I know we have a lot of Alabama families on the list and thought this might be of interest to you. > When the Korean War ended the enemy never returned or accounted for over > 8,000 of our servicemen. They died in their hands. That was over 50 years > ago. Since that time DNA has been perfected and also they are recovering > remains in North Korea. Our government is obligated to return those > remains > to the proper family. DNA samples have been obtained from most of the > families of these missing soldiers. For various reasons some families have > not been located. There are 40 families from Florida that have not been > located. > > When the remains are recovered and identified they will be returned to the > family for proper burial. I am just an old (76 years) Combat Veteran out > of > the Korean War and thankful that I did return. I consider this a very > noble > cause and I hope that you can help in some way to find this family. For > more > information on the project you may go to http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/. My > part > in the program is to match up the lost families with the proper agency. > > I will be grateful for any assistance in locating these families. > > Harold Davis > 40th Infantry Division > Korea '52-'53 > 910-791-2333 > [email protected] DNA list Alabama 7-05-08 Names with an asterisk (*) indicate the DNA for this soldier is needed by the Joint Prisoner of War/ Missing in Action Accounting Command (JPAC) in Hawaii for an active case at this time County/City Calhoun JAMED HILARY NELSON Born: 1928, Caucasian Date of loss: April 15, 1951 MIA US53008841 C Co 32nd Inf Rgt, 7th Inf Division Covington (Andalusia) CARNELL EDAWARD BOOTH Born: Jan. 13, 1933 Date of loss: October 16, 1952 426381 ` Easron- Fleet Service Sqd Crenshaw (Searight) HARRY CLINTON GAMMAGE Born: April 13. 1932 Date of loss: October 16, 1952 AF14318535 315th Troop Carrier Wing, 24th Carrier Sqd Escambia RUBEN THURMAN, JR * Born: 1924 Black Date of loss: December 1, 1950 POW RA34745157 B Btry 503 Field art, Btn, 2nd Inf Division Etowah WILLIE PATRICK Born: 1914 Black Date of loss: November 29, 1950 MIA F Co 24th Inf Rgt, 25th Inf Division Geneva HENRY HIRAM SHY Born: 1927 Caucasian Date of loss: September 8, 1951 MIA US53005156 I Co 35th Inf Rgt, 25th Inf Division Highly Decorated Jefferson (Birmingham) JULIS LEE ELLIS Born: 1930 Black Date of loss: Feb. 12, 1951 MIA RA14268479 K Co 9th Inf Rgt, 2nd Inf Division WILLIE LONIE KINGSLEY Born: 1909 Black Date of loss: July 30, 1950 POW RA34330905 L Co 34th Inf Rgt, 24th Inf Division AMOS LIGE * Born 1913 Black Date of loss: December 1, 1950 POW RA06375530 C Btry 503 Field Art Btn, 2nd Inf Division THOMAS LINSTER DAVIDSON Born: August 29, 1913 Date of loss: October 16, 1952 AO589832 6152nd Air Base Sqd, 5th Air Force FRANK EDWARD MILLER, JR Born: October 4, 1921 Caucasian Date of loss: May 27, 1953 KIA 15479A 16th Ftr Int Sqd, 51st Ftr Bomb Group JOEL ORLANDER RIVES Born: November 9, 1927 Date of loss: April 27, 1952 MIA AO2222359 67th Ftr Bomb Sqd, 18th Ftr Bomb Group Lauderdale WILLIAM R MCGEE Born 1930 Caucasian Date of loss: September 8, 1951 MIA US53035226 I Co 35th Inf Rgt. , 25th Inf Division Highly Decorated Marshall ERNEST J STIEFEL Born: 1929 Caucasian Date of loss: August 22, 1952 MIA US53109027 A Co 31st Inf Rgt. 7th Inf Division Mobile IVEY EUGENE VICKERS Born: 1923 Caucasian Date of loss: December 18, 1950 KIA ER53009035 G Co 15th Inf Rgt, 3rd Inf Division Montgomery THOMAD GLOVER, JR Born, 1932, Black Date of loss: July 31, 1951 MIA RA14350407 I Co 9th Inf Rgt, 2nd Inf Division ROBEWRT FRANKLIN GROSS Born: November 29, 1927 Caucasian Date of loss: April 30, 1951 MIA AF14226221 21st Troop Carrier Sqd, 374th Carrier Wing JAMES ROSS Born: 1933 Black Date of Loss: May 19,1951 MIA RA14350793 L Co 9th Inf Rgt, 2nd Inf Division Pike MARVIN DIX Born: 1929, Black Date of loss: November 28, 1950 MIA RA14319060 C Co 24th Inf Rgt, 25th Inf Division HERBERT KING * Born: 1928 Black Date of loss: November 30, 1950 MIA RA14264946 B Co 9th Inf Rgt, 2nd Inf Division Tallapoose (Alexander City) DONALD EDWARD HOFFMAN Born: September 18, 1929 Date of loss: December 8, 1951 MIA AO2222005 12th Ftr Bomb Sqd, 18th Ftr Bomb Wing Tuscaloosa ODIS FRANKLIN JONES Born: 1927 Caucasian Date of loss: Feb. 14, 1951 POW ER44104203 L Co 9th Inf Rgt, 2nd Inf Division Walker JOHN WILLIAMS, JR Born: 1929 Black Date of loss: October 14, 1952 KIA RA14454418 B Co 31st Inf Rgt, 7th Inf Division Unknown County JAMED MELVIN TRAYLOR Born: Date of loss: December 18, 1950 RA06389487 Co Co 10th Eng Cbt Btn, 3rd Inf Division MARCELLOUS ALLEN/ Born: Jan. 12, 1929 Date of loss: September 30, 1951 MIA US53025447 K Co 24th Inf Rgt, 25th Inf Division This list is compiled and maintained by; Harold G Davis 910-791-2333 [email protected]