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Oct. 22, 2024
WWII Airman’s sacrifice remembered with reburial in Arlington National Cemetery

On October 10, 2024, the United States honored Sergeant Frank J. Seiferheld, a World War II Airman from the 99th Bombardment Group, with a reburial in Arlington National Cemetery along with a stone bearing his name for the first time since his sacrifice on January 20, 1945.
June 30, 2023
Vietnam War pilot returns home

The remains of U.S. Air Force pilot Col. Ernest Leo De Soto, who went missing during the Vietnam War, have finally come home. De Soto was assigned to the 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 336th Tactical Fighter Wing, Vietnam when his aircraft went missing. The 390th Electronic Combat Squadron, Naval
April 13, 2023
DPAA holds first honorable carry ceremony at Offutt since runway reopened

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency held its first honorable carry ceremony since the runway reopened April 4, 2023, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.
Sept. 16, 2022
SJAFB observes POW/MIA Remembrance Week

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. – Airmen assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, observed POW/MIA Remembrance Week from Sept. 12-16, 2022. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter established National POW/MIA Recognition Day on the third week of September in honor of service members
July 20, 2022
WWII pilot MIA for 72 years laid to rest at Normandy American Cemetery

U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. William J. McGowan went missing in action on June 6, 1946 just inland of the coast of Normandy. On July 9, 2022, McGowan was laid to rest with full military honors at the Normandy American Cemetery in the presence of family. McGowan was a pilot assigned to the 391st

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WWII Airman’s sacrifice remembered with reburial in Arlington National Cemetery

Vietnam War pilot returns home

DPAA holds first honorable carry ceremony at Offutt since runway reopened

SJAFB observes POW/MIA Remembrance Week

WWII pilot MIA for 72 years laid to rest at Normandy American Cemetery