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Atlanta (Virtual) Family Member Update 2023

We cordially invite the public to join us streaming LIVE at 11:00 AM Eastern Time on November 4th, at the links below.

Viewers will be able to see first-hand informative briefings detailing the most recent updates on our efforts in specific conflicts, DNA advancements, and DPAA lab findings.

We look forward to your participation.

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Past Conflicts

U.S. Servicemembers and Civilians Missing from Past Conflicts

DPAA In the News

Defense Secretary Announces 100th Service Member Identified From Remains Turned Over by North Korea The 100th service member from a group of remains handed over by North Korea seven years ago has been successfully identified, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced from Hawaii. Story

Department Tells Gold Star Families: We'll Find Loved Ones, Bring Them Home Some 380 Gold Star families attended a family member update to learn how the agency is proceeding in efforts to repatriate the remains of service members who never returned home from the Vietnam War, the Korean War or World War II. Story

Returning heroes home: How DISA supports DPAA’s mission to bring the missing back to their families Every U.S. Warfighter who answers the nation’s call carries a solemn promise: they will never be Story

HRC’s Past Conflicts Repatriation Branch strives to connect Families with fallen Marge Hop Wong was in the third grade when her brother Staff Sgt. Yuen Hop, who became a waist Story

Face of Defense: Air Force Officer Contributes to DPAA Efforts People join the Air Force for many reasons, from the potential to travel abroad to the educational Story

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Stories & Releases

Airman Accounted For From WWII (Berrier, W.) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Cpl. William I. Berrier, 22, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war Story

Airman Accounted For From Korean War (O'Dell, H.) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Air Force Capt. Howard E. O’Dell, 30, who was killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Story

There’s a first for everything U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Connor Dougherty, a medic with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, played a critical role in maintaining the health, safety and operational readiness of his recovery team during a recent mission with DPAA. Story

Soldier Accounted For From WWII (Crouse, D.) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army 1st Sgt. David D. Crouse, 55, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World Story

Airman Accounted For From World War II (Buttala, J.) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Justice J. Buttala, 24, of Chicago, Illinois, killed during World War Story

Airman Accounted For From World War II (Bays, D.) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. Donald E. Bays, 21, of Hubbard Springs, Virginia, killed during World War Story

Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Barbiere, G.) The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Sgt. George M. Barbiere, 23, of Hicksville, New York, killed during the Korean War, was Story

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