Tech Sgt. Elton Gomillion was accounted for in March, but his family only recently received their full briefing on his identification, which is why this release is going out now. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Tech Sgt. Elton L. Gomillion, 22, of Iola, Texas, killed during World War II, was accounted for March 30, 2023. In the summer of 1943, Gomillion was assigned to the 409th Bombardment Squadron […]
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Fulfilling Our Nation’s Promise: USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Fireman 1st Class James O. McDonald, 25, of Levelland, Texas, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Dec. 22, 2020. On Dec. 7, 1941, McDonald was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship […]