MIA Update - March 6, 2023

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MIA Update: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced one new identification and 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 Air Forces 2nd Lt. Pharis E. Weekley, 21, of Bradley Junction, Florida, was assigned to the 329th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Liberator aircraft on which Weekley was the navigator was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire and crashed during Operation Tidal Wave, north of Bucharest, Romania. His remains were not identified immediately following the war. Weekley will be buried in Avon Park, Florida, on May 20, 2023. Read about Weekley https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3092979/airman-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-weekley-p/.
--Army Master Sgt. Merritt L. Wynn, 31, of St. Louis, Missouri, was a member of K Company, 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Nov. 26, 1950, while fighting with the Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces east of Unsan, North Korea. Wynn was awarded the Silver Star for his leadership and bravery that day. Following the battle, his remains could not be recovered, and there is no evidence that he was ever a prisoner of war. He was declared nonrecoverable on Jan. 16, 1956. He will be buried in Centralia, Illinois, on a date yet to be determined. Read about Wynn https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3145446/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-wynn-m/.
-- Army Cpl. Carmen Carrillo, 20, was a member of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on May 17, 1951, after fighting against the Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces in Gangwon Hongchun, Republic of Korea. The Army issued a presumptive finding of death on Dec. 31, 1953, and his remains were determined to be nonrecoverable in January 1956. Interment details are pending. Read about Carrillo https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3314798/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-carrillo-c/.