Missing In Action

There are roughly 314 recipients who are listed as Lost to History as their burial location is unknown. We are actively working with the Congressional Medal of Honor Society to locate their final resting place.

There are also 66 recipients who are classified as MIA or Missing in Action. Additionally, there are 6 recipients classified as Missing although not due to combat.  Most have ‘In Memory Of’ cenotaphs.

What follows are the names of the missing and what information we have regarding their death. Some are also listed on the Lost to History page as they may be locatable. If you have any additional verifiable information on them, please contact us.

Missing (Those lost at sea are also on Buried At Sea page)

ARCHER	Lester	Civil War	MIA	KIA at Fair Oakes, VA 27 October 1864
BALDONADO	Joe R.	Korea	MIA	Grenade landed near his gun, killing him instantly
BARKER	Charles H.	Korea	MIA	Last seen in close hand-to-hand combat with the enemy
BAUER	Harold	WWII	MIA	Forced down by lack of fuel
BEGLEY	Terrence	Civil War	MIA	KIA at Reams Station, VA 25 August 1864
BIANCHI	Willibald	WWII	MIA	Died at Sea on a POW Ship sunk by A.A.C. Attack
BRATLING	Frank	Indian Campaigns	MIA	KIA 13 Jul 1873, buried at Ft. McRae which is now a lake (not listed as buried at Ft Leavenworth where cemetery was moved)
BURNS	John M.	Civil War	MIA	Died in Navy hospital in FL Sep 1864
CABLE	Joseph	Indian Campaigns	MIA	Died 15 Oct 1877 from wounds received 30 Sep 1877
COOK	Donald G.	Vietnam	MIA	Died in POW camp
CROMWELL	John P.	WWII	MIA	Entombed in the U.S.S. Sculpin
DAVIS	John	Civil War	MIA	Died 17 Nov 1863 (no evidence he was moved to Cypress, NY)
DAVIS	George A.	Korea	MIA	Wingman, saw his plane crash into a mountain
DEALEY	Samuel D.	WWII	MIA	Submarine he was on reported lost in action
DEARMOND	William	Indian Campaigns	MIA	KIA 9 September 1874 (buried inside wagon circle in TX)
ESTOCIN	Michael J.	Vietnam	MIA	Believed to have died upon crashing into the sea
EVANS	Ernest E.	WWII	MIA	Lost at sea when U.S.S. Johnston went down
FLEMING	Richard E.	WWII	MIA	Crashed into sea or Japanese ship
FRYAR	Elmer	WWII	MIA	Received full burst of automatic fire and fell mortally wounded
GARCIA	Fernando L.	Korea	MIA	Covered a grenade
GASSON	Richard	Civil War	MIA	KIA 29 September 1864, Chapins Farm, VA
GILLILAND	Charles L.	Korea	MIA	Remained to cover the withdrawal and hold the enemy at bay
GILMORE	Howard W.	WWII	MIA	Topside on U.S.S. Growler when he ordered it to submerge
GIVEN	John	Indian Campaigns	MIA	KIA 12 July 1870
HANSON	Robert M.	WWII	MIA	Died 3 February 1944 when his plane crashed into the sea
HAUGE, Jr.	Louis J.	WWII	MIA	Killed by Japanese snipers
HENRY	Frederick F.	Korea	MIA	Covered men during withdrawal
HOOKER	George	Indian Campaigns	MIA	KIA 22 January 1873
HUNTSMAN	John A.	Philippine Insur.	MIA	Died circa July 1902 of cholera
HUSKEY	Michael	Civil War	MIA	Died 21 October 1864 on Navy hospital ship on MS river in TN
HUTCHINS	Carlton B.	Interim	MIA	Crashed at sea
INGRAM	Osmond K	WWI	MIA	Blown overboard in explosion
JOHNSON	James E.	Korea	MIA	Last seen wounded in hand-to-hand fighting
KIDD	Isaac C.	WWII	MIA	Died 7 Dec 1941 aboard U.S.S. Arizona
LAING	William	Civil War	MIA	Died 29 September 1864 at Chapin’s Farm, VA
LINDSEY	Darrell R.	WWII	MIA	Airplane exploded as it crashed
LORING, Jr.	Charles J.	Korea	MIA	Dove plane directly into enemy emplacements
MCCULLOCK	Adam	Civil War	MIA	Died 31 December 1864 at Pensacola, FL
MITCHELL	Frank N.	Korea	MIA	Covering the withdrawal of his men before he was KIA
NININGER, Jr.	Alexander R.	WWII	MIA	Buried in unknown grave in Philippines
O’HARE	Edward H.	WWII	MIA	Vanished Nov 1943 vicinity of Tarawa Atoll
PEASE, Jr.	Harl	WWII	MIA	Presumed shot down & executed by Japanese as POW
PHILLIPS	Lee H.	Korea		Buried in unknown grave at Chosin Reservoir
POWERS	John James	WWII	MIA	Presumed shot down or failed to recover from dive on enemy ship
ROAN	Charles H.	WWII	MIA	Covered a grenade
ROCKEFELLER	Charles M.	Civil War	MIA	Believed to have died April 1899 in Philippines
ROOKS	Albert H.	WWII	MIA	Went down with U.S.S. Houston
SCHOONOVER	Dan D.	Korea	MIA	Last seen operating an automatic rifle until mortally wounded by artillery fire
SCOTT	Norman	WWII	MIA	Went down with U.S.S. Atlanta
SMITH	George W.	Indian Campaigns	MIA	KIA 12 September 1874, buried where he fell
SUNDQUIST	Gustav	Span-Am	MIA	Drowned in France 25 Aug 1918
SVEHLA	Henry	Korea	MIA	Covered a grenade
TALLENTINE	James	Civil War	MIA	KIA 15 January 1865 at Ft. Fisher, NC
TOMICH	Peter	WWII	MIA	Died 7 Dec 1941 aboard U.S.S. Utah
VAN VALKENBURG	Franklin	WWII	MIA	Died 7 Dec 1941 aboard U.S.S. Arizona
VANCE, Jr.	Leon R.	WWII	MIA	On 26 Jul 1944, while being evacuated to the US, the plane he was on went down somewhere between Iceland and Newfoundland
VERSACE	Humbert R.	Vietnam	MIA	Executed as POW 26 Sep 1965
WALKER	Kenneth N.	WWII	MIA	Plane was disabled and forced down
WALMSLEY, Jr.	John S.	Korea	MIA	Plane crashed into mountains, exploding upon impact
WATKINS	Lewis G.	Korea	MIA	Mortally wounded when enemy grenade exploded in his hand
WATSON	George	WWII	MIA	Dragged down by the suction of the sinking ship and was drowned
WELLS	Henry S.	Civil War	MIA	KIA 27 October 1864, Fair Oaks, VA
WILKINS	Raymond H.	WWII	MIA	Plane crashed into the sea

 

Missing but not due to combat

BRAZELL	John	Civil War	M/DIS	Died 12 Aug 1866 aboard the U.S.S. Chattanooga at Philadelphia, PA
EGLIT	John	Span-Am	M/DIS	Died 30 January 1914 in steamer crash, lost at sea
RINGGOLD	Edward	Civil War	M/DIS	Drowned 14 October 1864 off Foly Island, SC
KERSTETTER	Dexter J.	WWII	M/DIS	Drowned 9 Jul 1972 at Puget Sound, WA (Was in WA NG)
WELLS	William	Civil War	M/DIS	Died 8 Feb 1868 on Receiving Ship New York