MIA Update - March 22, 2021

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MIA Update: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced eight new identifications and one burial update for service members who have been missing and unaccounted-for from World War II and Korea. Returning home for burial with full military honors are:

-- Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Robert Parker, 23, as a pilot assigned to the 35th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group. On Nov. 15, 1943, he was piloting a P-40N Warhawk fighter on a patrol mission with seven other P-40s over the Markham River Valley, New Guinea, when his formation encountered a swarm of enemy aircraft on the southern edge of the Finisterre Range. After shooting down one enemy aircraft, Parker collided with another, the impact shearing a wing off of each. The P-40 crashed near Sagarak, and it was reported that he did not eject. Interment Services are pending. Read about Parkerhttps://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2537694/pilot-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-parker-r/.
-- Navy Fireman 2nd Class Carl M. Bradley, 19, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. 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 Bradley. Interment Services a[url][/url]re pending. Read about Bradley https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2538199/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-bradley-c/.
-- Navy Fireman 1st Class Denis H. Hiskett, 20, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. 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 Hiskett. Interment Services are pending. Read about Hiskett https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2538203/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-hiskett-d/.
-- Army Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas J. Valentine, 22, was a member of Battery B, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 6, 1950, after his unit was attacked by enemy forces as they attempted to withdraw near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Following the battle, his remains could not be recovered. Interment Services are pending. Read about Valentine https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2540480/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-valentine-n/.
-- Army Cpl. Walter A. Smead, 24, was a member of Battery A, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 6, 1950, after his unit was attacked by enemy forces as they attempted to withdraw near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Following the battle, his remains could not be recovered. Interment Services are pending. Read about Smea https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2540524/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-smead-w/d.
-- Navy Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Leslie P. Delles, 21, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. 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 Delles. Interment Services are pending. Read about Delles https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2540605/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-delles-l/.
-- Navy Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Everett R. Stewart, 22, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. 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 Stewart. Interment Services are pending. Read about Stewart https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2541434/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-stewart-e/.
-- U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. Jack E. Hill, 21, was a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 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, to secure the island. Hill died on the third day of battle, Nov. 22, 1943. Interment Services are pending. Read about Hill https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2541475/marine-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-hill-j/.
-- Navy Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Shelby Treadway, 25, of Manchester, Kentucky, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. 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 Treadway. He will be buried on June 2, 2021, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Read about Treadway https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2383442/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-treadway-s/