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to other sources of information These items represent either sources of information
about MIAs or, in the case of the first one, a place where YOU can PROVIDE
information about MIAs to the agency whose charter is to locate and identify
MIA remains. Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/ HICKAM AFB, HAWAII – The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command has unveiled another method to connect with those around the world who may have information about missing service members: an international toll-free telephone number. This new number, 1-866-913-1286, allows those with telephone access to call JPAC, free of charge, and talk to historians and military intelligence analysts about possible leads pertaining to MIAs. The new method provides another option along with JPAC’s online site reporting form and e-mail accessible through the JPAC Web site. All calls will initially be routed to JPAC Public Affairs. This office will then forward calls and messages to the appropriate section of JPAC's Intelligence Directorate (World War II, Korean War, or Vietnam War). Information gathered from private citizens is used by the command to hopefully generate new case leads. JPAC has linguists on staff for most countries where MIAs are believed to be located who are available to interpret for callers who do not speak English. JPAC’s mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of missing service members from past U.S. conflicts. There are approximately 88,000 unaccounted-for going back to World War II.
Air Force Missing Air Crew Reports (MACR) Dr.
Lynn Gamma Individual Deceased Personnel Files (IDPFs) Mortuary
Officer and Casualty Support Division Note: The Air Force may have turned MACR requests over to the National Archives (I have not ordered any in a while and I have done it both ways. If so, the algorithm for the National Archives that I have used is: Suitland
Reference Branch (NNRR) Cashier (NAJC) This is one of the
frustrating things about federal archival searches. I have never found a single
and continous source for these matters. These addresses I have provided may have
also changed. So far the IDPF location is the only source I have found which has
not changed. If you do find something new, please let me know! US Marines MACR/After Actions Mr. Robert Aquilina US Navy MACR/After Actions Ms.
Wendy Coble National Personnel Records Center (Military Personnel Records) This is the repository of millions of military personnel, health, and medical records of discharged and deceased veterans of all services during the 20th century. NPRC-MPR also stores medical treatment records of retirees from all services, as well as records for dependent and other persons treated at naval medical facilities. Information from the records is made available upon written request (with signature and date) to the extent allowed by law. E-mail: center@stlouis.nara.gov National
Personnel Records Center (Military Personnel Records) National League of POW/MIA Families This is an organization whose purpose is "...to obtain the release of all prisoners, the fullest possible accounting for the missing and repatriation of all recoverable remains of those who died serving our nation during the Vietnam War." Its voting members are the wives, children, parents and other close relatives of Americans who were or are listed as prisoners of war, missing in action, killed in action/body not recovered and returned Vietnam War U.S. POWs. Associate membership is comprised of extended relations of POW/MIAs and other concerned citizens who do not meet voting membership requirements. Web site: http://www.pow-miafamilies.org E-mail: info@pow-miafamilies.org 1005
North Glebe Road Advocacy & Intelligence Index for POW-MIAs, Inc. AII POW-MIA is an education organization, dedicated to the issue of Prisoners of War and Missing in Action, from ALL wars. In the spirit of advocay, they are committed to offer to the public critical materials, documents, reports, daily news, commentary and insight into an issue that has polarized this nation. Their goal is to provide an archival/research site, whereby important materials can be permanently archived and easily accessed to aid in the understanding of this complex and devastating issue. By creating an information repository, hope to be able to permanently preserve material that would disappear in days or is virtually impossible or costly to find and acquire. The spectrum of their archives shows that the POW-MIA issue is not an old issue, but one that continues and evolves every single day. That is part of their mission: to show the issue as it evolves day-by-day, week-by-week, month-by-month, year-by-year. Web site: http://www.aiipowmia.com/ Contact: info@aiipowmia.com WWRM (World War II Families for the Recovery of the Missing) This is an advocacy group of volunteers that can assist in the confusing and often frustrating process of locating and repatriating the remains of our missing service personnel from World War II. Web site: http://www.wwiimissing.com/ Contact: wwiimissing@gmail.com Lisa Phillips, WWRM |
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