MIA Update - December 18, 2023

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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 and the Vietnam War. Returning home for burial with full military honors are:

--Army Pfc. Hood E. Cole, 26, of Atlanta, Georgia, was assigned to L Company, 3rd Battalion, 276th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division. He was killed in action on Jan. 14, 1945. He will be buried on Jan. 15, 2024, in Canton, Georgia. Read about Cole https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3614667/soldier-accounted-for-from-wwii-cole-h/.
-- Marine Corps Capt. Ronald W. Forrester, 25, of Odessa, Texas, was assigned to Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 533, Marine Attack Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. He was killed in action on Dec. 27, 1972. Interment services are pending. Read about Forrester https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3610893/marine-accounted-for-from-vietnam-forrester-r/.