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  • February 25, 2024 - Hoodline - "After Eight Decades, WWII Soldiers Clifford Strickland and Robert Hurst Identified and Brought Home Through DNA Technology" (Strickland, Clifford and Hurst, Robert) by Taylor Johnson
  • February 22, 2024 - Metropolis Planet - "'I didn't think it was possible'" (Leukering, William L.) by Terra Temple
  • February 7, 2024 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Pilot Accounted for from WWII" (Marrah, James H.)
  • February 6, 2024 - FOX 32 Chicago - "Illinois WWII sergeant accounted for after aircraft struck during bombing raid in Germany" (Leukering, William L.)
  • February 6, 2024 - WPSD Local 6 - "World War II soldier from Metropolis, Illinois accounted for by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency" (Leukering, William L.) by Julie Bryson
  • February 6, 2024 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Accounted for from WWII" (Leukering, William L.)
  • January 16, 2024 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Pilot Accounted for from WWII" (Willhite, Theodore)
  • December 21, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted for from WWII" (Hurst, Robert L. A.)
  • December 4, 2023 - AP News - "Michigan soldier killed in Korean War to be buried next week at Arlington National Cemetery" (McCarthy, Gordon D.)
  • November 9, 2023 - Greenville News - "SC Korean War veteran's remains found after 72 years, memorial services held in Anderson" (Gosnell, Albert A.) by Nina Tran
  • October 30, 2023 - The Mining Journal - "Local airman found, returned for burial" (Rinke, Chester L.)
  • October 26, 2023 - Patch - "Funeral Procession Route Set For WWII Pilot Who Was MIA For 80 Years" (McGuire, Edward T.) by Lorraine Swanson
  • October 13, 2023 - KCEN TV - "Texas WWII veteran to buried in Belton, 80 years after his death" (Johnston, Turner Y.) by Jacob Wallin
  • September 21, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted for from Korean War" (Hill, Lewis W.)
  • September 21, 2023 - WILX News10 - "Michigan man killed in Korean War finally accounted for after over 70 years" (Hill, Lewis W.) by Wells Foster
  • September 10, 2023 - The Bharat Express News - "Remains identified of a Michigan pilot who died in a crash after bombing Japan during World War II" (Rinke, Chester L.)
  • August 31, 2023 - CBS News - "Remains of Army Pfc. Arthur Barrett, WWII soldier who died as prisoner of war, buried at Arlington National Cemetery" (Barrett, Arthur)
  • August 31, 2023 - CBS Austin - "Fallen Korean War soldier from Texas finally identified after seven decades" (Baty, Willie J.) by Betsy Calderon
  • August 31, 2023 - KWTX - "Remains identified as Central Texas soldier missing in action in Korea since 1950" (Baty, Willie J.) by Joe Ashley
  • August 24, 2023 - Audacy - "2nd Lt. Miklosh, a B-29 Superfortress navigator, accounted for from WWII" (Miklosh, Walter B.)
  • August 4, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Accounted for from WWII" (Miklosh, Walter B.)
  • July 27, 2023 - WYFF4 - "Remains from Greenville soldier killed in Korean War have been accounted for" (Gosnell, Albert A.) by Stephanie Moore
  • July 27, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted for From Korean War" (Gosnell, Albert A.)
  • July 26, 2023 - UPMatters.com - "Palmer veteran identified in remains from Korean War" (McCarthy, Gordon D.) by Ben Raymond
  • July 21, 2023 - KWCH 12 News - "Remains of World War II soldier to be buried in Plains" (Elliott, Robert C.) by KWCH Staff
  • July 21, 2023 - KAKE ABC News - "Remains of Kansas WWII veteran, killed in action, returning to be buried" (Elliott, Robert C.) by Cole West
  • July 16, 2023 - Audacy - "Army Pfc. Barrett, who died as a POW in World War II, has been accounted for" (Barrett, Arthur C.)
  • June 27, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Thomas, George B.)
  • June 14, 2023 - The Washington Post - "Army base in Louisiana sheds Confederate name for a Black war hero" by Kim Bellware and Brittany Shammas
  • June 13, 2023 - CNN - "Fort Polk is now Fort Johnson after US Army moves to honor World War I hero" by Kaanita Iyer
  • May 30, 2023 - WJHL News 11 - "Elizabethton World War II soldier’s remains to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery" (Wilson, Mark P.) by Slater Teague
  • May 30, 2023 - WDRB - "US agency identifies remains of Indiana soldier killed in France during WWII" (Adams, Leonard E.)
  • May 30, 2023 - WCYB News 5 - "Remains of soldier from Elizabethton killed during World War II to be buried in Arlington" (Wilson, Mark P.)
