MIA Update - November 13, 2023
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 11:32 am
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 the Korean War. Returning home for burial with full military honors are:
--Army Cpl. R. V. Leo Short, 19, of Seminole, Oklahoma, was a member of George Company, 2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Eighth U.S. Army. He died while a prisoner of war in March 1951. He will be buried in his hometown on Dec. 9, 2023. Read about Short https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3582845/soldier-accounted-for-from-wwii-short-l/.
-- Army Air Force Sergeant White S. Goings Jr., 22, of Auburn, Nebraska, was a member of the 93rd Bombardment Squadron, 19th Bombardment Group. He died while a prisoner of war on July 19, 1942. He will be buried in his hometown in June 2024. Read about Goings https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3582650/airman-accounted-for-from-wwii-goings-jr-w/.
--Army Cpl. R. V. Leo Short, 19, of Seminole, Oklahoma, was a member of George Company, 2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Eighth U.S. Army. He died while a prisoner of war in March 1951. He will be buried in his hometown on Dec. 9, 2023. Read about Short https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3582845/soldier-accounted-for-from-wwii-short-l/.
-- Army Air Force Sergeant White S. Goings Jr., 22, of Auburn, Nebraska, was a member of the 93rd Bombardment Squadron, 19th Bombardment Group. He died while a prisoner of war on July 19, 1942. He will be buried in his hometown in June 2024. Read about Goings https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3582650/airman-accounted-for-from-wwii-goings-jr-w/.