MIA Update - August 12, 2018
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 11:34 am
MIA Update: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has released the names of five newly identified servicemen, and the burial dates of three others. Returned home for burial with full military honors are:
-- Army Air Forces Flight Officer Richard W. Lane, 21, of Beatrice, Neb., was buried yesterday in Gage, Neb. In December 1944, Lane served with the 815th Bombardment Squadron, 483rd Bombardment Group (Heavy), 15th Air Force. He was killed on Dec. 27, 1944, when the B-17G aircraft he was copiloting was shot down on a bombing mission over Austria. Read about Lane http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-R ... ii-lane-r/.
-- Marine Corps Reserve Pvt. Emil F. Ragucci, 19, will be buried Aug. 14 in his hometown of Philadelphia. In November 1943, Ragucci was assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands. Ragucci died on the first day of the battle, Nov. 20, 1943. Read about Ragucci http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-R ... ragucci-e/.
-- Army Sgt. 1st Class Rufus L. Ketchum, 38, will be buried Aug. 14 in his hometown of Superior, Wis. In late November 1950, Ketchum was a member of Medical Detachment, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 31st Regimental Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, deployed east of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea, when they were forced to withdraw south due to overwhelming numbers of Chinese forces. Ketchum was reported missing in action on Dec. 6, 1950. Read about Ketchum http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-R ... ketchum-r/.
-- Navy Seaman 2nd Class Wilbur C. Barrett of Kansas, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which on Dec. 7, 1941, was moored at Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, when it quickly capsized after sustaining multiple torpedo hits. Interment services are pending. Read about Barrett http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent ... barrett-w/.
-- Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Martin F. O’Callaghan Jr. was a P-38 Lightning pilot with the 96th Fighter Squadron, 82nd Fighter Group. In February 1945, O’Callaghan was on a strafing mission near Maribor, Yugoslavia, now Slovenia, when his aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire. While attempting an emergency landing, his aircraft crashed and burst into flames. Interment services are pending. Read about O’Callaghan http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent ... llaghan-m/.
-- Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Hulen A. Leinweber, 22, of Fort Bend County, Texas, was a P-51 Mustang pilot with the 40th Fighter Squadron, 35th Fighter Group. On June 10, 1945, while on a strafing mission in the Philippines, his aircraft reportedly was struck by anti-aircraft fire, causing the right wing to break off and his aircraft to crash. Interment services are pending. Read about Leinweber http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent ... inweber-h/.
-- Army Pfc. John A. Taylor was a member of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, stationed in South Korea. On Aug. 11, 1950, his regiment encountered a Korean People’s Army unit near the village of Haman. Taylor’s company was ordered to move southwest, where they were ambushed and forced to disperse. Taylor was reported killed in action on Aug. 12, 1950, but his remains were not recovered. Interment services are pending. Read about Taylor http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent ... -taylor-j/.
-- Army Master Sgt. Carl H. Lindquist, 32, of Willmar, Minn., was a member of Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. In late November 1950, his unit engaged with forces of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces on the east side of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. He was reported missing in action on Nov. 29, 1950. Interment services are pending. Read about Lindquist http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent ... ndquist-c/.
-- Army Air Forces Flight Officer Richard W. Lane, 21, of Beatrice, Neb., was buried yesterday in Gage, Neb. In December 1944, Lane served with the 815th Bombardment Squadron, 483rd Bombardment Group (Heavy), 15th Air Force. He was killed on Dec. 27, 1944, when the B-17G aircraft he was copiloting was shot down on a bombing mission over Austria. Read about Lane http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-R ... ii-lane-r/.
-- Marine Corps Reserve Pvt. Emil F. Ragucci, 19, will be buried Aug. 14 in his hometown of Philadelphia. In November 1943, Ragucci was assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands. Ragucci died on the first day of the battle, Nov. 20, 1943. Read about Ragucci http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-R ... ragucci-e/.
-- Army Sgt. 1st Class Rufus L. Ketchum, 38, will be buried Aug. 14 in his hometown of Superior, Wis. In late November 1950, Ketchum was a member of Medical Detachment, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 31st Regimental Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, deployed east of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea, when they were forced to withdraw south due to overwhelming numbers of Chinese forces. Ketchum was reported missing in action on Dec. 6, 1950. Read about Ketchum http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-R ... ketchum-r/.
-- Navy Seaman 2nd Class Wilbur C. Barrett of Kansas, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which on Dec. 7, 1941, was moored at Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, when it quickly capsized after sustaining multiple torpedo hits. Interment services are pending. Read about Barrett http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent ... barrett-w/.
-- Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Martin F. O’Callaghan Jr. was a P-38 Lightning pilot with the 96th Fighter Squadron, 82nd Fighter Group. In February 1945, O’Callaghan was on a strafing mission near Maribor, Yugoslavia, now Slovenia, when his aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire. While attempting an emergency landing, his aircraft crashed and burst into flames. Interment services are pending. Read about O’Callaghan http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent ... llaghan-m/.
-- Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Hulen A. Leinweber, 22, of Fort Bend County, Texas, was a P-51 Mustang pilot with the 40th Fighter Squadron, 35th Fighter Group. On June 10, 1945, while on a strafing mission in the Philippines, his aircraft reportedly was struck by anti-aircraft fire, causing the right wing to break off and his aircraft to crash. Interment services are pending. Read about Leinweber http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent ... inweber-h/.
-- Army Pfc. John A. Taylor was a member of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, stationed in South Korea. On Aug. 11, 1950, his regiment encountered a Korean People’s Army unit near the village of Haman. Taylor’s company was ordered to move southwest, where they were ambushed and forced to disperse. Taylor was reported killed in action on Aug. 12, 1950, but his remains were not recovered. Interment services are pending. Read about Taylor http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent ... -taylor-j/.
-- Army Master Sgt. Carl H. Lindquist, 32, of Willmar, Minn., was a member of Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. In late November 1950, his unit engaged with forces of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces on the east side of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. He was reported missing in action on Nov. 29, 1950. Interment services are pending. Read about Lindquist http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent ... ndquist-c/.