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Articles About Megan's Army Repatriation Cases
February 28, 2025 - Audacy - "Killed in Korean War, Army Pfc. Willard H. Edwards accounted for" (Edwards, Willard H.)
February 23, 2025 - The Washington Post - "Trump’s targeting of Pentagon hits a nerve in POW/MIA recovery office" by Alex Horton, Hannah Natanson and Dan Lamothe
February 3, 2025 - The Jerusalem Post - "Remains of US soldier missing since World War II identified after 80 years" (Bryant, Robert L.) by Jerusalem Post Staff
February 3, 2025 - MSN.com - "Remains of US soldier missing since World War II identified after 80 years" (Bryant, Robert L.)
January 31, 2025 - Task & Purpose - "Soldier from legendary ‘Darby’s Rangers’ recovered after 81 years" (Bryant, Robert L.) by Joshua Skovlund
January 31, 2025 - 25 News Now - "Bloomington family waited 81 years to bring home relative who went missing in action" (Bryant, Robert L.) by Madison Porter
January 29, 2025 - CBS News - "Remains of U.S. soldier who vanished amid WWII amphibious invasion are identified" (Bryant, Robert L.) by Kerry Breen
June 1, 2024 - Irish America - "“No Man Left Behind”" by Megan Smolenyak
May 27, 2024 - FOX61 - "Connecticut WWII airman identified and set for burial 80 years after his death" (McKeeman, Kenneth J.) by Angelo Bavaro
May 27, 2024 - 11Alive - "Over 1,200 military members from Georgia are still missing. This agency is working to bring them home" by Kaitlyn Ross
April 19, 2024 - CT Insider - "CT soldier killed with his entire bomber crew in World War II identified, will be buried in June" (McKeeman, Kenneth J.) by Jesse Leavenworth
April 19, 2024 - New York Post - "Remains of fallen WWII airman Kenneth McKeeman will finally return to family after 80 years" (McKeeman, Kenneth J.) by Patrick Reilly
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 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
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 - 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.)
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 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
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
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 - 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 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 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
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
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 - 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
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)
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 13, 2018 - U.S. Army - "WWII pilot's remains returned, buried with full military honors" (Cox, William B.) by Staff Sgt. R.J. Lannom Jr.
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)
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
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)
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 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
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 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
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
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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