MIA Update - May 23, 2022

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MIA Update - May 23, 2022

#1 Postby boardman » Mon May 23, 2022 8:06 pm

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

-- Army Pfc. Merl W. Holm, 22, of Lake City, Iowa, was assigned to Company K, 3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division. On Nov. 26, 1942, he was reportedly killed while his unit attempted to flank the enemy defensive line to Port Moresby in present day Papua New Guinea. Following the war, his remains could not be identified. Holm was posthumously awarded the Silver Star. He will be buried in his hometown, on July 9, 2022. Read about Holm https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3003527/soldier-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-holm-m/.
-- Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Adolph “Leonard” Olenik, 19, of Detroit, was assigned to the 345th Bombardment Squadron, 98th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Liberator aircraft on which Olenik was serving as a gunner crashed as a result of anti-aircraft fire during Operation Tidal Wave. Following the war, his remains could not be identified. He will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on a date yet to be determined. Read about Olenik https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2915773/airman-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-olenik-a/.
-- Marine Reserve Cpl. Jack S. Brown, 22, was a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, which was part of the invasion force of the island of Saipan in a larger operation to secure the Mariana Islands. On July 8, 1944, he was reported as killed in action, and posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Following the war, his remains were declared non-recoverable. Interment services are pending. Read about Brown https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3032501/marine-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-brown-j/.
-- Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. William O. Wood, 25, was assigned to 328th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Liberator aircraft on which Wood was a gunner crashed as a result of anti-aircraft fire during Operation Tidal Wave. Following the war, his remains could not be identified. Interment services are pending. Read about Wood https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3032427/airman-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-wood-w/.
-- Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. David M. Lewis, 20, was assigned to 345th Bombardment Squadron, 98th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Liberator aircraft on which Lewis was piloting crashed as a result of anti-aircraft fire during Operation Tidal Wave. Following the war, his remains could not be identified. Interment services are pending. Read about Lewis https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3032525/pilot-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-lewis-d/.
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