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Press Release | March 26, 2025

Sailor Accounted For From WWII (Mandeberg, E.)

WASHINGTON  –  

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Navy Reserve Ensign Eugene E. Mandeberg, 23, killed during World War II, was accounted for on March 4, 2025.

In the summer 1945, Mandeberg was a member of the Fighting Squadron 88, USS Yorktown. On August 15, while returning from a mission near Atsugi Airfield, Honshu, Japan, his formation was engaged with enemy fighter planes. Four of the six U.S. aircraft failed to return to the USS Yorktown and Navy officials reported Mandeberg as Missing in Action. His remains were not recovered or identified after the war.

This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Mandeberg's case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.

For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving their country, visit the DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil or on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaahttps://www.linkedin.com/company/dodpaahttps://www.instagram.com/dodpaa/, or https://x.com/dodpaa.