MIA Update - May 24, 2021

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


-- Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil J. Kapaun, of Pilsen, Kansas, served in the Korean War with the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On Nov. 2, 1950, his unit was near Unsan when they came under heavy fire from Chinese forces and received orders to withdraw. Approximately a quarter of the unit’s soldiers made their way back to friendly lines. The others, including many wounded soldiers, became trapped. Kapaun volunteered to stay with the wounded and was soon captured and taken to a Chinese-run prison camp on the Yalu River's south bank known as Camp 5. Kapaun will be buried Sept. 29, 2021, in Wichita, Kansas. Read about Kapaun https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2525763/chaplain-accounted-for-from-korean-war-kapaun-e/.
-- Navy Fireman 2nd Class Carl M. Bradley, 19, of Shelley, Idaho, 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 Bradley. He will be buried on June 26, 2021, in his hometown. Read about Bradley https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2538199/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-bradley-c/.
-- Navy Musician 2nd Class Charlton H. Ferguson, 19, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, 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 Ferguson. He will be buried on July 9, 2021, at the NMCP. Read about Ferguson https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2621597/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-ferguson-c/.
-- Navy Fireman 1st Class William D. Tucker, 19, of Bedford, Iowa, 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 Tucker. He will be buried on June 30, 2021, in his hometown. Read about Tucker https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2505823/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-tucker-w/.
-- Naval Reserve Cmdr. Paul C. Charvet, 26, was the pilot of an A-1H Skyraider airplane assigned to Attack Squadron 215 aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard. During a mission near Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam, his plane disappeared in an area of low cloud cover and fog a kilometer northeast of Hon Me Island. His remains were not recovered after a search of the area. On March 22, 1967, Radio Hanoi Broadcast reported an American aircraft was shot down the day before off the coast of Thanh Hoa Province. Charvet’s plane was the only U.S. aircraft loss in that area March 21. Charvet was considered missing in action until Dec. 2, 1977, when his status was changed to “Presumed Killed in Action.” Interment services are pending. Read about Charvet https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2618125/pilot-accounted-for-from-vietnam-war-charvet-p/.
-- Navy Fireman 1st Class Robert J. Harr, 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 Harr. Interment services are pending. Read about Harr https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2602575/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-harr-r/.
-- Navy Fireman 1st Class Everett C. Titterington, 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 Titterington. Interment services are pending. Read about Titterington https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2618158/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-titterington-e/.
-- Navy Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Leaman R. Dill, 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 Dill. Interment services are pending. Read about Dill https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2618206/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-dill-l/.
-- Navy Seaman 2nd Class Raymond D. Boynton, 19, 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 Boynton. Interment services are pending. Read about Boynton https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2621620/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-boynton-r/.