MIA Update - March 7, 2022

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MIA Update:The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced one burial update 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 Chief Water Tender White, 40, of Yorkville, Tennessee, 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. He will be buried on April 19, 2022, in Dyer, Tennessee. Read about White https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2658279/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-white-c/.
-- Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Eugene P. Shauvin, 25, was assigned to the 95th Troop Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group. On Sep. 17, 1944, the C-47 Skytrain aircraft he was piloting was shot down over Belgium. The four-person crew, including Shauvin, and five paratroopers died in the crash. Following the war, his remains could not be identified. Interment services are pending. Read about Shauvin https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2953304/pilot-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-shauvin-e/.