MIA Update - August 1, 2021

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MIA Update: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced four burial updates and one new identification for service members who have been missing and unaccounted-for from World War II and Korea:

-- Navy Fireman 1st Class Kenneth E. Doernenburg, 23, of Antigo, Wisconsin, 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 Doernenburg. He will be buried on Sept. 25, 2021, in his hometown. Read about Doernenburg https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2579889/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-doernenburg-k/.
-- Navy Radioman 3rd Class Irvin F. Rice, 22, of Detroit, 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 Rice. He will be buried on Oct. 2, 2021. Read about Rice https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2218011/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-rice-i/.
-- Army Tech. Sgt. Arthur W. Countryman, 37, of Plainfield, Illinois, was assigned to Company F, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. His unit was engaged in battle with German forces near Hürtgen, Germany, when he was reported killed in action on Nov. 20, 1944. His body was not recovered. He will be buried on Aug. 6, 2021, in his hometown. Read about Countryman https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2662320/soldier-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-countryman-a/.
-- Army 1st Lt. Thomas J. Redgate, 24, of Brighton, Massachusetts, was a member of Battery A, 48th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 11, 1950, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. Following the battle, his remains could not be recovered. He will be buried on Sept. 17, 2021, in Bourne, Massachusetts. Read about Redgate https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2154302/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-redgate-t/.
-- Navy Seaman 2nd Class Harold W. Lindsey, 26, 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 Lindsey. Interment services are pending. Read about Lindsey https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2710279/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-lindsey-h/.
Correction: Our July 12 issue listed Navy Storekeeper 1st Class Harry E. Walker, 36, as a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. On Dec. 7, 1941, Walker was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma. We apologize for the error.