MIA Update - February 27, 2023
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2023 11:50 am
MIA Update: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced one new identification for a service member who has been missing and unaccounted-for from World War II.
-- Navy Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Cecil E. Barncord, 24, 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 causing it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Barncord. Interment services are pending. Read about Barncord https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3300795/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-barncord-c/.
-- Navy Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Cecil E. Barncord, 24, 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 causing it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Barncord. Interment services are pending. Read about Barncord https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3300795/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-barncord-c/.