  • May 30, 2023 - WRTV ABC - "World War II soldier from Indiana accounted for, returning home for burial" (Adams, Leonard E.) by James Howell Jr.
  • May 30, 2023 - CBS News - "Remains of Indiana soldier killed during World War II identified" (Adams, Leonard E.) by Gina Martinez
  • May 30, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Adams, Leonard E.)
  • May 29, 2023 - Army Times - "Researchers identify remains of Army private killed in WWII" (Williams, Myron E.)
  • May 29, 2023 - Shaw Local - "Missing almost 80 years, remains of Ottawa-born WWII soldier to be laid to rest in Texas" (Williams, Myron E.) by Rachel Rodgers
  • May 28, 2023 - Killeen Daily Herald - "World War II soldier who died in Germany to be interred at Killeen veterans cemetery" (Williams, Myron E.) by Thaddeus Imerman
  • May 18, 2023 - FOX4 Kansas City - "Remains of Kansas WWII Airman killed in Europe identified" (Elliott, Robert C.) by Wil Day
  • May 18, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Accounted For From World War II" (Elliott, Robert C.)
  • May 6, 2023 - The Anaheim High School Alumni Association - "Colonist WWII Fallen Hero Returns Home" (Minogue, John F.)
  • March 29, 2023 - Army Times - "Researchers identify remains of Army private killed in WWII" (Williams, Myron E.)
  • March 22, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Accounted For From World War II" (Montemurro, Francis V.)
  • March 16, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Pilot Accounted For From World War II" (Minogue, John F.)
  • March 16, 2023 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (McKeon, Matthew L.)
  • March 13, 2023 - CBS 12 News - "Remains of World War II soldier to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery" (Martin, Francis P.) by WOLF Staff
  • March 10, 2023 - PA Homepage - "Scranton soldier from WWII to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery" (Martin, Francis P.) by Nico Rossi
  • March 8, 2023 - The Gilmer Mirror - "Texas Airman Accounted For From WWII" (Ferrel, Frank C.) by Editor
  • March 6, 2023 - 13 ABC Action News - "Ohio soldier accounted for from North Korea, DPAA announces" (Worline, Clark E.) by Jake Pietrasz
  • January 20, 2023 - ABC Fox Montana - "Montana Soldier Accounted For From WWII" (Bennett, Franklin H.)
  • January 18, 2023 - Local 3 News - "Tennessee soldier killed during WWII identified" (Wilson, Mark P.) by Jordan Rudzinski
  • November 15, 2022 - ABC7 New York - "Remains of fallen WWII soldier from Brooklyn make journey home 75+ years later" (Heffernan Jr., John) by Jim Dolan
  • November 14, 2022 - CBS New York - "Remains of Brooklyn veteran killed in World War II finally identified" (Heffernan Jr., John) by Dick Brennan
  • November 14, 2022 - FOX43 - "Remains of Pennsylvania soldier lost in France during World War II are identified after 77 years" (Martin, Francis P.) by Keith Schweigert
  • November 14, 2022 - Times Leader - "Remains of NEPA soldier killed in WWII identified" (Martin, Francis P.)
  • November 12, 2022 - Stars and Stripes - "Remains of US soldier killed in Korean War identified 72 years later" (Hanks, Tommie T.) by Adela Suliman
  • November 12, 2022 - Washington Post - "Remains of U.S. soldier killed in Korean War identified 72 years later" (Hanks, Tommie T.) by Adela Suliman
  • November 9, 2022 - KXXV 25ABC - "Texas soldier reported missing in action during Korean War now accounted for" (Hanks, Tommie T.) by Khadeeja Umana
  • October 26, 2022 - KY3 - "WWII soldier remains identified, to be buried in Springfield" (Tate, Moses F.) by Kaitlyn Schumacher
  • October 17, 2022 - WIBW 13 - "Seneca airman who died in WWII to be buried in Springfield, Mo." (Tate, Moses F.) by Sarah Motter
  • September 20, 2022 - KWCH 12News - "Remains buried in Romania identified as Kansas airman killed during WWII" (Tate, Moses F.) By KWCH Staff
  • September 20, 2022 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Worline, Clark E.)
  • August 16, 2022 - Fox 2 Detroit - "WWII Detroit native's remains to be interred at Arlington" (Olenik, Adolph "Leonard") By David Komer
  • August 2, 2022 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Barrett, Arthur C.)
  • June 28, 2022 - Legacy.com - "Sanford Bowen Obituary" (Bowen, Sanford K.)
  • June 28, 2022 - The Highland County Press - "Ohio soldier accounted for from World War II" (Bowen, Sanford K.)
