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New MOU strengthens partnerships
Dr. Andrew Moutu, director of the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery (NMAG), left and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, deputy director for operations for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during a Papua New Guinea operations summit hosted by DPAA on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 13, 2022. Papua New Guinea National Museum Art Gallery (NMAG) is one of the long-term host nation government partners that assists DPAA in the search for missing U.S. service members. The NMAG has assisted DPAA for over 25 years through contributing to the return and identification of and returning over 320 U.S. service members, which attests to the strong cooperation forged from years of working together on this noble mission. DPAA’s mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rusty Frank)
Researching Our Heroes
Mr. Kin Hulamm (left), an investigator who works for the Defense Intelligence Agency as a part of the Stony Beach Program in partnership with the Defense POW MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), and Mr. Khuong Vu, a DPAA Casualty Resolution Specialist, conduct research at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 18, 2022. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted for U.S. Personnel to their families and our nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachary T. Beatty)
Papua New Guinea Operations Summit
Dr. Denise To, Laboratory Manager, an employee at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), lead a tour group during a Papua New Guinea operations summit hosted by DPAA on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 9, 2022. Papua New Guinea National Museum Art Gallery (NMAG) is one of the long-term host nation government partners that assists DPAA in the search for missing U.S. service members. The NMAG has assisted DPAA for over 25 years through contributing to the return and identification of and returning over 320 U.S. service members, which attests to the strong cooperation forged from years of working together on this noble mission. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Edward Randolph)
Missing Korean War Hero laid to rest
Kelly McKeague, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) director, shares the story of how recently accounted for U.S. Army Sgt. Roy “Buddy” Charles DeLauter was returned home during DeLauter’s funeral held on April 22, 2022. The mission of DPAA is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted for U.S. personnel and return them to their families and our nation. (DPAA photo by Shawn J. Stewart)
Missing Korean War Hero buried at Arlington
Ms. Fern Sumpter-Winbush, Principle Deputy Director of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, presents a collage to a family member at the funeral for Army Sgt. Elwood M. Truslow, 20, of Batesville, Virginia, killed during the Korean War, at Arlington National Cemetery, April 22, 2022. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency accounted for Sergeant Truslow on June 7, 2021. (Defense Photo by Ashley M. Wright)
Minneapolis Family Member Update
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency speak to a family attending the family member update in Minneapolis, April 23, 2022. DPAA provides periodic updates and hosts annual government briefings for families of Americans who are missing from past conflicts. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Corey Idleburg)
New MOU strengthens partnerships
Researching Our Heroes
Papua New Guinea Operations Summit
Missing Korean War Hero laid to rest
Missing Korean War Hero buried at Arlington
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U.S. and Papua New Guinea strengthen relationship through summit
Deputy Director for Operations for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, and other agency senior leaders hosted Dr.
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Pilot Accounted For From World War II (Lewis, D.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. David M. Lewis, 20, killed during World War II, was accounted for
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Marine Accounted For From World War II (Brown, J.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Marine Corps Reserve Cpl. Jack S. Brown, 22, killed during World War II, was accounted for May
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Airman Accounted For From World War II (Wood, W.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. William O. Wood, 25, killed during World War II, was accounted
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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Holm, M.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Pfc. Merl W. Holm, 22, of Lake City, Iowa, killed during World War II, was accounted
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A Bulldog Returns Home
After nearly 80 years, 1st Lt. Newell F. Mills’ whereabouts were no longer a mystery. Finally, this Wingman, son, brother and friend is able to rest in peace.
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USS West Virginia Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Melton, J.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 1st Class John R. Melton, 23, of Liberty, Mississippi, killed during World War II,
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DPAA IN THE NEWS
Thai archival find may resolve fate of missing WWII US flyer (via AP)
The remains of an American airman who went missing in action in World War II may finally be on their
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Home again: Korean War vet's remains delivered to Hagerstown (via The Frederick News-Post)
For more than 70 years, Sgt. Roy “Buddy” Charles DeLauter’s family wondered what became of him after
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Unknown war dead identified 80 years after their deaths (via Nebraska Public Media)
The USS Oklahoma was docked at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. The massive battleship capsized quickly
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Identifying Sunken Planes: UD and Project Recover work with the Danish Royal Navy to identify two U.S. bombers from WWII (via University of Delaware)
On June 20, 1944, a collision occurred between two B-24 bombers that were part of the U.S. 565th
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How scientist/detectives work to identify missing service members (via Nebraska Public Media)
How scientist/detectives work to identify missing service members inside the DPAA lab at Offutt Air
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