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The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced the identification of remains and burial dates of six servicemen who had been previously listed as missing in action from World War II and Korea. They are:

• Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Vernon T. Luke, 43, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, will be
buried with full military honors on March 9 in the National Memorial Cemetery of the
Pacific in Honolulu. On Dec. 7, 1941, Luke was assigned to the USS Oklahoma when
it was attacked and capsized after suffering multiple torpedo hits.

• Marine Corps Sgt. John C. Holladay, of Georgia, was lost fighting in the Solomon
Islands on July 20, 1943. He was assigned to Company B, 1st Marine Raider
Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, and will be buried with full military honors on
a date and location yet to be announced.

• Army Air Forces Flight Officer Dewey L. Gossett, of South Carolina, was lost over
Italy on Sept. 27, 1943. He was assigned to the 527th Fighter Squadron, 86th Fighter
Group, 12th Air Force, and will be buried with full military honors on a date and
location yet to be announced.

• Army Cpl. Davey H. Bart was lost fighting in North Korea on Nov. 2, 1950. It would
be later confirmed he died in captivity. He was assigned to Company K, 3rd
Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, and will be buried with full
military honors on a date and location yet to be announced.

• In a burial update, Army Pfc. James M. Smith, 19, of Abbeville, Georgia, will be
buried with full military honors on March 9 in Arlington National Cemetery. In
February 1951, Smith was assigned to Company K, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Infantry Division, and was supporting the South Korean Army in attacks against the
Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces. On February 12, the Chinese counterattacked.
Smith was reported missing in action after the battle. Learn more.

• Army Sgt. 1st Class Raymond K. McMillian, of Henry, Virginia, was lost fighting in
South Korea on Feb. 12, 1951. It would be later confirmed he died in captivity. He
was assigned to Medical Company, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Infantry Division, and will be buried with full military honors on a date and location
yet to be announced.

• Army Pfc. Aubrey D. Vaughn, of Union, South Carolina, was lost fighting in North
Korea on April 23, 1951. It would be later confirmed he died in captivity. He was
assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 5th Regimental
Combat Team, and will be buried with full military honors on a date and location yet
to be announced.

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