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Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) historian Ms. Claire Barnewolt conducts an interview with a possible eyewitness during a site survey in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on Jan. 13, 2024. Interviews are a critical component to the investigative process, often giving DPAA teams a better insight on what conditions may have looked like during the time of the incident as well as how weather may affect possible recovery missions in the future. Approximately 690 unaccounted-for American personnel from World War II are believed to be located within modern-day PRC. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John Miller)

Jan. 29, 2024

DPAA completes first mission in the PRC since pandemic began

Honolulu, HI — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) completed a site survey in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on Jan. 19, investigating two previously surveyed sites related to World War II aircraft

Soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (Honor Guard) provide full military honors during the joint funeral of U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Porter M. Pile and Tech. Sgt. James M. Triplett at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington D.C., Oct. 31, 202. Both were assigned to the 700th Bombardment Squadron, 445th Bombardment Group, 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force. On Sept. 27, 1944, the B-24H Liberator bomber on which they were serving was part of a large mission to bomb the industrial city Kassel in northern Hesse, Germany. During the mission, the formation of aircraft encountered heavy resistance from enemy ground and air forces, which resulted in the rapid loss of 25 Liberators. They were honored and buried alongside each other in a double interment ceremony. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ashleigh Maxwell)

Nov. 22, 2023

Double funeral for WWII Aircrew missing for 79 years

WASHINGTON D.C. — On Halloween 2023, when many families worldwide are making lasting memories, two families with a unique bond nearly 80 years in the making came together on the hallowed ground of Arlington National

Sept. 22, 2023

Daughter thanks DPAA Researcher for bringing MIA father home 79 years later

ARLINGTON, VA — It’s the Winter of 1944. A new mother is alone in a hospital room where she has just given birth to her first child, a daughter named Suzanne. Her husband, an officer in the United States Army Air

Sept. 19, 2023

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Discusses Mission with Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

HONOLULU — The Honorable Sasha Baker, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, made her first visit to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, September 13,

(U.S. Army photo by SGT Ashleigh Maxwell)

Sept. 19, 2023

DPAA, Vietnam Delegation Conduct Annual Tech Talks

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) delegation participated with their Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) counterparts in the Annual U.S.-Vietnam Technical Talks in

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