DOD Identifies 19 Missing Service Members: The Defense POW/MIA Office has announced the identification of remains belonging to two Korean War soldiers and 17 service members who were aboard a C-124 aircraft that crashed in Alaska. Recovered are: * Army Cpl. Lucio R. Aguilar, 19, of Brownsville, Texas, was buried last Friday in Corpus Christi. On the night of Nov. 27, 1950, elements of the 25th Infantry Division and 35th Infantry Regiment established a defensive position at Yongsan-dong in North Korea. On Nov. 28, Augilar was reported missing in action after his unit was forced into a fighting withdrawal. * Army Sgt. Paul M. Gordon, 20, of Dry Ridge, Ky., is being buried today in Williamstown, Ky. On Jan. 7, 1951, Gordon was assigned to Company H, 2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, deployed in the vicinity of Wonju, South Korea, and would be listed as missing in action following a battle against Chinese forces. In September 1953, returning U.S. service members reported that Gordon had been captured but died in a POW camp in June 1951. * On Nov. 22, 1952, a C-124 Globemaster crashed while en route to Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, from McChord AFB, Washington, with 11 crewmen and 41 passengers on board. Adverse weather conditions precluded immediate recovery attempts, and ensuing search parties were unable to locate or recover any of the service members. It took until June 2012 when wreckage that appeared to be from an aircraft would be spotted. The 17 identified so far are: Army Lt. Col. Lawrence S. Singleton, and Pvts. James Green, Jr., and Leonard A. Kittle; Marine Corps Maj. Earl J. Stearns; Navy Cmdr. Albert J. Seeboth; Air Force Cols. Noel E. Hoblit and Eugene Smith, Capt. Robert W. Turnbull, 1st Lts. Donald Sheda and William L. Turner, Tech. Sgt. Engolf W. Hagen, Staff Sgt. James H. Ray, Airman 1st Class Marion E. Hooton, Airmen 2nd Class Carroll R. Dyer, Thomas S. Lyons and Thomas C. Thigpen, and Airman 3rd Class Howard E. Martin. Read more at: defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=16781&source=GovDelivery
Posted on: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 19:59:13 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015