MIA Update - April 12, 2021

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

-- Navy Seaman 2nd Class Howard S. Magers, 18, of Merry Oaks, 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 Magers. He will be buried on May 29, 2021, in Smith’s Grove, Kentucky. Read about Magers https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2489807/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-magers-h/.
-- Navy Mess Attendant 1st Class Octavius Mabine, 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 Mabine. Interment Services are pending. Read about Mabine https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2560787/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-mabine-o/.