mia update

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced six burial updates and one new identification for service members who have been missing and unaccounted-for from World War II and Korea. Returning home for burial with full military honors are:

• Navy Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Lorentz E. Hultgren, 23, of Tacoma, Washington, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Hultgren. He will be buried in Honolulu, Hawaii, on January 9, 2023. Read about Hultgren.
  
• Navy Seaman 2nd Class David J. Riley, 25, of Juda, Wisconsin, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Riley. He will be buried in his hometown on May 27, 2023. Read about Riley.
  
• Navy Fire Controlman 2nd Class Donald R. McCloud, 21, of Monaville, West Virginia, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including McCloud. He will be buried in Dingess, West Virginia, on June 24, 2023. Read about McCloud.
  
• Army Air Forces Tech Sgt. Ralph E. Richardson, 21, of Columbia, South Carolina, was assigned to the 329th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Liberator aircraft on which Richardson was serving as radio operator crashed as a result of anti-aircraft fire during Operation Tidal Wave. His remains could not be identified following the war. He will be buried in his hometown on a date yet to be determined. Read about Richardson.
  
• Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Roy C. Harms, 26, of Grafton, Wisconsin, was assigned to the 329th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Liberator aircraft Harms was piloting crashed as a result of anti-aircraft fire during Operation Tidal Wave. Following the war, his remains could not be identified. He will be buried in his hometown on a date yet to be determined. Read about Harms.
  
• Navy Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Herman Schmidt, 28, of Sheridan, Wyoming, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Schmidt. He will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on a date yet to be determined. Read about Schmidt.
  
• Navy Fire Controlman 3rd Class William F. Gusie, 19, was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Gusie. Interment services are pending. Read about Gusie.