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MIA Update - VFW Reports 6-24-17 (14 MIA's found)
RE: https://www.vfw.org/actioncorpsweekly


MIA Update: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced the identification of remains of fourteen Americans who had been missing in action from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Returning home for burial with full military honors are:


-- Army Pvt. Gene J. Appleby, 30, of Columbus, Ohio, was buried June 22 in Coshocton, Ohio. Appleby was a member of Company A, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment. On Sept. 17, 1944, Appleby parachuted onto a drop zone north of Groesbeek, the Netherlands, as part of Operation Market-Garden. As the soldiers rallied, Appleby was reportedly struck by enemy fire and, following the attack, was listed as missing in action. Read about Appleby.

-- Army Cpl. Billie J. Jimerson, 19, of Kerens, Texas, will be buried June 23 in Portland, Ore. Jimerson was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. In late November 1950, his unit engaged with enemy forces near Anju, North Korea. Jimerson could not be accounted for after the battle and was declared missing in action as of Nov. 28, 1950. Read about Jimerson.

-- Navy Seaman 1st Class George A. Coke, 18, of Arlington, Texas, will be buried June 24 in his hometown. Coke was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored off Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when Japanese aircraft attacked his ship on Dec. 7, 1941. Coke was one of 429 crewmen killed in the attack. Read about Coke.

-- Navy Gunner's Mate 1st Class Arthur C. Neuenschwander, 33, of Fessenden, N.D., will be buried June 24 in his hometown. Neuenschwander was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored off Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when Japanese aircraft attacked his ship on Dec. 7, 1941. Neuenschwander was one of 429 crewmen to be killed in the attack. Read about Neuenschwander.

-- Army Cpl. Leslie R. Sutton, 24, of Rochelle, Ga., will be buried June 24 in his hometown. Sutton was assigned to Battery C, 99th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division. Shortly after Sutton’s unit received orders to take over positions occupied by the 11th and 12th Republic of Korea Army Regiments in the northwest region of North Korea, in the vicinity of Unsan, they were attacked by Chinese forces and forced to withdraw. Sutton was reported missing in action on Nov. 2, 1950. Read about Sutton.

-- Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Earl R. Melton, 24, of Lakewood, N.J., will be buried June 28, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. Melton was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored off Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, when Japanese aircraft attacked his ship on Dec. 7, 1941. Melton was one of 429 crewmen killed in the attack. Read about Melton.

-- Army Air Forces Pvt. Harold S. Hirschi, 29, of Oklahoma City, will be buried June 28, in Andersonville, Ga. Hirschi was assigned to Headquarters Squadron, 19th Bombardment Group, when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands. American forces on Corregidor Island fought intensely until they were forced to surrender on May 6, 1942. Hirschi was captured and transferred to Cabanatuan POW camp. He was admitted to the Camp hospital for illness, where he died on Nov. 19, 1942. Read about Hirschi.

-- Air Force Col. Patrick H. Wood, 36, of Kansas City, Mo., will be buried June 28 in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. On Feb. 6, 1967, pilot Wood and three crewmembers flew an HH-3E on a recovery mission over North Vietnam. They successfully recovered one individual before the aircraft was hit by enemy fire and crashed. Wood was declared missing in action. Read about Wood.
-- Marine Corps Pfc. Ray James was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. James’ unit landed on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll on Nov. 20, 1943, against stiff Japanese resistance. James was killed on the first day of the battle. Interment services are pending. Read about James.

-- Marine Corps Pvt. Archie W. Newell was assigned to Company C, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division. Newell’s unit landed on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll on Nov. 20, 1943, against stiff Japanese resistance. Newell was killed on the first day of the battle. Interment services are pending. Read about Newell.

-- Marine Corps Pfc. George B. Murray was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. Murray’s unit landed on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll on Nov. 20, 1943, against stiff Japanese resistance. Murray was killed on the first day of the battle. Interment services are pending. Read about Murray.

-- Army Staff Sgt. Gerald L. Jacobsen was a member of the 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division. On July 15, 1944, Jacobsen’s unit participated in the siege of Saint-Lô, France. Jacobsen and another service member were manning a mortar compound post near La Forge, approximately two kilometers northeast of Saint-Lô, when they went missing. Jacobsen was subsequently declared deceased as of July 16, 1945. Interment services are pending. Read about Jacobsen.

-- Army Air Forces 1st Lt. George W. Betchley was a member of the 429th Bombardment Squadron, 2nd Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force. On March 22, 1945, Betchley served as navigator on a B-17G Flying Fortress, carrying a crew of 10 on a bombing mission targeting the Ruhland oil refinery near Schwarzheide, Germany. After two of its engines and the left wing were reportedly damaged by German fighters and anti-aircraft fire, the plane crashed in southwest Poland. Eight crewmembers, including Betchley, were not recovered following the crash. Betchley was declared missing in action as of March 22, 1945, but his status was later amended to killed in action. Interment services are pending. Read about Betchley.

-- Army Pfc. Albert E. Atkins was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team. His unit attacked enemy forces near Mae-Bong, South Korea, on May 23, 1951, in an attempt to secure Hill 911. As the company prepared to assault the hill, Atkins and two other soldiers from his company were reported missing in action. Interment services are pending. Read about Atkins.

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