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2023 POW/MIA Recoveries

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EM3c Cecil E. Barncord
US Navy
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
USS Oklahoma
Topeka, Kansas
POW/MIA
World War 2

Barncord, Cecil E.

Age 24, US Navy
Rank: Electrician's Mate 3rd Class
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Topeka, Kansas

Killed in action 12/07/1941
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
USS Oklahoma

Accounted for 04/06/2023

Cpl. Franklin H. Bennett
Glendive, Montana
POW/MIA

Bennett, Franklin H.

Age 20, US Army
Rank: Corporal
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Glendive, Montana

Died while a Japanese POW 07/19/1942
Bataan Death March

Accounted for 01/20/2023

MA2c Archie Callahan Jr.
US Navy
Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941
USS Oklahoma
Newark, New Jersey
Mess Attendant 2nd Class
POW/MIA

Callahan, Archie, Jr.

Age 19, US Navy
Rank: Mess Attendant 2nd Class
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Newark, New Jersey

Killed in action 12/07/1941
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
USS Oklahoma

Accounted for 04/06/2023

Cpl. Carmen Carillo
US Army
2nd Infantry Division
Korean War
Lompoc
California
POW/MIA

Carillo, Carmen

Age 20, US Army
Rank: Corporal
Conflict: Korea
Hometown: Lompoc, California

Missing in action 05/17/1951
Gangwon Hongchun, Korea

Accounted for 03/28/2023

Cpl. Alton Christie
Korean War
Jasper, Florida
POW/MIA

Christie, Alton

Age 18, US Army
Rank: Corporal
Conflict: Korea
Hometown: Jasper, Florida

Missing in action 07/05/1950
Osan, South Korea

Accounted for 01/20/2023

S1C Ellis Coon
POW/MIA
North Korea
Camp #5
Mount Herman, Louisiana
Korean War
503rd Field Artillery
2nd Infantry Division
POW/MIA

Coon, Ellis

Age 30, US Army
Rank: Sergeant 1st Class
Conflict: Korea
Hometown: Mount Herman, Louisiana

Died as POW 04/15/51
POW Camp #5
Pyoktong, North Korea

Accounted for 04/05/2023

Sgt. Richard E. Crotty
Korean War
Yongsan, South Korea
Geneva, Illinois
US Army
POW/MIA
Korean War

Crotty, Richard E.

Age 22, US Army
Rank: Sergeant
Conflict: Korea
Hometown: Geneva, Illinois

Missing in Action 09/01/1950
Yongsan, South Korea

Accounted for 04/17/2023

CMM Ralph Alva Derrington
USS Oklahoma
Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941
Columbus
Ohio
POW/MIA

Derrington, Ralph Alva

Age 42, US Navy
Rank: Chief Machinist's Mate
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Killed in action 12/07/1941
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
USS Oklahoma

Accounted for 03/13/2023

AO1c Anthony Di Petta
US Navy Aviation
TBM-1C Avenger
Palau Island
WWII

WWII
Nutley, New Jersey
POW/MIA

Di Petta, Anthony

Age 24, US Navy Aviation
Rank: Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Nutley, New Jersey

Killed in action 09/10/1944

Accounted for 03/10/2023

Corporal Charles W. Eeds
WWII
US Army Air Corps
Durant, Oklahoma
POW/MIA

Eeds, Charles W.

Age 23, US Army Air Corps
Rank: Corporal
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Durant, Oklahoma

Died while a POW of Japan 07/19/1942
Cabanatuan POW Camp, Philippines.
Bataan Death March

Accounted for 02/06/2023

TSG Frank C. Ferrel
USAAC, WWII
Roby, Texas
Ploiesti, Romania
Operation Tidal Wave
Ploiesti, Romania
Operation Tidal Wave
Roby, Texas
POW/MIA

Ferrel, Frank C.

Age 31, US Army Air Corps
Rank: Technical Sergeant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Roby, Texas

Killed in action 08/01/1943
Ploiesti, Romania
Operation Tidal Wave

Sgt Charles Garrigus
Korean War
Terre Haute, Indiana
POW/MIA

Garrigus, Charles

Age 24 US Army
Rank: Sergeant
Conflict: Korea
Hometown: Terre Haute, Indiana

Missing in action 12/01/1950
Chosin Reservoir, North Korea

Accounted for 01/20/2023

WO Machinists Daryl H. Goggin
WWII
USS Oklahoma
Everett, Washington
Pearl Harbor
POW/MIA

Goggin, Daryl H.

