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2026 POW/MIA Recoveries
Indiana Spirit of '45 would like to Thank the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) for their wonderful work in recovering and identifying our Heroes who have been brought home to their Families. To view a photo please click on it to view in a pop up window.These Memorial Tributes are free for you to download and share, we don't charge because the price has been paid by those we Honor.
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Chavez, Celestino Jr.
Age 19, US Army - Silver Star
Rank: Sergeant
Conflict: Korea
Hometown: Gallup New Mexico
Service ID: 18255711
Missing in action 2 Dec 1950
Hagaru-ri, South Korea
Accounted for 15 Apr 2025
Press Release issued 14 Apr 2026
Rank: Sergeant
Conflict: Korea
Hometown: Gallup New Mexico
Service ID: 18255711
Missing in action 2 Dec 1950
Hagaru-ri, South Korea
Accounted for 15 Apr 2025
Press Release issued 14 Apr 2026
Corruth, Joshua
Age 20, US Army
Rank: Corporal
Conflict: Korea
Hometown: Pompano Beach, Florida
Service ID: 14263573
Missing in action 8 Oct 1950
Kwang-ju, South Korea
Accounted for 13 Mar 2025
Press Release issued 17 Apr 2026
Rank: Corporal
Conflict: Korea
Hometown: Pompano Beach, Florida
Service ID: 14263573
Missing in action 8 Oct 1950
Kwang-ju, South Korea
Accounted for 13 Mar 2025
Press Release issued 17 Apr 2026
Durand, Donald L.
Age 25, US Army Air Forces
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Stockton, California
Service ID: O-748391
Missing in Action 4 Feb 1944
Liege, Germany
Accounted for 28 Jul 2025
Press Release issued 10 Apr 2026
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Stockton, California
Service ID: O-748391
Missing in Action 4 Feb 1944
Liege, Germany
Accounted for 28 Jul 2025
Press Release issued 10 Apr 2026
Fatur, Stephen J.
Age 19, US Army Air Corps
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Slickville, Pennsylvania
Service ID: 13189816
Killed in action 22 Mar 1945
Glinica, Poland
Accounted for 9 Jul 2025
Press Release issued 17 Feb 2026
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Slickville, Pennsylvania
Service ID: 13189816
Killed in action 22 Mar 1945
Glinica, Poland
Accounted for 9 Jul 2025
Press Release issued 17 Feb 2026
Gibson, St. Clair M.
Age 30, US Army
Rank: Private
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: New Haven, Connecticut
Missing in action 18 Nov 1944
Monte Canala, Italy
Accounted for 7 May 2025
Press Release issued 10 March 2026
Rank: Private
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: New Haven, Connecticut
Missing in action 18 Nov 1944
Monte Canala, Italy
Accounted for 7 May 2025
Press Release issued 10 March 2026
Governale, Nicholas J.
Age 22, US Army Air Forces
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Service ID: 6979272
Killed in action 10 Jul 1943
Carney Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Accounted for 15 May 2025
Press Release issued 13 Jan 2026
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Service ID: 6979272
Killed in action 10 Jul 1943
Carney Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Accounted for 15 May 2025
Press Release issued 13 Jan 2026
Gregg, Paul A.
Age 29, US Army, Bronze Star
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Arthur, Illinois
Service ID: 36029790
Killed in action 18 Dec 1944
Fouhren, Luxembourg
Accounted for 29 May 2025
Press Release issued 15 Jan 2026
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Arthur, Illinois
Service ID: 36029790
Killed in action 18 Dec 1944
Fouhren, Luxembourg
Accounted for 29 May 2025
Press Release issued 15 Jan 2026
Harper, William L.
Age 21, US Army
Rank: Sergeant
Conflict: Korea
Hometown: White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Servcie ID: 15274140
Died while a POW Aug 1951
Changsong POW Camp #1, North Korea
Accounted for 7 Aug 2025
Press Release issued 13 Jan 2026
Rank: Sergeant
Conflict: Korea
Hometown: White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Servcie ID: 15274140
Died while a POW Aug 1951
Changsong POW Camp #1, North Korea
Accounted for 7 Aug 2025
Press Release issued 13 Jan 2026
Johnson, Chester A., Jr.
Age 20, US Army Air Forces
Rank: Staff Sergeant -Radio Operator
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Service ID: 38415508
Died while a POW 26 May 1945
Tokyo Military Prison, Japan
Accounted for 9 Jul 2025
Press Release issued 13 Jan 2026
Rank: Staff Sergeant -Radio Operator
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Service ID: 38415508
Died while a POW 26 May 1945
Tokyo Military Prison, Japan
Accounted for 9 Jul 2025
Press Release issued 13 Jan 2026
Lisenbardt, Wilbert G.
Age 27, US Army, Bronze Star
Rank: Private 1st Class
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Lohman, Missouri
Service ID: 37130686
Killed in action 5 Dec 1942
Buna, New Guinea
Accounted for 30 Apr 2025
Press Releas issued 12 Jan 2026
Rank: Private 1st Class
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Lohman, Missouri
Service ID: 37130686
Killed in action 5 Dec 1942
Buna, New Guinea
Accounted for 30 Apr 2025
Press Releas issued 12 Jan 2026
Lynch, Condia
Age 20, US Army
Rank: Private
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee
Service ID: 14047096
Died while a POW 28 Jun 1942
Cabanatuan POW Camp, Philippines
Accounted for 10 Aug 2025
Press Release issued 13 Jan 2026
Rank: Private
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee
Service ID: 14047096
Died while a POW 28 Jun 1942
Cabanatuan POW Camp, Philippines
Accounted for 10 Aug 2025
Press Release issued 13 Jan 2026
Neely, Austin K.
