VVA Government Affairs: Recently Accounted for MIAs

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September 7, 2011
Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/

Recently Accounted-For

The names listed here are U. S. military servicemembers who were once missing and are now accounted-for. Additional information may be seen by visiting the respective Vietnam, Korean War and WWII databases on this site.

These names are displayed in chronological order based on the dates of their identifications. The highlighted names are linked to a more detailed news release on that serviceman's identification.
• Cpl. Robert J. Tucker, U.S. Army, 2nd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, was lost on Nov. 26, 1950, near Kujang, North Korea. His remains were identified on June 11, 2010.
• Maj. Thomas E. Clark, U.S. Air Force, 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 37th Tactical Fighter Wing, was lost on Feb. 8, 1969, when the F-100D aircraft he was aboard was struck by enemy fire and crashed in Savannakhet Province, Laos. His remains were identified on June 3, 2011.
• Maj. Bruce E. Lawrence, U.S. Air Force, 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron, was lost on July 5, 1968, when the F-4C aircraft he was aboard failed to return from a night armed-reconnaissance of enemy targets in Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam. His remains were identified on May 31, 2011.
• Cpl. Edward M. Pedregon, U.S. Army, 31st Regimental Combat Team, was lost on Nov. 30, 1950, during a battle against the Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. His remains were identified on May 4, 2011.
• Maj. Thomas E. Reitmann, U.S. Air Force, 344th Tactical Fighter Squadron, was lost on Dec. 1, 1965, when the F-105D Thunderchief he was aboard crashed in Vietnam. His remains were identified on May 2, 2011.
• Pvt. Herman F. Sturmer, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps, 2nd Marine Division, 8thMarine Regiment, 2nd Battalion, was lost on Nov. 20, 1943, when his unit encountered an enemy attack while landing on Tarawa Island, Republic of Kiribath. His remains were identified on April 8, 2011.
• Col. Leo S. Boston, U.S. Air Force, 14th Air Commando Wing, 602nd Fighter Squadron, was lost on April 29, 1966, while aboard an A-1E aircraft on a search and rescue mission over North Vietnam. His remains were identified on April 4, 2011.
• Spc. 4 Robert B. Bayne, U.S. Army, B Company, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, was lost on March 28, 1945, while on a reconnaissance patrol near Schwegenheim, Germany. His remains were identified on March 14, 2011.
• Sgt. Ralph W. Carlson, U.S. Army, 25th Reconnaissance Company, 25th Infantry Division, died on April 30, 1951, while captive at Suan Prisoner of War camp, North Korea. His remains were identified on Feb. 18, 2011.
• Lt. Cmdr. William Patrick Egan, U.S. Navy, Attack Squadron 215 aboard the USS Hancock, was lost on April 29, 1966, while on a strike mission in an A-1H Skyraider aircraft over Laos. His remains were identified on Feb. 11, 2011.
• Capt. Arnold E. Holm, Jr., and Spc. 4 Robin R. Yeakley, U.S. Army, 8th Cavalry, 11th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade, were lost on June 11, 1972, when the helicopter they were aboard crashed in Vietnam. Their remains were identified on Feb. 7, 2011.
• Pfc. Wayne Bibbs, U.S. Army, Troop F, 8th Cavalry, 11th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade, was lost on June 11, 1972, when the OH-6A Cayuse helicopter he was aboard crashed after departing from Camp Eagle, South Vietnam. His remains were identified on Feb. 7, 2011.
• Pfc. Peter Kubic, U.S. Army, K Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, was lost on Feb. 12, 1951, after enemy forces overran American positions near Chowon-ni, Republic of Korea. His remains were identified on Feb. 1, 2011.
• Cpl. James S. Murray, U.S. Army, 2nd Infantry Division, was lost on Feb. 13, 1951, near Wonju, South Korea. His remains were identified on Jan. 31, 2011.
• Capt. Melvin R. Stai, U.S. Army, 2nd Infantry Division, was lost on Jan. 29, 1951, near Wonju, South Korea. His remains were identified on Jan. 31, 2011.
• Pfc. Floyd T. Coker, U.S. Army, K Company, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, was lost on April 15, 1951, while captive at Suan Prisoner of War camp, North Korea. His remains were identified on Jan. 31, 2011.
• Cpl. James N. Sund, U.S. Army, 2nd Infantry Division, was lost on Feb. 12, 1951, near Chowon-ri, South Korea. His remains were identified on Jan. 31, 2011.
• Pfc. Samuel K. Watkins, U.S. Army, 2nd Reconnaissance Company, L Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, Infantry Division, was lost on Feb. 14, 1951, when his unit was attacked near Chuam-ni, South Korea. His remains were identified on Jan. 18, 2011.
• Spc. 4 Randall D. Dalton, U.S. Army, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 12th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade, was lost on July 24, 1971, when the aircraft he was aboard went down in Cambodia. His remains were identified on Jan. 18, 2011.
• Sgt. Wyatt H. Belton, U.S. Army, C Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment was lost on Nov. 28, 1950, while engaged in combat operations near Unsan, North Korea. His remains were identified on Jan. 13, 2011.
• Sgt. 1st Class William T. Brown and Sgt. 1st Class Donald M. Shue, U.S. Army, 5th Special Forces Group, was lost on Nov. 3, 1969, when they were attacked by enemy forces near the Laos-Vietnam border. His remains were identified on Jan. 6, 2011.
• Capt. Darrell J. Spinler, U.S. Air Force, 1st Air Commando Squadron, was lost on June 21, 1967, after conducting an air strike mission in Lao. His remains were identified on Jan. 5, 2011.
• Capt. James H. Graff, U.S. Air Force, 776th Troop Carrier Squadron, was lost on Oct. 3, 1966, when the C-130E he was aboard crashed in South Vietnam. His remains were identified on Jan. 5, 2011.
UNACCOUNTED FOR:

There are 83,582 U. S. Servicemembers still unaccounted for according to the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office: http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/summary_statistics/:

WWII - 73,787

Korean War 7-, 987

Cold War - 125

Vietnam War - 1,683

Desert Storm - 0

Total Unaccounted For MIA - 83,582