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. Returning home for burial with full military honors are:
--Army Pvt. Homer J. Mitchell, 20, of Portales, New Mexico, was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. He was killed in action on Dec. 10, 1944. He will be buried in his hometown on April 26, 2024. Read about Mitchell https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3621076/soldier-accounted-for-from-wwii-mitchell-h/.
-- Army Pvt. Robert L. A. Hurst, 21, of Wabasso, Florida, was a member of the 429th Signal Maintenance Company. He died while a prisoner of war on July 27, 1942. He will be buried in Vero Beach, Florida, on a date to be determined. Read about Hurst https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3624466/soldier-accounted-for-from-wwii-hurst-r/.
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