{"id":2270588,"date":"2024-06-18T13:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sixteen-missing-soldiers-from-world-war-ii-and-korean-war-have-been-accounted-for\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T13:57:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:57:56","slug":"sixteen-missing-soldiers-from-world-war-ii-and-korean-war-have-been-accounted-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sixteen-missing-soldiers-from-world-war-ii-and-korean-war-have-been-accounted-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixteen soldiers from World War II and the Korean War have been identified"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsixteen-missing-soldiers-from-world-war-ii-and-korean-war-have-been-accounted-for%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2270588&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency recently reported that sixteen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/400-years-later-i-made-new-discoveries-about-the-first-thanksgiving\/\" title=\"400 Years Later, I Made New Discoveries About The First Thanksgiving\">soldiers<\/a> previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">missing<\/a> have now been\u2064 accounted for. Seven\u2062 of these \u2062soldiers had been captured\u2062 by the Japanese during World War II, following the\u2064 invasion of the \u200cPhilippine Islands just one day after the attack on Pearl \u2064Harbor. These individuals were likely participants in the infamous \u200c65-mile Bataan Death March to Japanese prison camps, a harrowing event where\u200d many were tortured and killed. The nine other soldiers were killed in action during various engagements with\u200c North \u2062Korean and Chinese forces in the 1950-53 Korean War, including the Battle\u200b of Chosin Reservoir.\u200c These losses represent significant recoveries\u2064 of personnel missing \u2062from key historical conflicts involving American troops.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Sixteen previously missing soldiers were accounted for Monday, according to the Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency.<\/p>\n<p>Of the group, seven had been prisoners of war, held by the Japanese during World War II, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-in-third-circuit-court-of-appeals-grants-expedited-review-for-team-trumps-appeal-in-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"JUST IN: Third Circuit Court of Appeals Grants Expedited Review For Team Trump's Appeal in Pennsylvania\">remaining<\/a> nine were killed in action in the Korean War.<\/p>\n<p>When the Japanese invaded the Philippine Islands one day after Pearl Harbor, thousands of Americans and Filipinos were captured as prisoners of war. Sgts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpaa.mil\/News-Stories\/Press-Releases\/PressReleaseArticleView\/Article\/3809545\/airman-accounted-for-from-wwii-hohlfeld-j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jack H. Hohlfeld<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpaa.mil\/News-Stories\/Press-Releases\/PressReleaseArticleView\/Article\/3809445\/soldier-accounted-for-from-wwii-young-c\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Charles E. Young Jr.<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpaa.mil\/News-Stories\/Press-Releases\/PressReleaseArticleView\/Article\/3809467\/soldier-accounted-for-from-wwii-prince-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Sam A. Price<\/a> had been sent to defend the island during the thick summer months before the invasion, fighting alongside Corp. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpaa.mil\/News-Stories\/Press-Releases\/PressReleaseArticleView\/Article\/3809496\/soldier-accounted-for-from-wwii-decloss-r\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Raymond N. DeCloss<\/a>, Pvts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpaa.mil\/News-Stories\/Press-Releases\/PressReleaseArticleView\/Article\/3809275\/airman-accounted-for-from-wwii-cash-r\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Robert W. Cash<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpaa.mil\/News-Stories\/Press-Releases\/PressReleaseArticleView\/Article\/3809254\/soldier-accounted-for-from-wwii-gutterman-j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jacob Gutterman<\/a>, and Pfc. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpaa.mil\/News-Stories\/Press-Releases\/PressReleaseArticleView\/Article\/3809206\/soldier-accounted-for-from-wwii-murphy-j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joseph C. Murphy<\/a>. All were captured and likely subjected to the 1942 Bataan Death March: a 65-mile trudge to Japanese prison camps that saw thousands of soldiers tortured and killed along the way. <\/p>\n<p>The nine remaining soldiers died fighting North Korean and Chinese forces during the 1950-53 Korean War. Sgts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpaa.mil\/News-Stories\/Press-Releases\/PressReleaseArticleView\/Article\/3809173\/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-pierce-c\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Clayton M. Pierce<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpaa.mil\/News-Stories\/Press-Releases\/PressReleaseArticleView\/Article\/3808768\/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-beaty-c\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Charles E. Beaty<\/a> and Cpl. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpaa.mil\/News-Stories\/Press-Releases\/PressReleaseArticleView\/Article\/3808869\/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-colby-w\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>William Colby<\/a> went missing while their units engaged in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. They were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-motorcycle-deputy-killed-in-collision\/\" title=\"Los Angeles motorcycle deputy killed in collision\">reportedly killed<\/a> in action.<\/p>\n<p>Both Cpl. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpaa.mil\/News-Stories\/Press-Releases\/PressReleaseArticleView\/Article\/3808803\/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-mitchell-j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jesse L. Mitchell<\/a> and Sgt. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpaa.mil\/News-Stories\/Press-Releases\/PressReleaseArticleView\/Article\/3808784\/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-ryhter-j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John P. Rhyter<\/a> went missing during the Battle of the Ch\u2019ongch\u2019on River, with Mitchell reportedly dying in a North Korean prison camp.<\/p>\n<p>As for the remaining four, the specifics of their deaths remain unknown. Cpl. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpaa.mil\/News-Stories\/Press-Releases\/PressReleaseArticleView\/Article\/3809126\/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-smith-e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edward J. Smith<\/a>, Sgt. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpaa.mil\/News-Stories\/Press-Releases\/PressReleaseArticleView\/Article\/3808968\/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-ramos-i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Israel Ramos<\/a>, and Pfc. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpaa.mil\/News-Stories\/Press-Releases\/PressReleaseArticleView\/Article\/3808831\/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-vorel-c\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charles A. Vorel Jr<\/a>. all were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-demand-fbi-secret-service-records-on-alleged-hunter-biden-gun-incident\/\" title=\"GOP Senators Demand FBI, Secret Service Records On Alleged Hunter Biden Gun Incident\">reported missing<\/a> in action somewhere among the mountains of South Korea. Sgt. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpaa.mil\/News-Stories\/Press-Releases\/PressReleaseArticleView\/Article\/3808904\/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-hardman-k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kester B. Hardman<\/a> reportedly went missing in 1951, with North Korean officials revealing in 1953 that he had been held as a captive of their army.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The DPAA did not reveal the specific tactics of identification used with these most recent soldiers. However, its typical methods closely examine mitochondria and isotopes still present in the remains, attempting to uncover distinguishable DNA data and match a name. <\/p>\n<p>After they are identified, the DPAA notifies families of the fallen, allowing for a full military burial. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency reported that sixteen soldiers previously unaccounted for have now been identified. Seven were POWs in Japan during World War II, and nine were killed in action during the Korean War. This follows the Japanese invasion of the Philippine Islands a day after the Pearl Harbor attack<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3195,"featured_media":2270589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP4210291151.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2270588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP4210291151.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2270588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2270588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2270588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2270589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2270588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2270588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2270588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}