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Press Release | Oct. 7, 2025

Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Whipple, M.)

WASHINGTON  –  

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Pfc. Milo O. Whipple, 24, killed during World War II, was accounted for Sept. 19, 2025.

In late 1944, Whipple was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 22d Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Dec. 3 during an intense period of combat in the Hürtgen Forest of Germany. The exact circumstances of his loss are unknown. Whipple’s remains were not accounted for after the war.

This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Whipple'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/dodpaa,
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