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Mass. researcher says he has ID'd 7 MIAs from WWII [retired Marine Corps gunnery sergeant]
hosted ^ | Jun 16 | DAVID DISHNEAU

Posted on 06/16/2010 9:18:54 AM PDT by JoeProBono

SUITLAND, Md. (AP) -- A private researcher who has labored for years to identify the remains of U.S. service members declared missing in action during World War II says he has matched seven MIAs with the remains of unknowns and he expects to match as many as 19 more within a week......

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TOPICS: History; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: jpb; mia; wwii

Ted Darcy


1 posted on 06/16/2010 9:18:54 AM PDT by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono

HERO.


2 posted on 06/16/2010 9:23:17 AM PDT by Blue Turtle
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To: JoeProBono
Good for this guy. While none of my relatives have been unidentified, my cousin Betty's father was never found, even though his best buddy came to the family after the war and described what happened to him, his body was never identified. It would be nice if, before she died, his body was positively identified.

BTW, his buddy eventually married my uncle's wife's sister and was a member of the family until he died of a heart attack in 1967.

3 posted on 06/16/2010 11:43:04 AM PDT by calex59
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