MIA Update - April 10, 2023

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

-- Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Peter A. Timpo, 24, of Ecorse, Michigan, was assigned to the 343rd Bombardment Squadron, 98th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force. Timpo was killed in action on August 1, 1943. He will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, on a date yet to be determined. Read about Timpo https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3115241/airman-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-timpo-p/.
-- Naval Reserve Ensign Stanley W. Allen, 25, 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. He was among the 429 crewmen killed that day. Read about Allen https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3352024/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-allen-s/.
-- Army Sgt. 1st Class Ellis Coon, 30, of Mount Herman, Louisiana, was a member of C Battery, 503rd Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 1, 1950. The Army issued a presumptive finding of death in March 1954. Read about Coon https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3352338/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-coon-e/.