MIA Update - June 1, 2021

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MIA Update: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced two burial updates 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 Pvt. Wayne M. Evans, 21, of Hamilton, Montana, was a member of Battery G, 59th Coast Artillery Regiment, when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands in December. Intense fighting continued until the surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on April 9, 1942, and of Corregidor Island on May 6, 1942. Evans was among those reported captured after the surrender of Corregidor and held at the Cabanatuan POW camp. More than 2,500 POWs perished in this camp during the war. According to prison camp and other historical records, Evans died July 19, 1942, and was buried along with other deceased prisoners in the local Cabanatuan Camp Cemetery. Evans will be buried in his hometown. The date has yet to be decided. Read about Evans https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2138159/soldier-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-evans-w/.
-- Army Cpl. Burl Mullins, 23, of Dorton, Kentucky, was a member of Heavy Mortar Company, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Nov. 30, 1950, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Following the battle, his remains could not be recovered. It was later learned he had been taken as a prisoner of war. Mullins will be buried in his hometown. The date has yet to be decided. Read about Mullins https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2165749/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-mullins-b/.