  • June 13, 2022 - Cleveland 19 News - "Military identifies World War II soldier from Ashland" (Bowen, Sanford K.) By Julia Bingel
  • May 19, 2022 - 9&10 News - "19-Year-Old Michigan Airman from World War II Accounted For by DPAA" (Olenik) by Staff
  • April 23, 2022 - ABC News 17 - "Residents welcome home World War II pilot’s remains" (Norris, Frank A.) by J.D. Miles
  • February 22, 2022 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Heffernan, John J.)
  • December 31, 2021 - Inside Edition - "Fallen US Soldiers From Wars Past Recovered in 2021 and Brought Home by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency" by Ruth Bashinsky
  • December 6, 2021 - Virtual Historians - "Never Forgotten: Using DNA to Repatriate Soldiers with Megan Smolenyak" with Terri O’Connell and David Allen Lambert
  • November 18, 2021 - War History Online - "Remains of US Airman Killed In Action During WWII Identified" (McMackin, Charles G.) by Clare Fitzgerald
  • November 17, 2021 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Accounted For From World War II" (McMackin, Charles G.)
  • November 17, 2021 - Bennington Banner - "US airman shot down over Romania in WWII is accounted for" (McMackin, Charles G.) (Associated Press)
  • November 14, 2021 - The Buffalo News - "After man's death, his WWII service came to life through a scrapbook" by Sean Kirst
  • November 8, 2021 - FOX5 San Diego - "Historians discover WWII Army private missing for 70 years" (Fleeman, Archie V.) by Mason Rockfellow
  • November 8, 2021 - FOX26 News - "WWII soldier from California accounted for" (Fleeman, Archie V.) by Stephen Hawkins
  • October 1, 2021 - Johnston Sunrise - "Johnston soldier, MIA since the Korean War, finally returns home for burial" (Mazzulla, Anthony R.) by Rory Schuler
  • September 28, 2021 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Fleeman, Archie V.)
  • September 21, 2021 - Norwood News - "Bronx Serviceman, Killed During the Korean War, Accounted for 70 Years Later" (Mazzulla, Anthony R.) by Sile Moloney
  • July 9, 2021 - Stars and Stripes - "Remains of South Carolina soldier killed in Korean War to be returned to family" (Crosby, Louis N.) by Dionne Gleaton
  • June 2021 - Friedrich-Jones & Overman-Jones Funeral Home - "Arthur W. Countryman Obituary"
  • June 19, 2021 - Independent Mail - "Veteran's remains come home to Anderson, seven decades after attack in North Korea" (McCollum, William J.) by Mike Ellis
  • June 2021 - Korean War Project - "Korean War Project Remembrance" (McCollum, William J.)
  • May 31, 2021 - The Buffalo News - "'I would give my life': A WWII platoon leader's letter reaches generations" by Sean Kirst
  • April 2021 - WBAP - "New Technology Could Help Identify Remains of WWII Soldiers"
  • April 14, 2021 - The World with Marco Werman (NPR) - "New technology could identify thousands of unknown soldiers who died in World War II" by Marco Werman
  • April 6, 2021 - New York Times - "Modern Crime-Solving Methods vs. the Mystery of World War II Deaths" by Dave Philipps
  • January 29, 2021 - The Washington Post - "Hundreds died on World War II ‘hell ships’. Now there’s an effort to identify the dead." by Michael E. Ruane
  • November 11, 2020 - NBC15 - "Making a Difference: UW volunteers help locate and bring remains of America’s missing heroes home" by John Stofflet
  • August 19, 2020 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Accounted For From World War II" (McMackin, Charles)
  • April 17, 2020 - The Citizens' Voice - "Remains of Korean War soldier will be laid to rest at Arlington" (Kubic, Peter) by Bob Kalinowski
  • March 16, 2020 - Hometown Stations - "Local Korean POW remains are coming home" by Lauren Siegel & Joseph Sharpe
  • March 14, 2020 - The Lima News - "Remains of Korean War POW being returned to family in Lima" (Winchester, William J.) by J Swygart
  • March 12, 2020 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (McCurley, Ballard)
  • March 10, 2020 - The American Legion - "Director thanks Legion for its covenant with MIAs" by Jeff Stoffer
  • January 15, 2020 - KLTV-7 - "Remains found in North Korea identified as East Texas soldier missing since 1950" (Evans, Junior C.)
  • January 13, 2020 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (McCollum, William J.)
  • December 11, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Winchester, William J.)
  • December 10, 2019 - CBS21 News - "York County soldier buried at Arlington 69 years after his death" (Markle, Earl H.) by Michael Gorsegner
  • November 20, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Lacsamana, Maximiano T.)
