MIA Update - May 1, 2023
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 11:13 am
MIA Update: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced two burial updates for service members who have been missing and unaccounted-for from WWII and Korea. Returning home for burial with full military honors are:
--Army Cpl. Luther H. Story, 19, of Americus, Georgia, was a member of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported killed in action on Sept. 1, 1950, and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. He will be buried in Andersonville, Georgia, on May 29, 2023. Read about Story https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3374478/medal-of-honor-soldier-accounted-for-from-korea-story-l/.
--Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Ralph D. Kolb, 19, of McGehee, Arkansas, was assigned to the 343rd Bombardment Squadron, 98th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Liberator bomber on which he was the assistant radio operator was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire and crashed during Operation Tidal Wave. He will be buried in his hometown on June 14, 2023. Read about Kolb https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3165336/airman-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-kolb-r/.
--Army Cpl. Luther H. Story, 19, of Americus, Georgia, was a member of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported killed in action on Sept. 1, 1950, and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. He will be buried in Andersonville, Georgia, on May 29, 2023. Read about Story https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3374478/medal-of-honor-soldier-accounted-for-from-korea-story-l/.
--Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Ralph D. Kolb, 19, of McGehee, Arkansas, was assigned to the 343rd Bombardment Squadron, 98th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Liberator bomber on which he was the assistant radio operator was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire and crashed during Operation Tidal Wave. He will be buried in his hometown on June 14, 2023. Read about Kolb https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3165336/airman-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-kolb-r/.