MIA

Captain Ellis E. Matheson

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Marine Corps

Date of Loss: March 21, 1943 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Tech. 5c Lloyd Holland

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Date of Loss: March 27, 1943 / Age: 32

Died while in MIA status.

Machinist's Mate 2c Martin F. Peluch

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: August 23, 1943 / Age:

Died while in MIA status. Lost at sea during an escort mission aboard the destroyer Ingraham.

Lt. William R. Larson

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: December 27, 1943 / Age: 28

Died while in MIA status.

Staff Sgt. Vincent V. Osadchy

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 410th Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: November 29, 1943 / Age: 23

Died while in MIA status. Lost at sea.

Ens. Joseph F. Kufner

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: October 13, 1943 / Age:

Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard the USS Bristol on a convoy escort mission northwest of Bone, Algeria. The ship was struck by a Gnat from U-371 on the port side at the forward engine room, while escorting a small convoy to Oran, Algeria.

Pvt. Merlin D. Hanson

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 853rd Engineer Battalion, Aviation

Date of Loss: November 27, 1943 / Age: 20

Died while in MIA status.

Sgt. Douglas H. Smith

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: February 26, 1943 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Corporal Archie R. Payne

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 322nd Fighter Control Squadron

Date of Loss: November 27, 1943 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

2nd Lieutenant Cassius C. Brandenburg

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 401st Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: February 26, 1943 / Age: 28

The plane Lieutenant Brandenburg was on was last seen over the North Sea about 20 miles north of Norderney Island and no trace of the plane or 10 men on board was ever found. 

Below is the mission they were on:

Staff Sergeant Earl R. Robinson

Mohall, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:548th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: November 29, 1943 / Age:

He failed to return from a bombing mission, his 15th, over Germany.  He enlisted October 22, 1941, and trained at Harlingen, TX.  Died while in MIA status.

Pvt. Benjamin Lux

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 31st Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: May 06, 1942 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

1st Lt. Lyle A. Slocum

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 36th Bomber Squadron, 28th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: June 04, 1942 / Age:

Died while in MIA status. Was a B-17 crew member flying aboard 41-9084.

Seaman 2c Wallace E. Green

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: June 28, 1942 / Age: 25

Died while on board the SS Tillie Lykes, an American steam merchant, when it was torpedoed by a German submarine about 100 miles south of the Dominican Republic. His body was lost at sea and was not recovered.

AOM3C Omer L. Beauchamp

Olga, ND

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56)

Date of Loss: November 24, 1943 / Age:

Reported missing after the torpedoing of the escort aircraft carrier, USS Liscome Bay, near the Gilbert Islands, Kiribati. Remains not recovered.