  • October 29, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Franco, Porfirio C.)
  • October 29, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Phy, Herman R.)
  • October 23, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Cagle, Connie)
  • October 16, 2019 - Defense Visual Information Distribution Service - "Military Funeral Honors With Funeral Escort are Conducted for U.S. Army Air Force 1st Lt. Seymour Drovis in Section 57" (Drovis, Seymour P.)
  • September 24, 2019 - CBS4 WTTV-TV - "DPAA Director gives update on remains repatriated from North Korea last July" by Katie Oakley
  • September 16, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (McCollum, William J.)
  • September 16, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Winchester, William J.)
  • September 12, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Betar, Autrey J.)
  • September 10, 2019 - FOX10 - "Hero's Homecoming: Soldier killed in Korean War heading home to Mobile" (Cates, James G.) by Tyler Fingert
  • September 3, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Wilson, Gerald N.)
  • August 28, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Ferrara, Vincent J.)
  • August 28, 2019 - The Neshoba Democrat - "Philadelphia Korean War MIA finally coming home after nearly 70 years" (Cates, James G.)
  • July 31, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Phy, Herman R.)
  • July 27, 2019 - Task & Purpose - "68 years after disappearing during the Korean War, this soldier is finally home" (Lawler, Charles S.) by Jordan Travis
  • July 18, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Middlekauff, Raymond H.)
  • July 18, 2019 - WMAR2 News - "World War II soldier from Baltimore accounted for after going missing in combat in 1944" (Middlekauff, Raymond H.) by Khalida Volou
  • July 6, 2019 - The Epoch Times - "After 70 Years, 19-Year-Old Soldier Killed in Korean War Is Returning Home" (Markle, Earl H.) by Venus Upadhayaya
  • July 4, 2019 - CBS21 News - "Family finds closure after remains of Korean War veteran identified" (Markle, Earl H.) by Michael Gorsegner
  • July 4, 2019 - USA Today - "After nearly 70 years, a Pennsylvania farm boy killed in Korea will be coming home" (Markle, Earl H.) by Mike Argento
  • June 27, 2019 - FOX 43 - "Remains of Spring Grove soldier killed in the Korean War are accounted for" (Markle, Earl H.) by Keith Schweigert
  • June 26, 2019 - The Clermont Sun - "Korean War veteran finally goes home" (Woods, Robert Lee) by Brett Milam
  • June 21, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Geary, Sterling)
  • June 17, 2019 - UpNorthLive.com - "Traverse City soldier who fought in Korean War returned to the United States" (Lawler, Charles S.) by Devon Mahieu
  • June 7, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Drovis, Seymour P.)
  • June 4, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Cates, James G.)
  • May 23, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Woods, Roger L.)
  • May 23, 2019 - AmyJohnsonCrow.com - "Army Repatriation: Bringing Them Home" by Amy Johnson Crow
  • May 22, 2019 - Medium - "A Memorial Day Tribute to Dad for his Service in Vietnam" by Megan Smolenyak
  • May 15, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Lawler, Charles S.)
  • May 13, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Ross, Dale W.)
  • May 7, 2019 - CentralJersey.com - "Korean War veteran laid to rest 68 years later" (Suliman, Frank) by Kathy Chang
  • May 2, 2019 - WGXA - "Remains of Korean War vet travel back home to Dublin" (Rix, James C.) by Miles Garrett
  • May 1, 2019 - ConnectingVets.com - "Sixty-eight years later Korean War veteran returns home" (Suliman, Frank) by Julia Ledoux
  • April 30, 2019 - ABC7NY - "Korean War hero who died a POW finally laid to rest in New Jersey" (Suliman, Frank) by Sarah Rosenthal
  • April 26, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Geary, Jr., Sterling)
  • April 13, 2019 - The Buffalo News - "After 75 years, lost airman who longed for Buffalo comes home" (Rogers Jr., Vince) by Sean Kirst
  • April 10, 2019 - The Post and Courier - "Citadel graduate’s body went missing during Korean War. Now, he’ll be buried at Arlington." (Falk, Herman L.) by Thomas Novelly
  • April 10, 2019 - Military.com - "Korean War POW Will Finally Be Buried in Arlington National Cemetery" (Falk, Herman L.) by Patricia Kime
  • March 28, 2019 - 187th Fighter Wing - "Red Tails Honor The Legacy Of Fallen Tuskegee Airman" (Dickson, Lawrence E.) by Senior Airman Hayden Johnson
  • March 25, 2019 - The Grio - "M.I.A. Tuskegee Airman finally laid to rest, 75 years after being lost in heroic mission" (Dickson, Lawrence E.) by Dawn Onley
  • March 23, 2019 - Stars and Stripes - "A Tuskegee hero is buried 75 years after his death in World War II" (Dickson, Lawrence E.) by Michael E. Ruane
  • March 22, 2019 - Radio.com - "Tuskegee Airman Buried in Arlington 75 Years After Final Flight" (Dickson, Lawrence E.)
  • March 22, 2019 - 1010 WINS - "Personal Reflection: celebration of life in Arlington for Tuskegee hero" (Dickson, Lawrence E.) by Sharon Barnes-Waters
  • March 22, 2019 - The Washington Post - "A Tuskegee hero is buried 75 years after his death in World War II" (Dickson, Lawrence E.) by Michael E. Ruane
  • March 19, 2019 - WGXA - "Georgia Army soldier accounted for from Korean War" (Rix, James C.) by WGXA staff
  • March 11, 2019 - Military Times - "Remains of Army private killed in World War II identified" (Delaney, William F.) (Associated Press)
  • March 5, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Shuey, Cread E.)
  • February 25, 2019 - Tulsa World - "Family awaits remains of MIA soldier" (Harris, Bobby G.) by Rod Walton
  • February 24, 2019 - Defense Visual Information Distribution Service - "Tuskegee Airman posthumously honored after decades MIA" (Dickson, Lawrence E.) by Staff Sgt. Shawn Morris
  • February 14, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Rix, James C.)
  • February 13, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From Korean War" (Schipani,George R.)
  • January 18, 2019 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Recently Returned From North Korea Accounted For" (Suliman, Frank J.)
  • January 16, 2019 - CBS Evening News - "Daughter of Tuskegee Airman gets answers about his death, 70 years later" (Dickson, Lawrence E.) by Jeff Glor
  • November 30, 2018 - Stars and Stripes - "Remains of Tuskegee Airman missing since WWII identified" (Dickson, Lawrence E.) by William Howard
  • November 7, 2018 - PBS.org - "Last B-24" (Dickson, Lawrence E.)
  • October 30, 2018 - 1011 NOW - "WWII veteran to be buried in Nebraska after 73 years" (McBride, Eugene G.)
  • October 19, 2018 - Capital Gazette - "Our Say: Thoughts upon the long-delayed return of a native son" (Jubb, James Ivory)
  • October 15, 2018 - Capital Gazette - "Eastport soldier killed in Korean War to be buried Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery" (Jubb, James Ivory) by Rick Hutzell
  • October 12, 2018 - Upper Michigan's Source - "Veteran Kipina to be buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery" (Kipina, Marshall)
  • September 22, 2018 - The Daily Mining Gazette - "Kipina to rest in most hallowed ground" (Kipina, Marshall) by Graham Jaehnig
  • September 21, 2018 - Penn Live - "Scranton native killed in 1944 identified, will be buried Sept. 26" (Jenkins, Willard) by Paul Vigna
  • September 20, 2018 - Las Vegas Review-Journal - "Nevada woman has new reason for hope on MIA/POW Day" by Briana Erickson
  • September 20, 2018 - Stars and Stripes - "US identifies first two US soldiers from Korean War remains" (McDaniel, Charles H.) by Corey Dickstein
  • September 11, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Accounted For From World War II" (Fitzgerrell, R.)
  • September 4, 2018 - WHEC News 10 - "Pentagon: Remains of US POW from Korean War identified" (Falk, Herman L.) (Associated Press)
  • September 4, 2018 - New York Post - "Korean War veteran’s remains identified 67 years later" (Falk, Herman L.) by Max Jaeger
  • August 11, 2018 - Stars and Stripes - "Tuskegee airman's daughter gets a golden ring found at his wartime crash site" (Dickson, Lawrence) by Michael E. Ruane
  • August 8, 2018 - Stars and Stripes - "In a sea of remains, a US military dog tag is found" (McDaniel, Charles Hobert) by Claudia Grisales
  • August 8, 2018 - NPR - "Sons Get 'Certitude' After Receiving Their Missing Father's Korean War Dog Tag" (McDaniel, Charles Hobert) by Vanessa Romo
  • July 31, 2018 - The New York Times - "Tuskegee Airman’s Remains Are Identified, Ending Daughter’s Quest for Answers" (Dickson, Lawrence) by Melissa Gomez
  • July 29, 2018 - ABC7 NY - "Remains Of NJ Tuskegee Airman Identified Nearly 74 Years Later" (Dickson, Lawrence) by Lucy Yang
  • July 28, 2018 - NPR - "Pentagon Identifies Remains Of Missing Tuskegee Airman" (Dickson, Lawrence) by Shannon Van Sant
  • July 22, 2018 - The Jerusalem Post - "World War II Hero Is Buried, 73 Years After He Was Killed By The Germans" (Rosenkrantz, David) by Paloma Esquivel and Laura Newberry/Los Angeles Times
  • July 21, 2018 - The Fayetteville Observer - "WWII paratrooper, missing for decades, buried with honors" (Rosenkrantz, David) by Drew Brooks
  • July 20, 2018 - LA Times - "An L.A. hero of World War II is buried, nearly 74 years after he was killed by the Germans" (Rosenkrantz, David) by Paloma Esquivel and Laura Newberry
  • July 16, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Funeral Announcement For Soldier Killed During World War II" (Rosenkrantz, David)
  • July 6, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Killed During World War II Accounted For" (Jenkins, Willard)
  • July 3, 2018 - KHOU - Houston, Texas - "Soldier Killed During Korean War Accounted For" (Hall, John W.)
