MIA Update - January 31, 2020

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MIA Update: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced six new identifications, and one burial update for service members who have been missing and unaccounted-for from WWII and the Korean War. Returning home for burial with full military honors are:

-- U.S. Army Cpl. Arthur C. Ramirez, 19, of Pima, Arizona, was a member of Battery B, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 6, 1950, when enemy forces attacked his unit near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. His remains could not be recovered following the attack. Ramirez will be buried March 19, 2020, in Marana, Arizona. Read about Ramirez https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2062303/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-ramirez-a/.
-- U.S. Navy Seaman 2nd Class Cecil H. Thornton, 21, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Thornton. Interment services are pending. Read about Thornton https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2069074/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-thornton-c/.
-- U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Warren C. Gillette, 21, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Gillette. Interment services are pending. Read about Gillette https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2069063/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-gillette-w/.
-- U.S. Navy Fireman 2nd Class Martin D. Young, 21, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Young. Interment services are pending. Read about Young https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2068167/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-young-m/.
-- U.S. Navy Fireman 2nd Class Joseph W. Carroll, 20, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Carroll. Interment services are pending. Read about Carroll https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2066983/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-carroll-j/.
-- U.S. Navy Fireman 1st Class Dan E. Reagan, 20, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Reagan. Interment services are pending. Read about Reagan https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2066981/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-reagan-d/.
-- U.S. Seaman 1st Class Joe R. Nightingale, 20, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Nightingale. Interment services are pending. Read about Nightingale https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2066976/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-nightingale-j/.