MIA Update - December 12, 2022

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MIA Update - December 12, 2022

#1 Postby boardman » Mon Dec 12, 2022 2:12 pm

MIA Update: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced three burial updates and one new identification for service members who have been missing and unaccounted-for from World War II and Korea. Returning home for burial with full military honors are:

-- Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Theodore F. Scarborough, 21, of Brooklyn, Mississippi, was assigned to the 345th Bombardment Squadron, 98th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Liberator aircraft on which Scarborough was serving as bombardier crashed as a result of anti-aircraft fire during Operation Tidal Wave. His remains could not be identified following the war. He will be buried in his hometown on April 21, 2023. Read about Scarborough https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3165310/airman-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-scarborough-t/.
-- Army Air Force Pvt. Joseph E. Lescaut, 21, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, was assigned to the 16th Bombardment Squadron, 27th Bombardment Group, when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands in December 1941. Intense fighting continued until the surrender of the Bataan peninsula in 1942. He was among those captured and held at the Cabanatuan POW Camp, where he reportedly died on July 26, 1942, and was buried. Lescaut will be in buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on a date yet to be determined. Read about Lescaut https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3141333/soldier-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-lescaut-j/.
-- Army Pfc. Arthur L. Pierce, 26, of Malden, Massachusetts, was assigned to the 803rd Engineer Battalion in the Philippines, when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands in December 1941. Intense fighting continued until the surrender of the Bataan peninsula when thousands of U.S. and Filipino service members were captured. They were subjected to the 65-mile Bataan Death March and held captive at Cabanatuan POW camp. According to prison camp and other historical records, Pierce died on July 19, 1942. He will be buried in Augusta, Maine, on a date yet to be determined. Read about Pierce https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3115395/soldier-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-pierce-a/.
-- Army Pfc. Dale D. Thompson, 18, was assigned to the Heavy Mortar Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 2, 1950, during a battle with enemy forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Following the war, his remains could not be recovered, and there is no evidence that he was a prisoner of war. Interment services are pending. Read about Thompson https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3233638/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-thompson-d/.
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