MIA Update: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced two burial updates and four dentifications for service members who have been missing and unaccounted for from World War II and the Korean War. Returning home for burial with full military honors are:
-- Army Pvt. 1st Class Luther E. Bagley, 22, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion. He was killed in action on July 25, 1944. He will be buried in his hometown on Aug. 10, 2024. Read about Bagley.
-- Army Corporal Edward J. Smith, 18, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was a member of Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Aug. 31, 1950. He will be buried in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 23, 2024. Read about Smith.
-- Army Pvt. Robert L. Skaar was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division. He was killed in action on March 10, 1945. Interment services are pending. Read about Skaar.
-- Army Private Rodger D. Andrews was assigned to Company C, 37th Engineer Combat Battalion. He was killed in action in June 1944 during the Omaha Beach invasion in Normandy, France. Interment services are pending. Read about Andrews.
-- Army Corporal Robert A. Bartlett was assigned to Company A, 744th Tank Battalion. He was killed in action on July 26, 1944. Interment services are pending. Read about Bartlett.
-- Army Cpl. Robert P. Raess was a member of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on Sept. 1, 1950, and declared deceased on Dec. 31, 1953. Interment services are pending. Read about Raess.