This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: powmiadna Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/12138/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am searching for the families of three soldiers with the surname LEWIS that were lost in the Korean War. At this time the government has no family contact. At the time they were lost their remains were not recovered. Family DNA is needed to identify remains if and when they are recovered. At the time they entered service they gave their Home of Record as posted below Soldier: JOHNNIE LEROY LEWIS Born: 1928 Date of loss: November 4, 1950 MIA Home of Record: Chico, California Soldier: CHARLES LEE LEWIS Born: 1930 Date of loss: June 13, 1952 Home of Record: Norfolk County, VA Soldier: WILLIE ENCIL LEWIS Born: September 11, 1932 Home of Record: New Cumberland, WV 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. Our government has no family contact for the men listed. When the remains are recovered and identified they will be returned to the family for proper burial. I am just an old (79 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 these families. 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 517 Mohican Trail Wilmington, NC 28409 40th Infantry Division Korea '52-'53 910-791-2333 hgdavis@bellsouth.net Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.