MIA Update - August 24, 2018

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MIA Update: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced five new identifications, and the burial date and location for one previously identified serviceman. Returning home with full military honors are:

-- Army Air Forces Sgt. Alfonso O. Duran, 22, of El Rito, N.M., whose remains were previously accounted for, will be buried Aug. 22 in Santa Fe, N.M. On Feb. 25, 1944, the final day of Operation Argument, Duran’s aircraft came under attack by German fighters and anti-aircraft fire while he was on a bombing mission targeting Regensburg, Germany. Nine of the 10 crew members were able to bail out of the aircraft before it crashed, but were later captured. Duran’s remains were never found, and he was later declared deceased. Read about Duran http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-R ... i-duran-a/.
-- Air Force Col. Richard A. Kibbey was a member of Detachment 5, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron. On Feb. 6, 1967, Kibbey’s rescue and recovery helicopter was hit by enemy ground fire, resulting in an internal explosion and crash. Kibbey was reported missing in action, but his status was later amended to deceased. Interment services are pending. Read about Kibbey http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent ... -kibbey-r/.
-- Army Pfc. Kenneth B. Williams was a member of Heavy Mortar Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. In late November 1950, his unit was assembled with South Korean soldiers in the 31st Regimental Combat Team on the east side of the Chosin River, North Korea, when his unit was attacked by Chinese forces. Williams was among more than 1,000 members of the RCT killed or captured in enemy territory and was declared missing Dec. 2, 1950. Interment services are pending. Read about Williams http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent ... illiams-k/.
-- Army Pvt. William A. Boegli was a member of Company L, 332nd Infantry Regiment, 81st Infantry Division. On Sept. 30, 1944, Boegli was killed while attempting to lead a group of litter bearers to evacuate wounded servicemen. His remains were not recovered following the war. Interment services are pending. Read about Boegli http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent ... -boegli-w/.
-- Army Pfc. Morris R. Worrell was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment. Worrell was among those reported captured after the surrender of Corregidor Island on May 6, 1942, and one of the thousands who were eventually moved to the Cabanatuan POW camp. More than 2,500 POWs perished in this camp during the remaining years of the war. Interment services are pending. Read about Worrell http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent ... worrell-m/.
-- Navy Machinist's Mate 1st Class Eugene K. Eberhardt was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, when the ship sustained multiple torpedo hits and quickly capsized, resulting in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Eberhardt. Interment services are pending. Read about Eberhardt http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent ... erhardt-e/.