  • May 28, 2018 - UPMatters.com - "After almost 52 years, Calumet's MIA soldier was never forgotten" (Kipina, Marshall) by Rebecca Bartelme
  • May 26, 2018 - Waco Tribune-Herald - "Veterans’ Voices: Lonnie Eichelberger" (Eichelberger, Lonnie) by Mary Drennon
  • May 25, 2018 - Medium - "Correcting the Record of WWI Hero and Medal of Honor Recipient Sgt. Henry Johnson" (Johnson, Henry) by Megan Smolenyak
  • May 22, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Killed During Korean War Accounted For" (Hall, John W.)
  • May 13, 2018 - Times Union - "Henry Johnson, Albany's WWI hero, gets new honor a century after battle" (Johnson, Henry) by Steve Hughes
  • April 8, 2018 - The Washington Post - "After 73 years, the remains of a Tuskegee airman lost over Europe may have been found" (Dickson, Lawrence E.) by Michael E. Ruane
  • April 6, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing From Vietnam War Accounted For" (Kipina, Marshall F.)
  • March 28, 2018 - Times Free Press - "Korean War POW from Harriman, Tenn., to be laid to rest today" (U.S. Army Cpl. Mullins, Thomas H.) by Ben Benton
  • March 27, 2018 (Updated April 4th) - Stuttgart Daily Leader - "Remains of war vet found" (McDowell, William C.) by Eplunus Brooks Colvin
  • March 27, 2018 - Cleveland.com - "A Korean War MIA finally gets a name and a grave" (Simon, Peter) by Brian Albrecht
  • March 25, 2018 - AP News - "74 years later, a pilot who crashed in France returns home" (Fazekas, Frank) by Carrie Antlfinger and Jeffrey Schaeffer
  • March 23, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Funeral Announcement For Soldier Killed During The Korean War" (Simon, Pete W.)
  • March 22, 2018 - Texarkana Gazette - "Rudy's return - Arkansan who went missing during WWII to be laid to rest today" (Johnson, Rudolph "Rudy") by Karl Richter
  • March 17, 2018 - The Fayetteville Observer - "Fort Bragg paratrooper, missing more than 70 years, is coming home" (Rosenkrantz, David) by Drew Brooks
  • March 16, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Funeral Announcement For Soldier Killed During World War II" (Johnson, Rudolph)
  • March 15, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Killed During Korean War Accounted For" (Jubb, J.)
  • March 14, 2018 - Stars and Stripes - "Remains of Korean War POW headed to Michigan for burial" (Harkness, Harry) (Associated Press)
  • January 18, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing From Korean War Accounted For" (McDowell, W.)
  • January 10, 2018 (Updated January 19th) - Houston Chronicle - "Decades after dying in battle, a World War II soldier is buried in home soil" (Eichelberger, Lonnie B.C.) by Emily Foxhall
  • January 10, 2018 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing From Korean War Accounted For" (Quintero, A.)
  • January 5, 2018 - KWTX - Waco, Texas - "Recently accounted for World War II Veteran from Waco to be buried with full honors" (Eichelberger, Lonnie B.C.)
  • December 28, 2017 - UNIVERSITY of WISCONSIN–MADISON - "UW search team recovers remains of airman missing since WWII" (Fazekas, Frank) by Chris Barncard
  • December 13, 2017 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Missing From World War II Accounted For" (Keown, R.)
  • November 15, 2017 - FOX40 - "Local World War II Pilot’s Remains Identified After 73 Years" (Spence, Homer) by Sonseeahray Tonsall
  • November 8, 2017 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Captured During Korean War Accounted For" (Harkness, H.)
