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    1. [MNCROWWI] POW/MIA Korean War, Crow Wing Co. LIEBEG, POTZ
    2. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: powmiadna Surnames: LIEBEG, POTZ Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.crowwing/1007/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am searching for the family of two soldiers who was killed in the Korea War. When they entered service they gave Crow Wing County, Minnesota as their home of record. Soldier: ROBERT WILLIAM LIEBEG Born: 1932 Date of loss: July 20, 1950. POW Soldier: ALVIN ELMER POTZ Born: 1927 Date of loss: April 23, 1951. MIA 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 27 families from Minnesota that have not been located. There are two families from Crow Wing County that has 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 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 40th Infantry Division Korea '52-'53 910-791-2333 [email protected] 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.

    09/27/2007 05:01:46