Age 20, US Army Air Forces
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Texarkana, Texas
Service ID: O-743484
Missing in action 14 Feb 1944
Hollandia, Dutch East Indies (present day Indonesia)
Accounted for 1 Dec 2025
Press Release issued 17 Apr 2026
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Texarkana, Texas
Service ID: O-743484
Missing in action 14 Feb 1944
Hollandia, Dutch East Indies (present day Indonesia)
Accounted for 1 Dec 2025
Press Release issued 17 Apr 2026
Patton, Marvin S.
Age 20, US Army
Rank: Corporal
Conflict: Korea
Hometown: Cedar Bluff, Virginia
Service ID: 13320134
Missing in action 5 Jul 1950
Osan, South Korea
Accounted for 1 Aug 2025
Press Release issued 12 Mar 2026
Rank: Corporal
Conflict: Korea
Hometown: Cedar Bluff, Virginia
Service ID: 13320134
Missing in action 5 Jul 1950
Osan, South Korea
Accounted for 1 Aug 2025
Press Release issued 12 Mar 2026
Polvado, Dayton
Age 29, US Army, Bronze Star
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Round Mountain, Texas
Service ID: 38155749
Killed in action 12 Dec 1944
Pachten, Germany
Accounted for 10 Oct 2025
Press Release issued 13 Jan 2026
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Round Mountain, Texas
Service ID: 38155749
Killed in action 12 Dec 1944
Pachten, Germany
Accounted for 10 Oct 2025
Press Release issued 13 Jan 2026
Retzsch, Norton V.
Age 25, US Marine Corps
Rank: Private 1st Class
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Service ID: 318469
Killed in action 9 Jul 1943
New Georgia, Soloman Islands
Accounted for 1 Apr 2025
Press Release issued 4 Mar 2026
Rank: Private 1st Class
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Service ID: 318469
Killed in action 9 Jul 1943
New Georgia, Soloman Islands
Accounted for 1 Apr 2025
Press Release issued 4 Mar 2026
Roemer, Louis E.
Age 43, US Army, Bronze Star
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Wilmington, Delaware
Service ID: O-015081
Killed in action 9 Jan 1945
POW Ship Enoura Maru
Takao, Formosa
Accounted for 28 Jul 2025
Press Release issued 14 Jan 2026
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Wilmington, Delaware
Service ID: O-015081
Killed in action 9 Jan 1945
POW Ship Enoura Maru
Takao, Formosa
Accounted for 28 Jul 2025
Press Release issued 14 Jan 2026
Ross, Edwin E.
Age 24, US Army Air Forces
Rank: Technician 5th Grade
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Philadelphia, Mississippi
Service ID: 6971446
Died while a POW 27 Jul 1942
Cabanatuan POW Camp, Philippines
Accounted for 18 Jul 2025
Press Release issued 7 Mar 2026
Rank: Technician 5th Grade
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Philadelphia, Mississippi
Service ID: 6971446
Died while a POW 27 Jul 1942
Cabanatuan POW Camp, Philippines
Accounted for 18 Jul 2025
Press Release issued 7 Mar 2026
Veal, Richard A.
Age 26, US Army
Rank: Corporal
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Service ID: 38011817
Died as a POW 27 Dec 1942
Cabanatuan POW Camp #1, Philippines
Accounted for 29 Sep 2025
Press Release issued 21 Apr 2026
Rank: Corporal
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Service ID: 38011817
Died as a POW 27 Dec 1942
Cabanatuan POW Camp #1, Philippines
Accounted for 29 Sep 2025
Press Release issued 21 Apr 2026
Warren, Ira
Age 26, US Army
Rank: Private
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Seth, West Virginia
Servcie ID: 35206933
Died while a POW of Japan 19 Jul 1942
Cabanatuan POW Camp, Philippines
Accounted for 11 Jun 2025
Press Release issued 15 Jan 2026
Rank: Private
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Seth, West Virginia
Servcie ID: 35206933
Died while a POW of Japan 19 Jul 1942
Cabanatuan POW Camp, Philippines
Accounted for 11 Jun 2025
Press Release issued 15 Jan 2026
Waters, Bennett H.
Age 26, US Army Air Forces
Rank: Private 1st Class
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Blackshear, Georgia
Killed while a POW 9 Jan 1945
POW Ship Enoura Maru
Subic Bay, Formosa
(now Thailand)
Accounted for 18 Jun 2025
Press Release issued 25 Mar 2026
Rank: Private 1st Class
Conflict: WWII
Hometown: Blackshear, Georgia
Killed while a POW 9 Jan 1945
POW Ship Enoura Maru
Subic Bay, Formosa
(now Thailand)
Accounted for 18 Jun 2025
Press Release issued 25 Mar 2026
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