On July 27, 1953 the cease-fire agreement was signed with North Korea thus ending the Korean War. Prisoners were exchanged. When the exchange was complete we were 8,177 servicemen short. There are still over 8,000 American unaccounted for from the Korean War. Most of these died while in the hands of their captors.

The Department of Defense at this time is searching for remains in North Korea. There have been over thirty operations in North Korea to recover the remains of our missing servicemen. When remains are located they are sent to Hawaii where DNA samples are obtained. These DNA samples are then compared to known DNA collected from the family of missing servicemen. Once remains are identified they are returned to the family for proper Burial.

It has been over 50 years and for various reasons the military services has lost contact with the kin of the POW/MIA’s. This is where us as legionnaires can assist. Look at the list and if there is one missing in your area, seek out this family and find a family member. When you locate a family member obtain a name, address and telephone number, call American Legion Department Headquarters, 1-919-832-7506 and forward the information to them. The proper agency will be notified and they will contact the family and make arrangement for obtaining the DNA.

There is not much we can do for the POW/MIA that were left. By locating family members we are assisting in the recovery program. In my area four families have been located and the missing DNA has been submitted.

Contact:
Harold Davis #Post 10
email- hgdavis@bellsouth.net.
910-791-2333

Families of these servicemen are needed to furnish DNA.  All are Caucasian unless otherwise stated. Names marked with a red (*) are names of those families found.