Age 34, US Navy
Rank: Warrant Officer Machinist
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Everett, Washington

Killed in action 12/07/1941
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
USS Oklahoma

Accounted for 01/30/2023

Pfc Thomas F. Green
Vietnam
Ramona, California
Cam Ranh Bay
POW/MIA

Green, Thomas F.

Age 19, US Army
Rank: Private 1st Class
Conflict: Vietnam
Hometown: Ramona, California

Killed in action 10/26/1971
Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam

Accounted for 01/06/2023

Cpl. George T. Grimes
Taejon
South Korea
POW/MIA
Quinlan, Texas
Korean War
POW/MIA

Grimes, George T.

Age 19, US Army
Rank: Corporal
Conflict: Korea
Hometown: Quinlan, Texas

Missing in action 07/20/1950
Taejon, South Korea

Accounted for 05/02/2023

Pfc Harry F. Hartman Jr.
POW
North Korea
Mays Landing
New Jersey
North Korea
Camp #5
POW/MIA

Hartman, Harry F., Jr.

Age 19, US Army
Rank: Private 1st Class
Conflict: Korea
Hometown: Mays Landing, New Jersey

Died while a POW 03/31/1951
POW Camp #5, Pyoktang, North Korea

Accounted for 03/13/2023

TSG John Holoka Jr.
US Army Air Corps
USAAF
Versailles
France
Cresson
Pennsylvania
POW/MIA

Holoka, John Jr.

Age 25, US Army Air Corps
Rank: Technical Sergeant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Cresson, Pennsylvania

Killed in action 06/22/1944
Versailles, France

Accounted for 03/22/2023

Sgt Gregory V. Knoll
WWII
Hurtgen Forest
Germany
Garden City
Kansas
POW/MIA

Knoll, Gregory V.

Age 22, US Army
Rank: Sergeant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Garden City, Kansas

Killed in action 11/07/1944
Hurtgen Forest, Germany

Accounted for 03/17/2023

Staff Sergeant Ralph D. Kolb
USAAC
Ploiesti
Romania
Operation Tidal Wave
McGehee Arkansas
WWII
POW/MIA

Kolb, Ralph D.

Age 19, US Army Air Corps
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: McGehee, Arkansas

Killed in action 08/01/1943
Ploiesti, Romania
Operation Tidal Wave

Accounted for 04/27/2023

Tech Sgt Harold Kretzer
WWII, US Army Air Corps
Odin, Illinois
Ploiesti, Romania, Operation Tidal Wave
POW/MIA

Kretzer, Harold

Age 32, US Army Air Corps
Rank: Technical Sergeant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Odin, Illinois

Killed in action 08/01/1943
Shot down over Ploiesti, Romania

Accounted for 01/06/2023

Sgt. Thaddeus S. Matuszak
WWII, US Army
Dornot, France
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
POW/MIA

Matuszak, Thaddeus S.

Age 31, US Army
Rank: Sergeant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Missing in action 09/11/1944
Dornot, France

Accounted for 03/36/2023

TSgt Matthew L. McKeon
US Army
Hurtgen Forest
Germany
Euclid
California
POW/MIA

McKeon, Matthew L.

Age 25, US Army
Rank: Technical Sergeant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Euclid, California

Killed in action 11/09/1944
Hurtgen Forest, Germany

Accounted for 03/16/2023

1st Lt Melvin B. Meyer
WWII, US Army Air Corps
Pattonville, Missouri
Leipzig, Germany
POW/MIA

Meyer, Melvin B.

Age 25, US Army Air Corps
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Pattonville, Missouri

Killed in action 05/29/1944
B-17G Shot down
Leipzig, Germany

Accounted for 01/17/2023

SSG Edgar L. Mills
USAAC
World War II
Memmingen
Germany
B-17G
15th Air Force
POW/MIA

Mills, Edgar L.

Age 25, US Army Air Corps
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Tampa, Florida

Killed in action 01/18/1944
B-17-G Shot Down over Memmingen, Germany

Accounted for 03/27/2023

2nd Lt. John F. Minogue
WWII
US Army Air Corps
Operation Tidal Wave
POW/MIA

Minogue, John F.

Age 24, US Army Air Corps
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Richfield, California

Killed in action 08/01/1943
Shot down over Ploiesti, Romania
Operation Tidal Wave

Accounted for 03/16/2023