MIA Update - June 21, 2021

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


-- Navy Fireman 1st Class Wesley J. Brown, 25, of Helena, Montana, 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 Brown. He will be buried on Aug. 28, 2021, in Smithland, Iowa. Read about Brown https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2484676/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-brown-w/.
-- Navy Seaman 2nd Class Raymond D. Boynton, 19, of Grandville, Michigan, 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. He will be buried on Sept. 8, 2021, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. 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/.
-- Navy Seaman 2nd Class Russell O. Ufford, 17, of Kansas City, Missouri, 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 Ufford. He will be buried on July 16, 2021, in Salisbury, North Carolina. Read about Ufford https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2590888/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-ufford-r/.
-- Navy Patternmaker 1st Class Stanislaw F. Drwall, 25, of Thomas, West Virginia, 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. He will be buried on Aug. 5, 2021, in his hometown. Read about Drwall https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2573191/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-drwall-s/.
-- Navy Seaman 2nd Class Floyd D. Helton, 18, of Somerset, Kentucky, 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 Helton. He will be buried July 31, 2021, in Burnside, Kentucky. Read about Helton https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2188223/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-helton-f/.
-- Navy Fireman 1st Class Malcom J. Barber, 22, Navy Fireman 1st Class Leroy K. Barber, 21, and Navy Fireman 2nd Class Randolph H. Barber, 19, of New London, Wisconsin, were 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 the Barber brothers. Interment services are pending. Read about the Barber brothers https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2660026/uss-oklahoma-brothers-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-barber-m-l-r/.
-- Navy Seaman 1st Class Warren C. Gillette, 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 Gillette. Interment services are pending. Read about Gillette https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2069063/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-gillette-w/.
-- Navy Chief Water Tender Claude White, 40, 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 White. Interment services are pending. Read about White https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2658279/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-white-c/.
-- Navy Seaman 1st Class Russell C. Roach, 22, 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 Roach. Interment services are pending. Read about Roach https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/2108408/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-roach-r/.