MIA Update - june 3, 2024

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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. Returning home for burial with full military honors are:

-- Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. George E. Davies, 27, of Portland, Oregon, was assigned to the 345th Bombardment Squadron, 98th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force. His bomber was hit by enemy anti-aircraft and crashed on Aug. 1, 1943. He will be buried in his hometown on June 21, 2024. Read about Davies https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Press-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3786278/airman-accounted-for-from-wwii-davies-g/.
-- Army Pvt. 1st Class Mose E. Vance, 21, of Bradshaw, West Virginia, was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. He was killed in action on Jan. 11, 1945, and the War Department issued a Report of Death in December that same year. He will be buried in Paynesville, West Virginia, on a date to be determined. Read about Vance https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Press-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3785673/soldier-accounted-for-from-wwii-vance-m/.