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There are still tens of thousands of America's
World War Two Missing in Action (MIA) who are not accounted for in the foreign lands
where they gallantly fought and died for the World's Freedoms.
When duty called they went, they served and they died, not to be Honored with a grave
"Over There" or "Over Here." Their family's have suffered ever
since, never having the closure that most families of our
Killed In Action
(KIA) were able to
have.
Knowing that the sacrifice of these
MIA
personnel was for each new generation's well
being, how can we ever forget them? The basic principles of humanity demand that we
both Honor and attempt to find those who wore the uniform of our country. They
should not be forgotten and continue to be carried as
MIA for the mere sake of
saying that they died years ago, and it no longer matters! It does!
The same efforts should applied today for these men, that are currently being applied for
the MIA of Vietnam and Korea. However all evidence proves that such efforts are
not being made by the United States Government.
There is no active Search, there is just Recovery and that is after someone else has found
and reported the possible resting place of an American
MIA. Of course, the
publicity will always state that a Search and Recovery took place, frankly that is
untrue. In fact, in all cases in Europe for many years, it was truly just a Recovery as
someone else had to find the remains of the
MIA and insist that the Untied States
recovery their WWII War Dead.
The men and women of
World War II who so gallantly fought should be sought out and valued or they just become
another statistic, a number on the wall, a dusty picture for "show and tell," or
a brilliant headline in the newspaper.
This site is an attempt
to find those who are still carried on our Honor Rolls as
MIA
or to
locate eyewitnesses and researchers who will help give the families of the
MIA
personnel
the final closure they so deserve.
This site will contain information on how to research United States
MIA, with its main focus on the
MIA of WWII., primarily for the European Theater at
this time.
Additional information for other
MIA searches will be added when possible; including un-recovered remains from non-combat crashes
between wars.
Our Museum staff often travels to Europe seeking new
information and helping interested Europeans to seek the local history they are building
concerning their history during WWII, especially when it involves American War Dead of
World War Two.
We are networked with
many Historians throughout Europe.
We would like to invite any Historians in Europe or other locations throughout the world
who are not familiar with our Museum and it on-going research goals to join us in this
research. Please email the Battery Corporal
Willis S. Cole Military Museum for further information.
Site Updated:
Tuesday, 21 January 2003 05:25 PM -0800
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This site is dedicated to:
Pilot,
2nd Lieutenant,
Edward Temple Mueller
379th, 524th Sq. - Crew 118
MEDALS: Purple Heart, Flying Cross,
2 Citations
 
and his crew . . . "Crew 118" MIA as of
DMIA/KIA: December 22, 1943
Arrived Kimbolton, England
on or about November 1943
Plane Ditched/North Sea -
December 22, 1943
379th's 51st Mission --
Crew 118's 1st Mission
STILL
MISSING IN ACTION
CREW & PLANE NEVER RECOVERED
Crew 118 of the "Little Minnie"
Sitting Left to Right
Pilot
2nd Lt.
Edward T. Mueller
Co-Pilot
F/O Pascall C.Lynott
Bombardier
2nd
Lt. Turley E. Bird, Jr. Navigator
2nd
Lt. Carl J. Helton, Jr.
Back Row
Unidentified Crewman(?)
Ast. Engr
Sgt. Ransom S. Jacobs
Radio
S/ Sgt. Jesse A. Hembree
Ast. Radio,
Sgt. Harmon
(pictured with crew not on final mission)
Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Robert P.
Blankenship
Asst. Gunner
S/Sgt. Herman C. Thomas
S/Sgt George G. Emery, Jr /Not Pictured,
RW Sgt. Joseph W. Kampf/ Not Pictured
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