MIA Update, October 12, 2018

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MIA Update: This week, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced two new identifications, and the burial date and location for a previously identified serviceman. Returning home with full military honors are:

-- Army Pvt. Delbert J. Holliday, 22, of Minneapolis, whose remains were previously identified, will be buried Oct. 15 in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minn. Holliday was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 7th Cavalry Division, participating in combat actions against the Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces in the vicinity of North Pyongan Province, North Korea. Holliday was killed in action on Nov. 30, 1950, and was reportedly buried in the United Nations Military Cemetery in Pyongyang. As the United Nations’ situation with North Korea worsened, circumstances forced the cemetery in Pyongyang to close on Dec. 3, 1950, and buried remains could not be recovered. Read about Holliday http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1656999/funeral-announcement-for-soldier-killed-during-korean-war-holliday-d/.
-- Navy Fireman 1st Class Creighton H. Workman 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 Workman. Interment services are pending. Read about Workman http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1657120/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-workman-c/.
-- Navy Chief Warrant Officer John A. Austin 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 Austin. Interment services are pending. Read about Austin http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1657133/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-austin-j/.