MIA Update - April 11, 2022
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 10:45 am
MIA Update:The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced one burial update and two 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 Seaman 2nd Class Walter R. Pentico, 17, of Lexington, Nebraska, 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 Pentico. He will be buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, on April 29, 2022. Read about Pentico https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2645815/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-pentico-w/
-- Navy Storekeeper 3rd Class Harry E. Nichols, 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 Nichols. Interment services are pending. Read about Nichols https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2990598/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-nichols-h/.
-- Army Air Forces Sgt. Elvin L. Phillips, 23, was assigned to 66th Bombardment Squadron, 44th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Liberator aircraft on which Phillips was serving as gunner crashed as a result of anti-aircraft fire during Operation Tidal Wave. Following the war, his remains could not be identified. Interment services are pending. Read about Phillips https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2987467/airman-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-phillips-e/.
-- Navy Seaman 2nd Class Walter R. Pentico, 17, of Lexington, Nebraska, 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 Pentico. He will be buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, on April 29, 2022. Read about Pentico https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2645815/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-pentico-w/
-- Navy Storekeeper 3rd Class Harry E. Nichols, 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 Nichols. Interment services are pending. Read about Nichols https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2990598/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-nichols-h/.
-- Army Air Forces Sgt. Elvin L. Phillips, 23, was assigned to 66th Bombardment Squadron, 44th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Liberator aircraft on which Phillips was serving as gunner crashed as a result of anti-aircraft fire during Operation Tidal Wave. Following the war, his remains could not be identified. Interment services are pending. Read about Phillips https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2987467/airman-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-phillips-e/.