  • October 30, 2017 - Fox - Illinois - "Family welcomes home WWII veteran 73-years after his death" by Cymphanie Sherman
  • October 25, 2017 - Staab Funeral Homes - "World War II Airman identified after 70 years to be buried in Clearwater Saturday"
  • October 13, 2017 - Tampa News Channel 8 - WFLA - "World War II Airman identified after 70 years to be buried in Clearwater Saturday" by Jamel Lanee'
  • September 22, 2017 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Missing From World War II Accounted For (Homer A. Spence)"
  • September 19, 2017 - Stars and Stripes - "Once missing WWII soldier from Wisconsin to be buried Saturday"
  • September 19, 2017 - WAOW - Newsline 9 - "Family speaks out after WWII soldier is identified" - by Brianna Hollis
  • September 16, 2017 - WSOC-TV - "Family preps memorial service for World War II pilot who disappeared 74 years ago"
  • August 22, 2017 - Stamford Advocate - "After decades apart, Stamford war veterans buried together" - by Angela Carella
  • August 16, 2017 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Killed During World War II Accounted For" (Fazekas)
  • August 15, 2017 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Killed During World War II Accounted For" (Johnson, R.
  • June 29, 2017 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Captured In The Korean War Accounted For" (Mullins)
  • April 8, 2017 - Coshocton Tribune - "Korean War veteran's remains identified" - by Joe Williams
  • March 27, 2017 - Bluffton Today - "World War II Flying Ace to be buried" - by Deann Komanecky
  • March 21, 2017 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing From Korean War Accounted For" (Pelletier, Joseph, N.)
  • February 24, 2017 - U.P. Matters - "U.P. Soldier Missing From Korean War Accounted For"
  • January 12, 2017 - The Virginian-Pilot - "Chesapeake family hopes for closure, new clues 7 decades after WWII airman crashed at sea" by Courtney Mabeus
  • January 07, 2017 - War History Online - "After More Than 70 Years, A WW2 Pilot From Wisconsin Is Recovered In France" by George Winston
  • December 22, 2016 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing From Korean War Identified (Pelletier)"
  • December 21, 2016 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Missing From World War II Identified (Pitonyak)"
  • October 25, 2016 - The Times Gazette - "A soldier comes home" by Angela Shepherd
  • October 15, 2016 - Argus Leader - "Fallen WWII fighter pilot laid to rest in hometown cemetery" by Jonathan Ellis
  • September 22, 2016 - Herald Tribune - "66 years later, a soldier’s burial" by Lee Williams
  • August 29, 2016 - Providence Journal - "WWII hero's remains to be buried in R.I. after 74 years" by Tom Mooney
  • August 24, 2016 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing From World War II Accounted For (Euart)"
  • August 3, 2016 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing From Korean War Accounted For (Brown)"
  • April 11, 2016 - PennLive - "'I've waited for it all my life:' Nephew of WW II pilot being buried this week"
  • March 19, 2016 - The Observer - "Texas soldier accounted for from the Korean War to be buried in Humble"
  • March 11, 2016 - U.S. Army - "Korean War casualty gets final rest" (Smith, James M.) by Gary Sheftick
  • March 10, 2016 - ABC News - "Korean War Soldier Receives Full Military Burial Honor 60 Years Later" by Anna Bradlee and Becky Perlow
  • December 8, 2015 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Service Member PFC JAMES MONROE SMITH" (Smith, James S.)
  • July 10, 2015 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing from Korean War Accounted For" (Keller, John C.)
  • December 31, 2012 - Philadelphia Inquirer - "Haddonfield genealogist helped Army identify remains of airman killed in 1946" by Joseph A. Gambardello
  • December 26, 2012 - The Huffington Post - "Crew of the USS Monitor: Could Sailor Jacob Nicklis Be One of the Mystery Skeletons?" by Megan Smolenyak
  • December 25, 2012 - Philadelphia Inquirer - "Bucks airman killed in '46 crash to be laid to rest at last" by Joseph A. Gambardello
  • December 25, 2012 - The Morning Call - "In search for Bethlehem Twp. man killed in B-17, family finds more family" by Frank Warner
  • December 23, 2012 - The Huffington Post - "Zoltan Dobovich, World War II Army Staff Sergeant, Returns Home 66 Years After His Death (VIDEO, PHOTO)" by Megan Smolenyak
  • October 24, 2012 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Airman Missing From WWII To Be Honored" (Cassell, William S.)
  • October 2012 - Mount Airy News - "Missing airman's remains to return home Friday" by Mondee Tilley
  • September 10, 2012 - The Press-Enterprise YouTube Channel - "Riverside: Funeral of Korean War veteran" (Ryan, Clifford L.)
