MIA Update - April 19, 2021

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MIA Update: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced two burial updates and two new identifications 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:

-- Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas J. Valentine, 22, of Cassville, Wisconsin, was a member of Battery B, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 6, 1950, after his unit was attacked by enemy forces as they attempted to withdraw near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Following the battle, his remains could not be recovered. Valentine will be buried in his hometown in May 2021. Read about Valentine https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2540480/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-valentine-n/.
-- Navy Radioman 3rd Class Charles A. Montgomery, 21, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Montgomery. Interment services are pending. Read about Montgomery https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2566872/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-montgomery-c/.
-- Navy Patternmaker 1st Class Stanislaw F. Drwall, 25, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Drwall. Interment services are pending. Read about Drwall https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2573191/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-drwall-s/.
-- Navy Ship’s Cook 3rd Class Robert Goodwin, 20, of Wichita, Kansas, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Goodwin. Goodwin will be buried on May 14, 2021, in Topeka, Kansas. Read about Goodwin https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2499166/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-goodwin-r/.