WASHINGTON –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Pfc. Edward J. Kramer, 23, killed during World War II, was accounted for on April 23, 2025.
In the winter of 1942, Kramer was assigned to Company H, 2nd Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32d Infantry Division, and deployed in present day Papua New Guinea. He was reportedly killed in action on Dec. 27 near Buna Village while fighting the Japanese. His remains were not recovered after the war.
This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Kramer's case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.
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