The names listed here are U.S. military servicemembers who were once missing and are now accounted-for. Additional information may be seen by visiting the respective Vietnam, Korean War and WWII databases on this site.

These names are displayed in chronological order based on the accounted-for date. The highlighted names are linked to a more detailed news release on that serviceman’s identification.

• Pfc. Gerald W. Kight,U.S. Army, 82nd Division, 504^th Parachute Infantry Regiment, was lost on Sept. 28, 1944, near Groesbeek, Netherlands. He was accounted for on April 19, 2012.
• Cpl. David L. Catlin,U.S. Army, 1st Battalion, 32^nd Infantry Regiment, 31^st Regimental Combat Team, was lost on Dec. 2, 1950, near the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. He was accounted for on April 16, 2012.
• Cpl. Clyde E. Anderson, U.S. Army, Medical Company, 31st Infantry Regiment, assigned to the 31st Regimental Combat Team, was lost on Nov. 28, 1950, near Kaljon-ri, North Korea. He was accounted for on April 13, 2012.
• Capt. Virgil K. Meroney III, U.S. Air Force, was lost on March 1, 1969 when the F-4D Phantom II that he was piloting was shot down in Khammouan Province, Laos. He was accounted for on April 11, 2012.
• Col. Joseph Christiano, Col. Derrell B. Jeffords, Lt. Col. Dennis L. Eilers, Chief Master Sgt. William K. Colwell, Chief Master Sgt. Arden K. Hassenger, and Chief Master Sgt. Larry C. Thornton, U.S. Air Force, were lost on Dec. 24, 1965, when their AC-47D gunship crashed in Savannakhet Province, Laos. They were identified on March 5, 2012. They were accounted for on April 5, April 7, April 6, March 29, March 22, and April 10 respectively.
• Lt. Dennis W. Peterson,U.S. Navy, was lost on July 19, 1967 when the SH-3A Sea King helicopter that he was piloting was shot down in Ha Nam Province, Vietnam. He was accounted for on March 30, 2012.
• Pfc. Nelson E. Young, U.S. Army, 1^st Battalion, 32^nd Infantry Regiment, 31^st Regimental Combat Team, was captured on Dec. 2, 1950 near the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea and died in late 1950 or early 1951. He was accounted for on March 30, 2012.
• Master Sgt. Elwood Green, U.S. Army, E Company, 2^nd Battalion, 5^th Cavalry Regiment, 1^st Cavalry Division was captured on Nov. 28, 1950 and died in 1951 in a POW Camp in North Korea. He was accounted for on Mar. 1, 2012.
• Sgt. 1^st Class Richard L. Harris, U.S. Army, L Company, 3^rd Battalion, 9^th Infantry Regiment, 2^nd Infantry Division was captured on Nov. 30, 1950 and died in Jan. 1951 in a POW Camp in North Korea. He was accounted for on Feb. 29, 2012.
• 2^nd Lt. Charles R. Moritz, U.S. Army Air Forces, of the 496^th Fighter Training Group was lost on June 7, 1944 when his P-51 C Mustang crashed near Goxhill airfield, England. He was accounted for on Feb. 26, 2012.
• Staff Sgt. Ahmed K. al-Taie, U.S. Army, was lost on Oct. 23, 2006 while serving in Iraq as a translator for the U.S. military. He was accounted for on Feb. 25, 2012.
• Lt. Col. Robert M. Brown,U.S. Air Force, 6280^th Combat Support Group, was lost on Nov. 7, 1972, near Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam. He was accounted for on Feb. 25, 2012 .
• Cpl. Robert I. Wax, U.S. Army, of Battery A, 555^th Field Artillery Battalion, was lost on Aug. 11, 1950 near Pongam-ni, South Korea. He was accounted for on Feb. 23, 2012 .
• Cpl. James N. Larkin, U.S. Army, C Company, 1^st Battalion, 38^th Infantry Regiment, was captured on Feb. 11, 1951, and died in captivity in April 1951. He was accounted for on Feb. 21, 2012.
• Cpl. Henry F. Johnson, U.S. Army, L Company, 3^rd Battalion, 9^th Infantry Regiment was captured on Nov. 25 1950, and died in captivity in 1951. He was accounted for on Feb. 15, 2012.
• Lt. William E. Swanson,U.S. Navy, carrier USS Ranger, was lost April 11, 1965, when his A-1H aircraft crashed near Khammouan Province, Laos. He was accounted for on Feb. 14, 2012.
• 2^nd Lt. Emil T. Wasilewski, U.S. Army Air Forces, was lost when his B-17G was shot down on Sept. 13, 1944 during a bombing mission over Merseburg, Germany. He was accounted for on Feb. 11, 2012.
• Pvt. Arthur W. Leiviska, U.S. Army, L Company, 3^rd Battalion, 17^th Infantry Regiment, 7^th Infantry Division, who was captured in 1951 and died in captivity on April 20, 1951 He was accounted for on Feb. 3, 2012.
• Cpl. Dick E. Osborne, U.S. Army, L Company, 3^rd Battalion, 8^th Cavalry Regiment, 1^st Cavalry Division, was lost on Nov. 2, 1950, near Unsan, North Korea. He was accounted for on Jan. 27, 2012.
• Pfc. Frank P. Jennings, U.S. Army, E Company, 2^nd Battalion, 7^th Infantry Regiment was lost near Jeon-Gog, South Korea on April 25, 1951. He was accounted for on Jan. 18, 2012.
• Sgt. 1^st Class Edris A. Viers, U.S. Army, Battery A, 555^th Field Artillery Battalion, 5^th Regimental Combat Team, was lost near Pongam-ni, South Korea on Aug. 12, 1950. He was accounted for on Jan. 17, 2012.
• Cpl. William R. Sluss, U.S. Army, Service Battery, 38^th Field Artillery Battalion, 2^nd Infantry Division, was captured by enemy forces in late Nov. 1950, near Kunu-ri, North Korea, and died at POW Camp 5 in April 1951. He was accounted for on Jan. 17, 2012.
• Cpl. Chester J. Roper, U.S. Army, Battery A, 503^rd Field Artillery Battalion, 2^nd Infantry Division, was captured by enemy forces on Dec. 1, 1950 near Somindong, North Korea, and died in early 1951 in POW Camp 5 at Pyoktong. He was accounted for on Jan. 4, 2012.

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