MIA Update - February 14, 2022

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

-- Navy Storekeeper 1st Class Harry E. Walker, 36, of San Diego, 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 Walker. He will be buried on March 15, 2022, in Verdes, California. Read about Walker https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2683386/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-walker-h/.

-- Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Richard W. Horrigan, 24, of Chester, West Virginia, was assigned to 22nd Fighter Squadron, 36th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force. On April 19, 1945, the P-47D Thunderbolt fighter on which Horrigan was piloting was part of a reconnaissance mission to the Alt Lönnewitz Airfield and likely crashed as a result of anti-aircraft fire. Following the war, his remains could not be identified. He will be buried in his hometown. The date has yet to be determined. Read about Horrigan https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2746344/pilot-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-horrigan-r/.

-- Navy Fireman 1st Class George F. Price, 23, 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 Price. Interment services are pending. Read about Price https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2931569/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-price-g/.