Three MIAs Recovered
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 1:30 pm
Three MIAs Recovered: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced the identification of an airman missing from World War II and two soldiers missing from the Korean War. Recovered are:
--Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Stephen V. Biezis, 23, of Chicago, Ill., will be buried Aug. 14 in Arlington National Cemetery. Biezis was assigned to the 575th Bombardment Squadron, 391st Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force as co-pilot of a B-26C Marauder that crashed after being struck by enemy fire during a bombing mission near Ahrweiler, Germany. His remains were not recovered during the war. Read more at:
http://www.dpaa.mil/NewsStories/NewsRel ... iezis.aspx .
--Army Cpl. Nehemiah E. Butler, 19, of Pocomoke City, Md., will be buried Aug.10
in Arlington National Cemetery. Butler and elements of Company C, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division were deployed near Seoul, South Korea, when their unit was attacked by enemy forces. He became separated from his unit while attempting to move toward a more defensible position. Read more at:
http://www.dpaa.mil/NewsStories/NewsRel ... utler.aspx .
--Army Cpl. Donald A. Therkelsen, 23, of Chicago, Ill., will be buried Aug. 8 in Medical Lake, Wis. Therkelsen was assigned to Medical Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action following a massive attack by the Chinese during the Battle of Kumsong along the Kumsong River in North Korea. Read more at:
http://www.dpaa.mil/NewsStories/NewsRel ... elsen.aspx .
--Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Stephen V. Biezis, 23, of Chicago, Ill., will be buried Aug. 14 in Arlington National Cemetery. Biezis was assigned to the 575th Bombardment Squadron, 391st Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force as co-pilot of a B-26C Marauder that crashed after being struck by enemy fire during a bombing mission near Ahrweiler, Germany. His remains were not recovered during the war. Read more at:
http://www.dpaa.mil/NewsStories/NewsRel ... iezis.aspx .
--Army Cpl. Nehemiah E. Butler, 19, of Pocomoke City, Md., will be buried Aug.10
in Arlington National Cemetery. Butler and elements of Company C, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division were deployed near Seoul, South Korea, when their unit was attacked by enemy forces. He became separated from his unit while attempting to move toward a more defensible position. Read more at:
http://www.dpaa.mil/NewsStories/NewsRel ... utler.aspx .
--Army Cpl. Donald A. Therkelsen, 23, of Chicago, Ill., will be buried Aug. 8 in Medical Lake, Wis. Therkelsen was assigned to Medical Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action following a massive attack by the Chinese during the Battle of Kumsong along the Kumsong River in North Korea. Read more at:
http://www.dpaa.mil/NewsStories/NewsRel ... elsen.aspx .