Three MIAs Identified The Defense POW/MIA Office recently announced the identification of remains belonging to three Army personnel who had been missing since World War II and the Korean War. Identified are: Army Air Force Sgt. Dominick J. Licari, 31, of Frankfort, N.Y., and 2nd Lt. Valorie L. Pollard, of Monterey, Calif. On March 13, 1944, Licari and Pollard were crewing an A-20G Havoc bomber that failed to return to base after attacking enemy targets on what is now known as Papua New Guinea. Army Sgt. 1st Class William Robinson, 26, of Denison, Texas. In late November 1950, Robinson and elements of the 31st Regimental Combat Team were deployed along the east of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea when they were forced into a fighting withdrawal to a more defensible position south of the reservoir. During the withdrawal of what is now known as Task Force Faith is when Robinson was reported missing
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 11:26:24 +0000