  • September 7, 2012 - The Press-Enterprise - "RIVERSIDE: Former Korean War MIA laid to rest" (Ryan, Clifford L.) by David Olson
  • September 5, 2012 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "Soldier Missing From Korean War Identified" (Ryan, Clifford L.)
  • September 4, 2012 - The Desert Sun - "Korean War soldier to be laid to rest at long last" by Sherry Barkas
Megan at the Korean War Veterans Memorial

Military

  • May 22, 2017 - Huffington Post - "My Fellow Soldiers: General John Pershing and the Americans Who Helped Win the Great War" by Megan Smolenyak
  • February/March 2016 - Irish America - "The Spy in the Castle" by Megan Smolenyak
    and Irish America Digital Magazine [See Pages 82 - 85] "The Spy in the Castle" by Megan Smolenyak
  • June 15, 2015 - The Virginia Pilot - "Medal of Honor recipient's story finally comes to light" by Cindy Clayton
  • May 22, 2015 - Huffington Post - "Memorial Day: Correcting the Story of World War I Medal of Honor Recipient Sgt. Henry Johnson" by Megan Smolenyak
  • April/May 2015 - Irish America Magazine [See Pages 54 - 60] - "Jersey Boys: Irish Soldiers in WWI" and "How Many Irish-Born Died in Service to the U.S. in WWI?" by Megan Smolenyak
  • April 6, 2015 - Irish Independent - "1,000 Irish died with American army in WWI" by Claire McCormack
  • May 22, 2014 - The Huffington Post - "Consider Donating Your War Letters for Memorial Day" by Megan Smolenyak
  • May 23, 2013 - The Huffington Post - "A Memorial Day Tribute to Dad for his Service in Vietnam" by Megan Smolenyak
  • December 28, 2012 - The Huffington Post - "150th Anniversary of the USS Monitor: Meet Civil War Naval Heroes Robert Williams and William Bryan" by Megan Smolenyak
  • December 26, 2012 - The Huffington Post - "Crew of the USS Monitor: Could Sailor Jacob Nicklis Be One of the Mystery Skeletons?" by Megan Smolenyak
  • November 9, 2012 - The Huffington Post - "A Veterans Day Tribute to Those Who Are Still Coming Home - from Vietnam, Korea, WWII and WWI" by Megan Smolenyak
  • January 24, 2012 - The Huffington Post - "Men of the USS Monitor: Daniel Moore, African American Sailor and Hero" by Megan Smolenyak
  • December 14, 2011 - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - "U.S. Soldier Missing From Korean War Identified" (Alvarez, Agustin)
  • December 13, 2011 - The Huffington Post - "Men of the USS Monitor: County Galway, Ireland is Home to Another American Hero" by Megan Smolenyak
  • November 18, 2011 - The Huffington Post - "Touring the USS Monitor: George Frederickson of Denmark and Philadelphia" by Megan Smolenyak
  • November 9, 2011 - The Huffington Post - "USS Monitor: Could William Bryan Be One of the Skeletons in the Turret?" by Megan Smolenyak
  • March 15, 2011 - Huffington Post - "WWI Soldier Representative of Connection Between Ireland and America" by Megan Smolenyak
  • October 11, 2010 - Huffington Post - "A Funeral on My 50th" by Megan Smolenyak
  • October, 2008 - Ancestry Magazine article - "White Night Rescue"
  • November 5, 2006 - Ancestry Weekly Journal article - "Using Ancestry: Loving the Old Man's Draft"
  • May 21, 2006 - Ancestry Weekly Journal article - "Get Out Your POW Bracelet"
  • November 11, 2005 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Where's Parmo?"
  • May 25, 2005 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Memorial Day is Every Day"
  • November 11, 2004 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Tanks for the Memories"
  • July 1, 2004 - Ancestry Daily News article - "WWII Army Database"
  • May 27, 2004 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Remembering Those Who Served in WWII and Korea"
  • February 11, 2004 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Finding a Soldier's Family"
  • May 22, 2003 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Seeking Foreign War Letters"
  • May 23, 2002 - Ancestry Daily News - article - "A Military Hero of a Different Sort"
  • January 8, 2002 - Ancestry Daily News - article - "Military Family Sought - Do You Fit the Bill?"
  • Autumn 2001 - Reunions Magazine article - "Uncle Sam Wants You"
  • May 2, 2001 - Ancestry Daily News article - "Help Bring Our Korean War Soldiers Home"
  • May/June 2001 - Heritage Quest article - "Unknown Soldiers Identified by DNA from Their Female Lines"






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