MIA Update - January 31, 2022

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MIA Update:The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced two burial updates and one new identification 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:

-- Navy Shipfitter 1st Class Charles F. Perdue, 32, of Salisbury, Maryland, 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 Perdue. He will be buried May 16, 2022, in Lancaster, California. Read about Perdue https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2385869/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-perdue-c/.
-- Army Pfc. Bill Morrison, 29, of Birmingham, Alabama, was assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division. He was reported killed in action on Nov. 8, 1944, after his unit was engaged in battle with German forces in the Raffelsbrand sector of the Hürtgen Forest in Germany. Following the battle, his remains could not be recovered. Morrison will be buried in Spanish Fort, Alabama. The date has yet to be determined. Read about Morrison https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2701719/soldier-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-morrison-b/.
-- Army Sgt. Roy C. Delauter, 21, was assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 2, 1950, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Following the battle, his remains could not be recovered. Interment services are pending. Read about Delauter https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2908697/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-delauter-r/.