This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: powmiadna Surnames: THOMPSON Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.thompson/17364/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am searching for the families of 8 soldiers with the surname THOMPSON that were POW/MIA in the Korean War. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN THOMPSON Born: 1918 Date of loss: December 1, 1950 Home of record Chatham County, GA Soldier: DUANE THOMPSON Born: 1927 Date of loss: November 30, 1950 Home of record: Dunn County, WI Soldier: JOHN ELBERT THOMPSON Born: 1923 Date of loss: DECEMBER 1, 1950 Home of record Mclennan County, TX Soldier: JOHN ELLERY THOMPSON Born: June 2, 1929 Date of loss: April 7, 1951 Home of record Washburn, ME Soldier: JOHN FRANKLIN THOMPSON Born: May 17, 1920 Date of loss: June 11, 1951 Home of recird: Atlanta, GA MORRIS FINLEY THOMPSON Born: October 7, 1916 Date of loss: October 15, 1950 Home of record: Temple, TX PAUL DAVID THOMPSON Born: 1930 Date of loss: July 17, 1952 Home of record: Hattisburg, MS SEQUOYAH Thompson Born: 1932 Date of loss: Jan. 24, 1952 Home of record: Mayes, OK 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. At the present time our government has no family contact for these soldiers. When the remains are recovered and identified they will be returned to the family for proper burial. I am just an old (78 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 this family. Harold Davis 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.