MIA Update - March 21, 2022

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

-- Army Staff Sgt. Grady H. Canup, 30, of Greenwood, South Carolina, was assigned to Company C, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. He was reported killed in action on Nov. 14, 1944, when enemy artillery fire hit near his foxhole during the Hürtgen Forest offensive in Germany. Following the battle, his remains could not be recovered. Canup will be buried in Anderson, South Carolina, on April 10, 2022. Read about Canup https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2917987/soldier-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-canup-g/.
-- Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Richard G. Salsbury, 19, of Canaan, Maine, was assigned to 345th Bombardment Squadron, 98th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Liberator aircraft on which Salsbury was a gunner crashed as a result of enemy anti-aircraft fire. Following the war, his remains could not be identified. Salsbury will be buried in his hometown. The date has yet to be determined. Read about Salsbury https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2794610/airman-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-salsbury-r/.