Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Remains of 3 GIs missing since 1969 identified

Remains of 3 GIs missing since 1969 identified
Staff report
Posted : Monday Oct 3, 2011 14:37:03 EDT
The Pentagon on Monday said it had identified the remains of three soldiers who had been missing in action for more than 40 years. The remains will be buried later this week at Arlington National Cemetery.

The soldiers were identified as:

• Master Sgt. Charles V. Newton of Canadian, Texas.

• Sgt. 1st Class Douglas E. Dahill of Lima, Ohio.

• Sgt. 1st Class Charles F. Prevedel of St. Louis.

The soldiers went missing April 17, 1969, after being ambushed while on a reconnaissance patrol in Quang Nam province, Vietnam, near the Laos border.
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