The
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced the identification of
remains of four Americans who had been missing in action from World War
II and Korea. Returning home for burial with full military honors are:
-- Army Pfc. Daniel Hunt, 18, of Columbiaville, Mich., will be buried Dec. 2 in Phoenix, Ariz. On
Sept. 28, 1951, Hunt was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th
Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, fighting in Korean border area
often referred to as Heartbreak Ridge. Hunt was reported missing in
action after a series of battles. Read more at http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1011148/soldier-missing-from-korean-war-accounted-for-hunt/.
-- Army Cpl. Vernon D. Presswood, 19, will be buried Dec. 3 in his hometown of Pinckneyville, Ill. In
late November 1950, Hendrickson was a member of Heavy Mortar Company,
32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, which was assembled into
the 31st Regimental Combat Team and deployed east of the Chosin
Reservoir, North Korea, when it was engaged by overwhelming numbers of
Chinese forces. Presswood was reported missing in action as of Dec. 2,
1950. Read more at http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/Article/1011150/soldier-killed-in-korean-war-accounted-for-presswood/.
-- Army Sgt. 1st Class Harold P. Haugland, of Gallatin, Mont. In late November 1950, Haugland was a member of
Company D, 15th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division,
which was assembled into the 31st Regimental Combat Team and deployed
east of the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, when it was engaged by
overwhelming numbers of Chinese forces. Haugland was reported missing in
action as of Dec. 2, 1950. Interment services are pending. Read more at
http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1008321/soldier-missing-from-korean-war-identified-haugland/.
