MIA Update - September 28, 2018

[boardman]

MIA Update: This week, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced 10 new identifications, and the burial date and location for six previously identified servicemen. Returning home with full military honors are:

-- Marine Corps Capt. John A. House, II, 28, of Pelham, N.Y., whose remains were previously identified, will be buried Sept. 27, 2018 in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. On June 30, 1967, House was the pilot of a CH-46A Sea Knight helicopter, who with three other crew members, was attempting to insert eight members of Company A, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, into hostile territory in Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam. As the helicopter approached the landing zone, it was struck by enemy fire from the surrounding tree line, causing the aircraft to crash, killing House. Read about House http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1641568/funeral-announcement-for-marines-killed-during-vietnam-war-house-j-killen-j-run/.
-- Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John D. Killen, III, 18, of Davenport, Iowa, whose remains were previously identified, will be buried Sept. 27, 2018 in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. On June 30, 1967, Killen was aboard a CH-46A Sea Knight helicopter that was struck by enemy fire attempting to insert eight members of Company A, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, into hostile territory in Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam. As the helicopter approached the landing zone, it was struck by enemy fire from the surrounding tree line, causing the aircraft crash, killing Killen. Read about Killen http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-R ... len-j-run/.
-- Marine Corps Cpl. Glyn L. Runnels, Jr., 21, of Birmingham, Ala., whose remains were previously identified, will be buried Sept. 27, 2018 in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. On June 30, 1967, Runnels was aboard a CH-46A Sea Knight helicopter that was struck by enemy fire attempting to insert eight members of Company A, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, into hostile territory in Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam. As the helicopter approached the landing zone, it was struck by enemy fire from the surrounding tree line, causing the aircraft crash, killing Runnels. Read about Runnels http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1641568/funeral-announcement-for-marines-killed-during-vietnam-war-house-j-killen-j-run/.
-- U.S. Air Force Reserve Col. Fredric M. Mellor, 30, of Cranston, R.I., whose remains were previously identified, will be buried Sept. 28, in Exeter, R.I. Mellor was assigned to the 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, and on temporary duty with the 15th Reconnaissance Task Force. On Aug. 13, 1965, Mellor was flying the lead RF-101C aircraft in a flight of two on a mission to conduct photo and visual reconnaissance over North Vietnam when his aircraft was shot down. North Vietnamese witnesses claimed they saw or participated in the shoot-down of an American aircraft and the capture and death of its pilot on Aug. 13, 1965. Read about Mellor http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1641726/funeral-announcement-for-pilot-killed-during-vietnam-war-mellor-f/.
-- Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. Merton R. Riser, 19, of Sanborn, Iowa, whose remains were previously identified, will be buried Sept. 28 in his hometown. Riser was assigned to Company K, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands. Over several days of intense fighting at Tarawa, approximately 1,000 Marines and sailors were killed and more than 2,000 were wounded. Riser died on the first day of the battle, Nov. 20, 1943. Read about Riser http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1642043/funeral-announcement-for-marine-killed-during-world-war-ii-riser-m/.
-- Navy Seaman 1st Class Robert V. Young, 23, of Bushnell, Ill., whose remains were previously identified, September 29 in Bardolph, Ill. Young was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, when the ship sustained multiple torpedo hits and quickly capsized, resulting in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Young. Read about Young http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1641992/funeral-announcement-for-uss-oklahoma-sailor-killed-during-world-war-ii-young-r/.
-- Army Cpl. Edward M. Jones was a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, supporting Republic of Korea Army attacks against units of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces near Hoengsong, South Korea. On Feb. 12, 1951 Jones was reported missing in action when he could not be accounted for by his unit. Interment services are pending. Read about Jones http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1641346/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-jones-e/.
-- Army Pfc. John W. Martin was a member of Medical Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. In late November 1950, his unit was assembled with South Korean soldiers in the 31st Regimental Combat Team on the east side of the Chosin River, North Korea, when his unit was attacked by Chinese forces. Martin was among more than 1,000 members of the RCT killed or captured in enemy territory and was declared missing Dec. 2, 1950. Interment services are pending. Read about Martin http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1645086/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-martin-j/.
-- Naval Reserve Seaman 2nd Class Deward W. Duncan, Jr. was assigned to Aviation, Construction, Ordnance, Repair, Navy Fourteen, Standard Landing Craft Unit 4, when a Japanese air raid on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands, dropped a bomb near his tent. Duncan was killed January 12, 1944 and was reportedly buried the same day in Cemetery #33. Interment services are pending. Read about Duncan http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1645827/sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-duncan-d/.
-- Army Pfc. Lewis E. Price was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, which moved into the Hürtgen Forest in Germany, to relieve U.S. forces who had been fighting for weeks. The fighting in and around the forest was frequently chaotic, and while details surrounding his loss are sparse, he was reported missing in action as of Nov. 6, 1944 when his reconnaissance patrol failed to return from a mission. Interment services are pending. Read about Price http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1645082/soldier-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-price-l/.
-- Navy Seaman 1st Class Millard Burk was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, when the ship sustained multiple torpedo hits and quickly capsized, resulting in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Burk. Interment services are pending. Read about Burk http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1641358/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-burk-m/.
-- Navy Seaman 2nd Class David B. Edmonston was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, when the ship sustained multiple torpedo hits and quickly capsized, resulting in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Edmonston. Interment services are pending. Read about Edmonston http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1641367/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-edmonston-d/.
-- Navy Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Merle A. Smith was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, when the ship sustained multiple torpedo hits and quickly capsized, resulting in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Smith. Interment services are pending. Read about Smith http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1641373/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-smith-m/.
-- Navy Fireman 1st Class Claude O. Gowey was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, when the ship sustained multiple torpedo hits and quickly capsized, resulting in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Gowey. Interment services are pending. Read about Gowey http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1642846/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-gowey-c/.
-- Navy Storekeeper 2nd Class Gerald L. Clayton was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, when the ship sustained multiple torpedo hits and quickly capsized, resulting in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Clayton. Interment services are pending. Read about Clayton http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1645800/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-clayton-g/.
-- Navy Musician 2nd Class Francis E. Dick was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, when the ship sustained multiple torpedo hits and quickly capsized, resulting in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Dick. Interment services are pending. Read about Dick http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1645802/uss-oklahoma-saiolor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-dick-f/.