsized, resulting in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Pepe. Read about Pepe http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1649789/funeral-announcement-for-uss-oklahoma-sailor-killed-during-world-war-ii-pepe-s/.
-- Navy Seaman 2nd Class William V. Campbell, 20, of Elizabethton, Tenn., whose remains were previously recovered, will be buried on Oct. 10 in his hometown. Campbell was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, when the ship sustained multiple torpedo hits and quickly capsized, resulting in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Campbell. Read about Campbell http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1654430/funeral-announcement-for-uss-oklahoma-sailor-killed-during-world-war-ii-campbel/.
-- Navy Seaman 1st Class Natale I. Torti, 19, of St. Louis, whose remains were previously identified, will be buried on Oct. 12 in Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Torti was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, when the ship sustained multiple torpedo hits and quickly capsized, resulting in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Torti. Read about Torti http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1654432/funeral-announcement-for-uss-oklahoma-sailor-killed-during-world-war-ii-torti-n/.
-- Navy Seaman 2nd Class Harold L. Head, 20, of Browning, Mo., whose remains were previously identified, will be buried on Oct. 10, in Laclede, Mo. Head was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, when the ship sustained multiple torpedo hits and quickly capsized, resulting in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Head. Read about Head http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1653137/funeral-announcement-for-uss-oklahoma-sailor-killed-during-world-war-ii-head-h/.
-- Navy Seaman 2nd Class Bernard V. Doyle, 19, of Red Cloud, Neb., whose remains were previously identified, will be buried on Oct. 13 in Lake City, Iowa. Doyle was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, when the ship sustained multiple torpedo hits and quickly capsized, resulting in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Doyle. Read about Doyle http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1654453/funeral-announcement-for-uss-oklahoma-sailor-killed-during-world-war-ii-doyle-b/.
-- Army Sgt. 1st Class James L. Boyce was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, engaged in combat operations against the North Korean People’s Army south of Chonui, South Korea. Boyce could not be accounted for and was declared missing in action on July 11, 1950. Interment services are pending. Read about Boyce http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1652717/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-boyce-j/.
-- Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Allen R. Turner was a pilot assigned to the 1330 Army Air Force Base Unit, Air Transport Command. On July 17, 1945, his aircraft crashed in a remote area en route from Jorhat, India, to Hsinching, China. All four passengers were declared deceased after an extensive search effort failed to identify the crash site. Interment services are pending. Read about Turner http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1652737/airman-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-turner-a/.
-- Army Air Forces Pfc. Joseph I. Natvik was a flight engineer assigned to the 1330 Army Air Force Base Unit, Air Transport Command. On July 17, 1945, his aircraft crashed in a remote area en route from Jorhat, India, to Hsinching, China. All four passengers were declared deceased after an extensive search effort failed to identify the crash site. Interment services are pending. Read about Natvik http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1652731/airman-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-natvik-j/.
-- Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. James R. Lord was a P-47D pilot assigned to the 66th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group, 12th Tactical Air Command. On Aug. 10, 1944, his aircraft crashed a mile off the coast of Anghione, Corsica while returning from combat operations near the French border. No witnesses reported seeing any parachute sightings. Interment services are pending. Read about Lord http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1652728/airman-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-lord-j/.
-- Army Pfc. Marvin E. Dickson was a member of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division. Dickson was allegedly killed in the early morning hours of Nov. 13, 1944, when he and other Soldiers moved to the front lines to reestablish broken telephone lines. Surviving members could not confirm Dickson’s death, nor provide the exact location to where he was killed. He was subsequently listed as missing in action. In Nov. 14, 1945, his status was amended to killed in action. Interment services are pending. Read about Dickson http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1649999/soldier-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-dickson-m/.
-- Navy Seaman 1st Class Herbert J. Poindexter was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, when the ship sustained multiple torpedo hits and quickly capsized, resulting in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Poindexter. Interment services are pending. Read about Poindexter http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1650013/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-poindexter-h/.
-- Chief Pharmacist's Mate James T. Cheshire was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, when the ship sustained multiple torpedo hits and quickly capsized, resulting in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Cheshire. Interment services are pending. Read about Cheshire http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1649531/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-cheshire-j/.